Payroll Accountant at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Responsibilities

• Collate and prepare payroll information for submission to the external payroll service provider
• Statutory payroll reporting to 3rd Parties in different countries
• Collate and distribute month-end and annual reports
• Provide support to area budget steward re Annual Budget process including Salary Reconciliations for Church Budget Office use
• Prepare and send periodic payroll funding request
• Liaise with pension, medical, funeral, tax authorities, pensioners and external payroll provider
• Quarterly, semi-annual and annual compliance tasks on behalf of each employer/legal entity Compliance skills
• Interface between employees and external payroll service provider
• Payroll support and internal reporting to Human resource and Finance & Records Departments
• Miscellaneous related accounting and finance functions as assigned

Qualifications

• Must hold a current / valid Temple recommend
• Bachelor’s degree (NQF Level 7) or 3-Year National Diploma (NQF Level 6) in Accounting, Financial Management or other, related field is required
• Minimum of 4 years in payroll with some accounting or finance experience
• Competent in working with Excel Spreadsheets
• Attention to detail and deadline-driven