Payroll Clerk: FSD - South African Reserve Bank

The main purpose of this position is to perform administrative duties and provide support to facilitate the administration of the payroll on behalf of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Engage in short-term planning and perform tasks against work plans as defined in conjunction with the supervisor.
• Perform work independently within established practices, given processes, rules and regulations, ensuring compliance with standards, policies and other guidelines in executing own tasks.
• Identify, evaluate and solve defined, routine and new problems within a familiar context.
• Perform basic accounting duties by accounting and SARB policies, relevant accounting standards and legislation.
• Prepare and provide payroll information within a defined context to relevant stakeholders.
• Perform general administration tasks, including the preparation of payment instructions, data capturing and record keeping to ensure the smooth running of the division's operations.
• Engage with relevant stakeholders/clients within the SARB and external parties, displaying a service orientation in their own work and the ability to handle basic queries and explain information fluently.
• Proactively broaden knowledge of the functional area, displaying a willingness to make improvements in own work (including methods and practices).
• Evaluate own performance against the given criteria and identify and address task-specific learning needs.

QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for this position, candidates must have:

• a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, an Advanced Diploma in Financial Accounting (NQF 7) or an equivalent qualification; and
• a minimum of six months to two years experience in a financial services environment, specifically in the area of payroll administration.

Additional requirements include:

• knowledge and skill in:
• • - industry, organisational and business awareness;
  • - quality assurance;
  • - continuous improvement;
  • - continued learning and/or professional development;
  • - finance strategy;
  • - finance project management;
  • - management accounting;
  • - financial reconciliation;
  • - taxation;
  • - payroll administration;
  • - function specific – information systems; and
  • - business continuity planning;
• conceptual thinking;
• effective communication;
• flexibility;
• drive for results;
• learning focus;
• teamwork;
• service and stakeholder focus;
• building and maintaining relationships;
• sound judgement and decision-making;
• impact and influence;
• analysis and problem solving;
• resilience; and
• managing complexity and ambiguity.