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Payroll Accountant

About the role

• Prepare and record payroll-related general ledger journal entries
• Manage complex payroll journals, bank transactions, accruals, and prepayment amortisation activities
• Reconcile and maintain payroll liability accounts
• Investigate and resolve accounting errors, mis-postings, and reconciliation discrepancies
• Analyse and explain month-end payroll liability movements for financial reporting
• Respond to finance stakeholder queries and provide payroll accounting expertise
• Support year-end audits and fiscal reporting activities with documentation and analysis
• Contribute to team member development through knowledge sharing and collaboration
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll accounting processes, controls, and reporting efficiency
• Collaborate with the Senior Manager, Global Payroll and wider finance team

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• Minimum 5 years of experience working within a finance department
• Strong understanding of complex double-entry bookkeeping principles
• Experience preparing and reconciling payroll-related accounting transactions and liability accounts
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a commitment to confidentiality
• Proficiency in English, written and verbal

• Equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, military status, or other class protected by applicable law
• Supportive, cohesive, and inclusive work environment
• Collaboration and creativity-focused workplace
• Remote work arrangement