Accountant - Payroll Specialist

SUMMARY:
A company in Pretoria is looking for a Payroll Specialist to do a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger preparation, reconciliation preparation and review, audit preparation and tight deadlines.

POSITION INFO:

• Ensure completeness and accuracy of payroll data files received from Payroll department.
• Prepare and upload monthly and weekly payroll journals.
• Confirm and process all standard / routine payroll journals, interfaces and adjustments prior to performing preliminary general ledger close.
• Prepare all accruals related to contract labour workers.
• Follow up on the status of all employee loans and process appropriate journals.
• Ensure that the month end checklists are actioned ensuring the timely reporting of all monthly financial information, and update these where applicable.
• Prepare payroll reconciliations to compare payroll data to payroll related general ledger journals processed.
• Prepare the payroll related Balance Sheet reconciliations monthly and advise on any risks and/or opportunities and assess for any process improvements. Ensure appropriate support\comments for financial controller reviews.
• Respond to GL queries raised by the Controllers
• Monthly general ledger reconciliations review and follow up on outstanding items.
• Prepare monthly head count and FTE calculations.
• Maintain and manage the salary clearing account ensuring timeous clearing of items.

OTHER DUTIES

• Support the Controllers – Financial and Business as well as accountants
• Assist internal and external auditors with annual and quarterly audits.
• Ensure an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close and ensuring that the payroll journals and recons have been prepared with the expected quality.
• Leave pay provision processing at year end
• Find ways to align payroll processes for all business entities
• Perform Ad hoc duties for senior management
• Maintenance of payroll mapping files

• Broad knowledge of the accounting treatment and financial impact of payroll related inputs eg. Monthly and weekly payrolls, bonuses and 13^th cheques, workers fund, Workers Compensation Assistance (WCA), loans to employees, contract labour employee wages, accruals and provisions.
• Broad knowledge of reconciliation procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of company’s accounting policies and procedures.
• BCom Accounting Degree or related financial qualification
• 5 years’ relevant experience in a financial accounting role
• Experience in financial reporting and analysis
• Previous experience in a Shared Services environment advantageous
• Previous experience in a payroll related role advantageous

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