- Stellenbosch
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Accounting Finance
- Reference: FIN/223/0824
Vacancy Details
Employer: Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University
Finance Division
Financial Planning and Budgeting Division
Senior Accountant: Remuneration (Job Level 7)
(Stellenbosch Campus)
Ref. FIN/223/0824
Kindly note that only South African citizens from the designated groups will be considered for the position.
Duties:
• Managing the payroll towards the delivery of accurate and timeous payment of salaries and overseeing the accurate processing of all payroll transactions, including third party payments;
• Managing payroll inputs and calculations, including allowances, bonusses, overtime, etc.;
• Ensuring compliance with all payroll-related laws and regulations, including submissions to SARS (EMP501’s and EMP201’s);
• Overseeing processing of payroll changes (e.g. new hires, terminations, raises) and system upgrades;
• Responsible for the implementation of controls and procedures within the Department and identifying any payroll related risks;
• Maximising the effectiveness and efficientcy of payroll processing and procedures and controls, including the streamlining and automation process;
• Collaborating with other departments to ensure that transactions are properly recorded in the financial system;
• Managing operational employee benefit administration, including facilitating retirement fund processing;
• Reviewing monthly reconciliation of the various benefit and control acccounts and salary journals;
• Preparing monthly and annual statutory and managegement reports as required;
• Preparing budget scenarios for annual increases and related salary adjustments;
• Assisting auditors with year-end queries;
• Supervising and managing the payroll team.
Required Skills
- At Least A Bcom Degree Or Similar Qualification (NQF 7) With Accounting As Subject
- At Least Three Years' Appropriate Work Experience In A Similar Environment: 3 to 4 years
- Proven Ability To Lead A Team
Candidate Requirements
Requirements:
• At least a BCom degree or similar qualification (NQF 7) with accounting as subject;
• At least three years' appropriate work experience in a similar environment;
• Proven ability to lead a team;
• In depth knowledge of statutory and discretionary payroll deductions and PAYE calculations;
• Proven ability to give guidance to colleagues at senior level;
• A substantial accounting and financial background;
• The ability to respect and maintain confidentiality;
• Excellent computer proficiency, with advanced experience in Excel;
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
Recommendations:
• Similar experience gained within a university environment;
• Knowledge of Oracle HRMS or a similar payroll system.
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About Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University is recognised as one of the four top research universities in South Africa. It takes pride in the fact that it has one of the country’s highest proportions of postgraduate students of which almost ten percent are international students.
The University lies in the picturesque Jonkershoek Valley in the heart of the Western Cape Winelands. The University has ten faculties, of which eight – AgriSciences, Arts and Social Sciences, Education, Engineering, Law, Science, Theology and the larger part of Economic and Management Sciences - are located on the main campus in Stellenbosch with the Faculty of Health Sciences situated on the Tygerberg campus and the Faculty of Military Science in Saldanha. The University's Business School is situated at the Bellville Park campus.
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