Payroll Coordinator I

TITLE: Payroll Coordinator I

DESCRIPTION: The Junior Accountant will contribute to the efficient and effective workings of the finance department by executing daily tasks with a strong attention to detail. This role will utilize strong accounting knowledge, time management skills and effective problem solving to ensure success. The payroll coordinator job description can entail in it many other things that could range from taking care of the management accounting and the financial accounting. He would have to prepare the financial reports under the supervision of the senior accountant. He would get the assistance as well as the guidance of the senior accounting people in the organization. A PC might not be involved in the direct interactions with the senior management but the various financial reports that are prepared by him are well scrutinized by them. Almost all the decisions taken by the senior management are based on these reports. Although it is the senior accountant who is in direct contact with the upper echelons of the management, still it is required that the Payroll Coordinator is well versed with the nitty-gritty of the profile, that would make sure that the work done by him is appreciated and is profitable to the company.

JOB PURPOSE: Reporting to the Group Financial Controller , the PC will be responsible for the following:• Responsibility for entire Accounts Payable function for a number of European entities (with multicurrency)

• Ensuring best practice controls are implemented around AP process
• Reviewing and processing of invoices/expenses for all entities, ensuring appropriate VAT is posted
• Supplier and employee payment runs for all entities
• Adhoc payments and allocation of payments
• Investigating and resolving supplier queries
• Assistance with month end process and procedures
• Preparation of inter-company invoices, management of inter-company payments/receipts and inter-company reconciliations
• Preparation of bank reconciliations
• Preparation of monthly balance sheet account reconciliations
• Income statement variance analysis
• Maintenance of month end files
• Responding to queries from European / US colleaguesOther responsibilities:
• Assistance with audit preparation and audit queries
• Statutory returns
• VAT returns
• Adhoc projectsSkills
• Part qualified accountant or intentions to pursue a professional qualification - CPA, ACCA , ACA
• Minimum 3 year experience in a finance environment with exposure to bank reconciliations , creditors and monthly financial accounts
• Excellent communications and organisation skills
• Knowledge of SAP is an advantage
• Must have strong bank reconciliations experience
• Excellent excel skills
• Highly motivated with the ability to use own initiative
• Demonstrated experience in working to deadlines
• Self-starter with ability to work with minimal supervision and to tight deadlines
• Effective multi-tasker with the ability to focus on multiple tasks simultaneously and accurately
• Attention to detail and sees tasks through to completion
• Self assured with ability to create positive working relationships
• Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements of the role