The Accounting Assistant is responsible for maintaining accurate payroll records, processing employee compensation, and ensuring the timely preparation of payroll reports and statutory requirements for clients. The role also provides assistance with payroll-related inquiries, statutory benefits, and compliance concerns.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and update payroll information and records for assigned clients.
- Collect, review, and summarize employee timekeeping records to ensure accurate payroll computation.
- Calculate, prepare, and process employees' semi-monthly compensation, including overtime pay, holiday pay, night differential, and other applicable earnings and deductions.
- Generate and distribute employee payslips accurately and on time.
- Address payroll-related inquiries and concerns from clients and employees.
- Prepare statutory forms and reports for monthly remittances.
- Prepare statutory registration forms and assist with employee registrations.
- Assist employees and clients with statutory benefit applications, including maternity benefits, sickness benefits, salary loans, and other applicable government-mandated benefits.
- Perform manual payroll computations and processing when necessary.
- Troubleshoot and resolve payroll discrepancies and statutory compliance concerns.
- Ensure the accuracy, confidentiality, and proper maintenance of payroll records and documentation.
- Perform other related duties as may be assigned by the immediate superior.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of payroll computation, including overtime pay, holiday pay, night differential, and statutory deductions.
- Familiarity with government-mandated contributions, remittances, registrations, and employee benefits.
- Ability to perform manual payroll computations accurately.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and numerical accuracy.
- Good communication and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to handle confidential employee and payroll information.
- Willing to work onsite in BGC, Taguig City.