Senior Payroll Accountant

4-7 Years

PHP 30,000 - 50,000 per month

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Job Description

Coordinate the activities of the monthly payroll accounts closure on a timely manner and make sure the payroll accounting files are posted as scheduled.
Support country offices in the reconciliation of payroll-related general ledger accounts.
Act as point of contact for matters related to payroll accounting queries in coordination with the relevant payroll operational desks.
Coordinate with the FAD to ensure correct mapping of payroll elements to the general ledger.
Monitor clearing of internal payroll suspense accounts (salary hold, salary advance, administrative salary advance, et. al.) in coordination with relevant units.
Liaise with the PULSE Team and make sure that staff salary expense accounts are posted correctly and completely; and reconciling with PPM.
Liaise with Treasury to make sure that the correct source banks are accurately mapped and updated in the payroll .
Stay abreast of the relevant policies, procedures, rules and regulations governing payroll and ensure compliance with them.
Identify best practices on payroll operations prevailing within the UN system or related organizations and recommend them, as applicable.
Update, develop work instructions, SOPs for the unit in coordination with the team leaders.
Update, develop new reports to aid in the accounting-related activities of the Unit.
Liaise with country offices for audit-related activities
Provide payroll accounting reports to requesting units within the specified timeframe.
Perform any other duties as necessary.

Completed university degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field from an accredited academic institution with 4 years of relevant work experience; or
High-school diploma with 7 years of relevant work experience.

Experience in direct payroll functions, accounting or auditing, preferably in a corporate payroll operation with knowledge of banking and accounting systems, generally accepted accounting principles, business risk controls;

Experience with SAP/Oracle HR and payroll system and applications, an advantage.

Thorough working knowledge of payroll systems and procedures, salary calculations and accounting made through payroll systems;
IT-ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Functional Knowledge an advantage;
High level of computer literacy.