Payroll Accounting & Control Clerk at Ford Middle East & Africa

Job description

To import data on the Standard Bank platform for payment of staff per approval documentation received and to support third-party pay-outs with reports, payments and reconciliation inquiries.

Position Details:

• Compilation of third-party payment schedules and benefits schedules on pension & provident fund, medical aid and funeral premiums for HR submissions
• Overtime reports – Financial Controllers and Internal Control reports
• General Ledger posting reports – Financial Controllers
• Q-Link deduction reports being compiled
• EMP 201 report and submission via e-filing
• Assist with directive tax requests on SARS e-filing
• May need to assist wth testing of new Wage types in the QA environment
• Report for STATS SA data submission quarterly
• Cashbook entries – control and checking of data entered
• Import of EFT entries into the Standard BANK platform
• Bank statement extract weekly / monthly
• Obtain approval for standard and nonstandard journals plus gather source documentation

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Payroll knowledge – need to have knowledge of payroll and specifically SAP
• Thorough understanding of Payroll Accounting
• Deadline driven – stick to payment terms with third parties, Funds & SARS, etc
• EXCEL intermediate level: pivot, vlookup, formulas, consolidation of data

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree in Finance / B Comm degree
• Working and in-depth knowledge of SAP Payroll
• Experience and knowledge of Payroll accounting principles
• Team player
• Analytical and able to interpret the validity of information provided for processing
• Administrative skills and ability to work under pressure
• Strong attention to detail
• SAP payroll (Not negotiable) – able to understand SAP postings and transactions
• Able to work additional hours when needed to conclude task in due time for month, quarter and year-end
• PAYE and tax knowledge