Overview
Absolute Pets is the leading pet care retailer in South Africa with over 200 stores nationwide. The Company caters to a high-end customer with premium products for pets ranging from pet food to health & wellness products and accessories. Absolute Pets is looking for a Financial Accountant for a maternity cover until 31 May 2027. The successful candidate will largely be providing support with the processing of payroll, with all duties included below:
Payroll
Responsible for the preparation and processing of the monthly payroll for approximately 800 employees which involves:
- Processing hours from rosters/clocking.
- Compiling the clocking issue report based on rosters and clocking issue tickets from Think Time, to reflect the hours worked and late comings.
- Preparing time register reports for all staff, reconciling short hours to leave reports and following up on discrepancies with their managers.
- To review clocking feedback and adjust hours accordingly.
- Multiple incentive workings.
- Record keeping of sundry deductions, garnishees, staff loans and advances.
- New hires and terminations processing – new hires clocking and backpay + leavers clocking and termination leave.
- Variance report compiled with adjustment tracker (Payroll Tracker updates) checked and sent for review by financial manager.
- Overtime checks. Ensuring that all overtime applications submitted are approved and then captured on the payroll system.
- Accurate capturing and processing of employee information. Maintenance of employee banking details. Staff movement tracking for reporting purposes.
- Manage all payroll related queries.
- Monthly reconciliation of all payroll related GL accounts.
- Preparing the staff turnover report.
Financial Reporting:
- Weekly Damaged & Expired Stock reporting
- Weekly Pet Spa Price Changes reporting
- Scorecards publishing
- Monthly Stock Transfer reporting
- Monthly Departmental Reporting checks
Financial Processing:
- Credit Cards
- Processing, reporting and reconciliation of all company credit card spend.
- Ordering, renewal and cancelling of credit cards.
Payroll Cashbook Processing
- Processing and reconciliation of the payroll bank account.
Other:
- Dealing with any company insurance claims.
- Finance admin and filing.
- Assisting as needed with other ad-hoc projects.
Skills Required
- Processing monthly payroll for approximately 800 employees
- Experience with clocking/time systems (Think Time) and compiling clocking issue reports
- Reconcile time registers, short hours to leave reports, and follow up on discrepancies
- Prepare payroll variance reports and maintain payroll adjustment tracker
- Perform monthly reconciliation of all payroll-related GL accounts
- Manage payroll queries and maintain accurate employee banking and payroll records
- Process new hires, terminations, backpay, and termination leave
- Oversee overtime approvals/capture and incentive calculations
- Process, report and reconcile company credit card spend; manage credit card lifecycle
- Process and reconcile payroll bank account (cashbook processing)
- Prepare regular stock, departmental and scorecard reports as required
What We Do
Absolute Pets is a boutique pet care retail chain that offers customers the very best products, services and advice for their pets' optimal well being. We sell a range of premium and super-premium brands, including leading nutrition, a range of toys and accessories, gourmet treats, grooming items, pet clothing and pet ethicals or treatments. Absolute Pets is a growing retail business operating in Gauteng and the Western Cape with the aim of becoming the top pet care retailer in South Africa.
