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