Payroll Specialist (Senior Associate)

Role purpose

To conduct payroll processing to the clients of the Firm, and report to the Supervisor/Manager of any critical issues identified during the process, as well as ensuring that the work is done in accordance with the Firm’s policies and client’s request.
 

Main Duties & Accountabilities:

• Full cycle payroll processing for client service.
• Review payroll reports and timesheets for correctness before payroll transactions.
• Make sure that all payroll concerns and queries are attended on time.
• Prepare periodic payroll reconciliation and submit reports to the payroll manager for review.
• Prepare and process statements of payment.
• Handle and process and execute payments and pay checks.
• Provide performance feedback, training and conduct performance reviews.
• Develop people through effectively delegating tasks and providing guidance to staff.
• Develop understanding of client industries and identify value added recommendations.
• Any other task reasonably assigned to the staff member and within their skill set.

Educational and Professional Qualification:

• Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is advantage
• 2-3 years of Post Qualification Experience
• Work experienced in BPO industry is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills – both written and oral English
• Proactive with staff and clients and able to work under pressure to meet client expectations and deadlines.
• Well versed with various accounting software and applications used by different industry sectors and be comfortable in a computerized environment.
• The ability to identify the training needs of junior team members and provide constructive feedback and appraisals.
• The ability to prepare statutory accounts including consolidations.
• Represent the Firm in a professional manner at all times through punctuality, appearance, and presentation.