Payroll Reconciliations Supervisor at Anglo American

Job Description:
As a Payroll Reconcilations Supervisor, you will be responsible in providing a timely, accurate and compliant intercompany and payroll reconciliations for Anglo Americans Business Units.

You will also be responsible for: 

• Sign off all process documents L5 from Reconciliations Accountant after their review.
• On a monthly basis ensure that the integrity of the general ledger is maintained through the completion of all reconciliations with special note on overdue items.
• Review and approve all journal entries from the reconciliations accountant and reconciliations assistant accountants.
• Ensure all intercompany transactions are duly entered into the appropriate ledgers in a timely manner, maintenance entries are undertaken as required and monthly intercompany balances are agreed by way of 3rd party statement and payroll output reports.
• Ensure all relevant statutory and regulatory returns done by payroll execution are cleared against bank payments.
• Look for opportunities to automate tasks using robotic process automation and give guidance on automation opportunities to team as well as standardisation and work across GSS.
• Review of non-routine transactions.
• Review KPI reports per the Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
• Risk Management by ensuring critical controls are in place and monthly sign off of control environment.
• Review deviations from KPIs and advise the Reconciliations coordinator.
• Follow up and ensure that audit findings are resolved.
• Focus on reasons behind why the transactions occurred and how they might be presented incorrectly.
• Review of service level agreements and propose changes when relevant.
• Ensure that project plans are executed, implemented and properly delegated to the rest of the team.
• Ensure that monthly meetings with the Business Units are set up to ensure quality of work and collaboration.
• Ensure a healthy balance sheet in line with the agreed service level agreements.
• Identify any risk factors and mitigate
• This role is on a band 7 and reports to the Reconciliations Coordinator.

Qualifications:
You will need to have:

• Bachelor of Commerce Accounting Degree at a recognised institution (Honours Degree will be advantaegous)

Experience required: 

• 5 years Financial accounting experience
• 3 years People management experience
• Working in a listed company within a shared services environment (experience working in a mining industry will be advantageous) 

Additional information:
Knowledge specific to the role:

• Finance
• Tax
• IFRS
• SAP

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time.