Job Summary : The Payroll Lead Accountant involves routinely working with the local project, corporate accounting, HR/Expat and Global Payroll teams to ensure the accurate payroll accounting/reporting for the Australian bi-weekly non-manual and craft weekly payrolls.
In addition, the role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the payroll numbers reported locally, including high level analytical analysis of this information.
Major Responsibilities: Assists with local payroll activities and for employer payroll compliance responsibilities.
Assists with process and systems improvement projects.
Assists with payroll obligation reviews and tax audits / inspections.
Performs non routine/complex process and employer compliance tasks.
Assists in local payroll setups and provides support for local payroll implementations.
Prepares payroll accounting journal entries and workpapers into entity ledgers.
Provides oversight to accountants in preparation of timekeeping checks and reports, and other reports as required.
Assists Payroll Accounting Supervisor with the preparation of month- end reporting and payroll accounting activities including general ledger, and employer compliance filings.
Prepares routine payroll reports (i.e. monthly payroll/wage reporting for local statutory authorities) and supports (e.g. working papers, schedules, and summaries) according to local regulatory requirements.
Compiles data to support responses and requests for information from auditors (internal/external) requests with information on approval by Country Controller/Regional Controller Liaises with Service Centre payroll processors to respond to queries or highlight erroneous transactions.
Monitors the status of employee compliance related matters.
Initiates and completes corrective action to ensure that outstanding items in account reconciliations are cleared properly.
Education and Experience Requirements: Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 2-5 years of relevant experience or 6-9 years of relevant work experience Required Knowledge and Skills: Career-level development position within field Developing professional expertise and applies company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues, Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of data requires a review of a variety of factors.
Exercises judgement within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
Builds productive and collaborative internal/external working relationships.
Moderate supervision with some latitude for judgement Limited problem-solving responsibility while working underdefined guidelines.
May assist less- experienced team members.
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