Payroll Accountant - Global Law Firm - Sandton

AGC Recruitment Pty Ltd; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A global law firm in Sandton is seeking a Payroll Accountant to manage payroll operations. The role includes overseeing payroll processes, ensuring compliance, and leading the payroll team. Candidates should have at least 5 years of payroll and accounting experience and proficient knowledge of MS Office and accounting systems. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to advance in a leadership capacity within a prestigious firm.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years suitable payroll & accounting experience.
• Demonstrable experience in managing and developing a payroll team.

Responsibilities

• Manage the payroll department and ensure customer service excellence.
• Compile annual manpower salaries and headcount budgets.
• Oversee payroll reconciliation and audit activities.

Skills

Cross-border payroll processing

Customer service

Budget management

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Tools

MS Office

Accounting systems

Job description

Payroll Accountant - Global Law Firm - Sandton

About the job Payroll Accountant - Global Law Firm - Sandton

Our client, a global law firm, has an opportunity for a Payroll Accountant. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of cross-border secondments, transfers, or hires related to payroll processing. This role involves the overall management of the payroll department, providing guidance, mentoring, and coaching as needed. Additionally, you will ensure that the payroll team consistently delivers superior customer service to both internal and external clients.

Key Performance Areas:

• Compile the annual manpower salaries and headcount budget in conjunction with the Human Resources department.
• Manage projects as and when required.
• Assist in developing & maintaining payroll reporting processes, procedures and internal control for the purpose of maintaining an efficient payroll function.
• Oversee the reconciliation of data between the payroll system and general ledger system.
• Monitor & manage manpower budget against actual spend on a monthly basis and report on variances.
• Critically review and analyse current payroll procedures to recommend and implement changes leading to best practice as and when required.
• Ensure extraction of all monthly management reports (ie headcount data & employee costs).
• Oversee the payroll audit activities in respect of external and internal audits (ie journal entries, adjustment of entries and accruals, financial reports and statements).
• Monitor payroll activities and ensure that all processes are compliant in accordance with established financial, legal and/or administrative requirements.
• Recommend policies, procedure and action on issues that relate to financial operations in order to provide direction and to assist with decision making.
• Demonstrate in depth experience in managing, motivating, developing and building effective relationships within the payroll team and ensure overall supervision of payroll staff.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years suitable payroll & accounting experience.
• Sound knowledge of MS Office (i.e MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint).
• Sound knowledge of accounting systems.
• Countries: South Africa and Tanzania.

If you have experience in payroll management and are ready to take on a leadership role in a global law firm, we encourage you to apply online.