Payroll Accountant (Perm)

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Johannesburg seeks a Payroll Accountant to manage payroll processing, ensure compliance, and support financial management. Candidates should have a BCom in Accounting and 3-5 years of payroll experience. This role offers opportunities for budgeting, forecasting, and engaging with stakeholders to optimize financial functions.

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years payroll experience.
• Banking and financial services exposure beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Reconciliation of Company Payroll Oracle FRG reports.
• Process monthly payroll journal entries.
• Prepare Balance Sheet account reconciliations.

Skills

Data Analytics

Sound accounting and payroll principles

KPI and metric creation and reporting

Education

BCom in Accounting

Payroll Administration

Job description

• Reconciliation of Company Payroll Oracle FRG reports to Company payment summary for Mainrun and Midrun payments.
• Make payments to Company for Mainrun, Midrun and Statutory charges
• Process monthly payroll journal entries to account for the payroll runs and clear control accounts
• Allocate payroll costs (like training, oracle charges etc) from cost centre PAD to the correct BUs
• Align and confirm ICPs with the Company
• Detailed review of the PAD general ledger to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Prepare and process journals to reallocate staff cost between cost centres for all staff movements
• Prepare Balance Sheet account reconciliations for all PAD control accounts and follow up with the Company on outstanding matters.
• Headcount reconciliation liaising with Human Capital
• Accounting for share trust recoveries
• Process monthly journal entries for incentive provisions and ensure completeness and accuracy of the General Ledger
• Prepare Balance Sheet account reconciliations for different incentive provision accounts
• Assist BUs with payroll related queries
• Update rolling monthly forecast for PAD cost centre in alignment with business expectation
• Budgeting and forecasting for the incentive provisions and share based payment costs
• Analyze actual performance vs Forecast and provide variance explanations
• Complete quarterly reports timeously and accurately
• Assist with running reports and reconciliation of bonus and share trust payments
• Provide auditors with all payroll reports and reconciliation and resolve audit and reporting queries
• Assist with preparing the IRP5 recons and responding to tax queries
• Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders, displaying excellent abilities to initiate dialogue, listen, advise, influence and negotiate to achieve win-win outcomes
• Engage stakeholders to obtain clear understanding of what is required by them
• Understanding of all balances in TB and with accurate disclosure for reporting
• Active participation in Finance transformation projects such as Project Prescient

About the job Payroll Accountant (Perm)

Duties and responsibilities:

• Reconciliation of Company Payroll Oracle FRG reports to Company payment summary for Mainrun and Midrun payments.
• Make payments to Company for Mainrun, Midrun and Statutory charges
• Process monthly payroll journal entries to account for the payroll runs and clear control accounts
• Allocate payroll costs (like training, oracle charges etc) from cost centre PAD to the correct BUs
• Align and confirm ICPs with the Company
• Detailed review of the PAD general ledger to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Prepare and process journals to reallocate staff cost between cost centres for all staff movements
• Prepare Balance Sheet account reconciliations for all PAD control accounts and follow up with the Company on outstanding matters.
• Headcount reconciliation liaising with Human Capital
• Accounting for share trust recoveries
• Process monthly journal entries for incentive provisions and ensure completeness and accuracy of the General Ledger
• Prepare Balance Sheet account reconciliations for different incentive provision accounts
• Assist BUs with payroll related queries
• Update rolling monthly forecast for PAD cost centre in alignment with business expectation
• Budgeting and forecasting for the incentive provisions and share based payment costs
• Analyze actual performance vs Forecast and provide variance explanations
• Complete quarterly reports timeously and accurately
• Assist with running reports and reconciliation of bonus and share trust payments
• Provide auditors with all payroll reports and reconciliation and resolve audit and reporting queries
• Assist with preparing the IRP5 recons and responding to tax queries
• Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders, displaying excellent abilities to initiate dialogue, listen, advise, influence and negotiate to achieve win-win outcomes
• Engage stakeholders to obtain clear understanding of what is required by them
• Understanding of all balances in TB and with accurate disclosure for reporting
• Active participation in Finance transformation projects such as Project Prescient

Qualifications and experience:

• BCom in Accounting, Payroll Administration an advantage
• 3 - 5 years payroll experience
• Banking, and financial services exposure beneficial
• Sound accounting and payroll principles
• Data Analytics
• KPI and metric creation and reporting