Payroll Accountant/Compliance Specialist

Description

• statutory authorities) and preparation of supports (e.g. working papers, schedules, and summaries) according to local regulatory requirements.
• Monitors payroll compliance with relevant legislation, including audits and controls to mitigate risks.
• Monitors payroll clearing accounts and work with the payroll team to ensure correct treatment of payments.
• Sets priorities to ensure task completion; coordinates work activities with their supervisors
• Participates in implementing changes impacting local/international payroll instances, internal policies or procedures.
• Develops and implements payroll accounting and compliance procedures, work instructions, and process improvements.
• Identifies and implements controls to enhance payroll accounting and compliance processes.
• Manages post pay run costing of wages and journal entries, and annual reviews of oncosts, including liaising with the Payroll System teams to ensure correct coding configuration to accounting requirements.
• Analyses and reconciles complex payroll data and accounts to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Networks and connects with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise.
• Oversees moderately complex payroll reports (i.e. annual payroll/wage reporting for local
• Works closely with stakeholders, including Payroll, HR and assists Country Controller/Regional Controller for ensuring local payroll compliance.
• Works on issues where analysis of solution or data requires review of relevant factors.
• Responds to moderately complex inquiries from tax and payroll authorities.
• Provides support for payroll-related reconciliations, audits, and reporting to both internal and external teams.
• Supervises work of support level or junior professional personnel
• Assists with management decisions and activities
• Core responsibilities will include reconciling payroll data and accounts, managing post pay run and month end payroll accounting processes, overseeing employer related payments, ensuring compliance with ongoing and evolving legislative requirements (including State/Territory payroll taxes, Super Guarantee payments).

Requirements

• Experienced professional with a full understanding of area of specialisation and has an ability to resolve a wide range of issues.
• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the end-to-end payroll function.
• Experience with SAP, and Oracle ERP system is highly desirable.
• Demonstrates good judgement in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance