Role: Senior Payroll Accountant / Manager
Location: Cape Town City Centre
Industry: Telecommunications
Workplace Type: On-site
Purpose:
We are looking for an experienced Senior Payroll Accountant / Manager on behalf of our client, a cutting-edge telecommunications company based in Cape Town City Centre. It's a great opportunity in a disruptive telco offering excellent remuneration packages and benefits. Working in this growing business offers excellent growth potential in a fast-paced, dynamic and performance-driven environment.
The Senior Payroll Accountant / Manager will own our client's payroll end-to-end and lead a Payroll Accountant. Strong background in payroll administration and payroll accounting, a keen eye for detail, and full accountability for accuracy, compliance and controls.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and run the full monthly payroll cycle, end-to-end.
- Manage and develop a Payroll Accountant; review their work and sign off every run.
- Submit PAYE, UIF, SDL (EMP201) and all statutory contributions on time.
- Own the bi-annual EMP501 recon, tax year-end and IRP5 issue.
- Own payroll journals, reconciliations, accruals and audit.
- Maintain payroll controls; drive process improvement.
- Track and implement tax and labour law changes.
- Own the payroll system (PaySpace) and its configuration.
- Administer and reconcile employee benefits.
- Resolve escalated payroll and benefits queries.
Requirements:
- Degree in Finance, Accounting or related discipline.
- 6+ years’ payroll experience, including supervising others.
- Full-cycle payroll ownership, including tax year-end.
- Solid payroll accounting and month-end close.
- Payroll software (payspace advantageous) and advanced Excel.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Deadline driven.
Personal Attributes:
- Accuracy, accountability, ownership
- Good communication and teamwork
- Honest and dependable
- Proactive and commercially aware
- Strong analytical ability
- Able to lead and coach
- Sound judgement under pressure
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to maintain confidentiality