Payroll Accountant

Mission:

• To calculate, coordinate and run the payroll of MTNIrancell, ensure proper reconciliation of all payroll related accounts and its compliance with all payroll related statutory requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• To calculate and prepare list of statuary deductions to be posted in ERP and reported to related organization.
• To calculate all end of services entitlements or indebtedness based on resignation date and ensure resigned staff are not included in payroll.
• To prepare Tax Documents and its related payments for Local, Expat, Advisors, and resigned staff, upload data in Tax Office Portal, and send documents and cheques to the tax office.
• To prepare SSO Document and its related payments for Local and Expat Staff, uploading data in SSO Org. Portal and deposit a cheque into the SSO organization bank account and obtain related certificates.
• To prepare monthly salary accounts schedules in General Ledger (GL) and International Ledger (IL) for management reporting and audit purposes and obtain related certificates.
• To reconcile staff cost in GL and IL for all salary related accounts and reconcile all salary accounts with the banks.
• To define all types of loans and salary advances in ERP system and monitor monthly deductions.
• To advise and resolve all payroll related problems, complaints, and queries to ensure prompt resolution.
• To control voucher posting in the ERP system to ensure error free posting.
• To prepare and post various vouchers related to Local, Expat, and Advisor salaries and benefits in GL and IL.
• To review salary vouchers in ERP to determine their accuracy and to ensure they impact the correct GL and IL accounts.
• To prepare payroll and tax reports for audit purposes and support during any payroll related Internal, External, and Tax audits.
• To provide relevant payroll and ad-hoc reports on staff salary to the relevant teams within finance.
• To calculate accruals of all salaries related payments and provide related reports.
• To collaborate with relevant teams and provide inputs to improve the payroll processes and procedures.
• To define and apply payroll instructions from HR into the payroll system and perform a first-line review of input of overtime allowances, shift allowances, callout allowances, etc. into the payroll system and review input of statutory deductions (taxes, etc.), spouse and staff phone bills.
• To coordinate the process of sending pay slips to all payroll staff.
• To coordinate with bank representatives to deliver the bank diskette and obtain a receipt according to the company's internal regulations.
• To maintain payroll ERP system inputs and definitions and ensure all items and fields are updated based on company regulations.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Financial Management or Accounting

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the area of specialization; with experience in supervising others
• Experience working in a medium organization

Technical Competencies:

• Software Literacy
• Accounting Principles
• Financial Systems Administration
• Costing
• Credit Management
• Labour Law
• Local Payment Operation
• Payroll Management
• PAYE Laws and Regulations
• SSO Law

Behavioral Competencies:

• Leadership
• Innovation
• Relationship
• Integrity
• Can-do
• Customer Centricity
• Agility