Senior Payroll Accountant

DigiCert; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Paid time off

Health benefits

Pension plan

Education assistance

Job summary

DigiCert is seeking a Senior Payroll Accountant to manage payroll inputs and reconciliations across multiple international entities. You will collaborate with finance teams worldwide, prepare payroll entries, and ensure accurate month-end closings.

Required: a Bachelor’s in Finance or Accounting, 2+ years payroll experience, ERP proficiency, and advanced Excel skills. The role requires attention to deadlines and strong analytical abilities, with interaction with auditors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting is required.
• 2+ years of payroll processing and payroll accounting experience.
• Experience with month-end close and variance analysis.
• Experience with a major ERP product and strong Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Capture and analyze payroll related transactions across multiple entities.
• Prepare payroll processing input and review output from payroll vendors for various international entities.
• Perform monthly payroll entries and close activities for multiple entities.
• Conduct monthly reconciliations for liability accounts.
• Analyze year-to-date payroll variances and explain differences.
• Coordinate payroll requests with external auditors (domestic and international).
• Work independently to answer questions from finance professionals.
• Investigate and resolve audit findings and non-compliance issues.
• Contribute to process improvements and other accounting duties as required.
• Support on finance improvement projects as needed.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Major ERP system

NetSuite

Job description

Who we are

DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust. We protect the digital world by ensuring the security, privacy, and authenticity of every interaction. Our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform unifies PKI, DNS, and certificate lifecycle management, to secure infrastructure, software, devices, messages, AI content and agents. Learn why more than 100,000 organizations, including 90% of the Fortune 500, choose DigiCert to stop today’s threats and prepare for a quantum-safe future at www.digicert.com

Job summary

As Senior Payroll Accountant you will be responsible for capture and analysis of payroll related transactions across multiple entities. These entities can include global subsidiaries incorporated in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Latvia, Sweden, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Bermuda, Japan and Australia. You would also be responsible for monthly reconciliations of liability accounts that are necessary to ensure the integrity of the balance sheet. You will work with different team members around the globe and will meet with these individuals regularly, requiring flexible hours.

What you will do

• Prepare payroll processing input and review processing output from payroll vendors for a variety of international entities varying in complexity
• Prepare monthly payroll entries and complete other month-end close activities for a variety of international entities varying in complexity
• Perform monthly reconciliations for liability accounts
• Perform routine income statement reconciliations to year-to-date payroll reports to identify any errors in payroll journals
• Provide explanations for monthly variances on specific liability and expense accounts
• Contribute to and improve account reconciliations
• Coordinate payroll requests with and prepare documentation for external auditors (both domestic and international)
• Work independently to answer questions from other finance professionals within the business
• Investigating and resolving audit findings, account discrepancies, and issues of non-compliance
• Performing other accounting and payroll duties and supporting as required
• Assist on finance improvement projects as required

What you will have

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• 2+ years of relevant experience in an accounting position with payroll processing and payroll accounting experience.
• Experience with a major ERP product
• Experience with month-end close and variance analysis
• Highly organized and great at tracking and meeting deadlines
• Dedicated to high-quality results and finding solutions
• Excellent skill with Microsoft Excel (Advanced lookups/Pivot tables) and other common computer applications
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills

Nice to have

• International payroll experience
• Experience with NetSuite
• Professional designation (SAIPA)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
• Generous paid time off, including holidays andadditionalleave options
• Family-friendly leave policies, including maternity, paternity, and other supportive leave programs
• Health and wellness support, including medical cover (where applicable), gym reimbursements, and mental well-being resources
• Pension, life insurance, and income protection benefits (location dependent)
• Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential support for employees and their families
• Educationassistanceand professional development opportunities
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and continuous learning resources
• Employee referral bonus program andadditionalcompanyperksand discounts
• Business travel insurance and global employee support programs