Payroll Accountant

Reference number: SLPPA11

Our client currently has a position available for a Payroll Accountant.

Key Responsibilities

Reconciliation Process

• Generate required reconciliation reports from SAP HCM
• Prepare key reconciliations between HCM and FI
• 1st review of cash management process with FI
• Prepare key reconciliations between HCM and third-party statements
• Highlight reconciling items to all key stakeholders ensuring corrective steps are taken
• Review monthly journal posting process, identify any anomalies.

SARS Compliance

• Assume responsibility of statutory filings and payment of PAYE, UIF and SDL
• Submit UIF Declarations on a monthly basis to DOL
• Prepare payroll reporting for SD14 submissions for Group
• Assist with employee tax registration process
• Assist with tax directive applications
• Perform monthly EMP201 & EMP501 reconciliation
• Assist with monthly employee’s tax administration process
• Assist with information collection or reporting for all SARS audits pertaining to payroll
• Assist with interim reviews of SARS source code

Reporting

• Compile reconciliation report for business units monthly
• Compile compliance report for business units monthly
• Update payroll analytics and perform first review, highlighting anomalies.

Financial Year End

• Provide auditors with required data, insight and reconciliations.
• Assist business to respond to payroll audit and data queries

Behavioural Competencies

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure; manage upwards and downwards
• Creative thinker with vision, coupled with pragmatic can-do attitude
• High attention to detail and result focused
• Flexibility and stress tolerant
• Accurate and Methodical
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting (BCom as a preference)
• 2 years in a payroll environment
• 3 -5 years in a General finance environment

In support of the company’s Employment Equity Plan, applicants from designated groups will be given preference for this position.

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