Performance Areas (Duties & Responsibilities):

• Payroll Management and Processing: Efficiently manage and process payroll from start to finish within a shared service environment.
• Tax Directive Applications: Handle the application process for tax directives.
• Salary Payments Review and Approval: Ensure salary-related payments are accurate by reviewing and approving them against supporting documentation.
• Internal Control Procedures: Maintain and review effective internal control procedures within the payroll department.
• Payroll-Related Journal Entries: Accurately process payroll-related journal entries.
• Monthly Bank Reconciliations: Prepare and manage monthly bank reconciliations.
• Payroll Control Account Reconciliation: Reconcile monthly payroll control accounts and resolve any associated queries.
• EMP201 Submission: Handle the submission of monthly EMP201 forms.
• EMP501 Submission: Manage the bi-annual submission of EMP501 forms.
• COIDA Annual Submission: Oversee the annual submission for COIDA.
• Audit Support: Provide necessary documentation to support internal and external auditors.
• VAT Processing: Manage VAT processing from start to finish.
• Accounting Tasks: Perform a diversified list of accounting tasks as needed.
• Banking Administration: Manage banking administration and resolve related queries.
• Ad Hoc Tasks: Assist with any additional tasks as required.

Academic Qualification:

• BCom degree or Honours or equivalent qualification.

Minimum Experience:

• Payroll Processing: 5+ years of experience in payroll processing.
• VAT Processing: 5+ years of experience in VAT processing.
• Accounting Principles: 3+ years of experience applying accounting principles in practice.
• Overall Accounting Experience: At least 8+ years of direct accounting experience with broad exposure in capturing, processing, reviewing, and reporting.

Key Software Skills:

• MS Office Suite: High proficiency.
• SAP: High proficiency.
• Sage Evolution: Advantageous experience.
• Payroll Software (Sage 300): High proficiency.