Payroll Assistant Accountant

Recruiter:

Smith Garb & Associates

Job Ref:

JHB006576/CW

Date posted:

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

R30 000

SUMMARY:
Logistics concern, based in the East of Johannesburg, is looking for a Payroll Assistant Accountant to join their team. Good Excel skills required. A large and lovely company!

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Qualifications:

Matric
B Com Accounting or similar accounting degree/ qualification (working towards/ complete)
Own car

Main purpose of the role:

This position entails a multitude of accounting activities including general ledger, reconciliation, and audit preparation, reviews and tight deadlines. The Payroll Assistant Accountant will have contact with the Payroll department, Controllers and other departments within the organization as well as external vendors which requires strong interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal. Responsibilities include the ability to ensure that work is completed accurately in a timely manner and to ensure the financial results are reliable, accurate and complete.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Ensure completeness and accuracy of payroll data files received from Payroll department.
Prepare and upload monthly and weekly payroll journals.
Prepare and process all standard / routine payroll journals, interfaces and adjustments prior to performing preliminary general ledger close.
Prepare and process 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
Attend to audit queries and ensure audit support preparation and readiness
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.

Support the Controllers – Financial/ Business as well as accountanting department
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
Identify ways to align payroll processes for all business entities and maintain standardization
Perform Ad hoc duties for senior management
Maintenance of payroll mapping files

Attributes:

Broad knowledge of reconciliation procedures
High attention to detail and accuracy
Must be controls and process focused
Must be able to work well under pressure and deliver on deadlines
Must have a valid and unendorsed driver’s license
Must be a team player
Must possess good time management skills
Ability to work overtime over month end when necessary and must be able to adapt easily to deadlines
Self-Starter who will use own initiative
Liase with business units, external parties and senior management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to identify and solve problems
Good working knowledge of Excel
SAP ERP Advantage
SAGE Exposure Advantage
Medium to Advanced Excel knowledge
MS Office Knowledge

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