Financial Controller (Payroll and Reconciliations) - Western Cape at PEP

Purpose of the job

• To ensure correct and timeous payments to employees and third parties, balancing and reconciling of all payroll accounts in accordance with policies and procedures

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily, weekly and monthly salary payments to bank accounts
• Report payroll payment errors
• Provide support to all stakeholders to ensure service delivery standards in payroll
• Resolve payroll queries 
• Provide Payroll administrators with required billings and payroll input
• Ensure all payroll control accounts are reconciled, balanced and posted to the general ledger
• Ensure the correct and timeous reconciliation and payment of all salary deductions to third parties and authorities
• Apply for tax directives electronically 
• Ensure all monthly, bi-annual and annual  tax returns are accurately reconciled and timeously submitted to the relevant revenue authorities (including BLNE countries)
• Issue annual tax certificates

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

• Grade 12 (with Accountancy)
• Tertiary level bookkeeping/accounting qualification will be an advantage
• 3 years’ experience within a complex payroll environment
• 3 years’ experience of reconciling control accounts
• Computer Literacy: Google suite or MS Office (with advanced Excel)
• Knowledge of payroll system(s), accounting and tax calculations
• Understanding of payroll legislation (Income Tax, Employment Tax Incentives, Basic Conditions of

Employment Act, Sectoral Determination, PAYE, UIF, etc.) and guidelines and best practices

• Knowledge of monthly and annual statutory payroll returns
• General understanding of provident fund and medical aid regulations and administration 

Competencies required: Accuracy, Organised, Dutifulness, Performing under pressure, Results Oriented, Structuring, Cooperation, Service Oriented