Senior Payroll Accountant Kazakhstan or Remote
Senior Payroll Accountant Description
We are seeking a Senior Payroll Accountant to join our Global Shared Service Payroll Accounting team.
In this position, you will spearhead the management and strategic oversight of payroll functions across EPAM’s subsidiaries. This includes ensuring seamless collaboration with HR and external partners while meticulously upholding compliance with SOX and US GAAP regulations.
Join us to play a key role in enhancing our payroll systems and ensuring operational excellence!
This position offers remote setup with the flexibility to work from any location in Kazakhstan, whether it's your home or well-equipped offices in Astana, Almaty or Karaganda.
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Responsibilities
- Handle payroll for certain EPAM subsidiaries, including information preparation, communication with HR team and external agencies, re-check of calculated payrolls, and preparation of SOX control files
- Respective US GAAP bookkeeping of payroll-related activities
- Analyze and reconcile payroll across all internal systems
- Investigate complicated payroll cases
- Collaborate cross-functionally with other departments
- Respond to audit requests and participate in regular meetings with external and internal auditors
- Address local audits focusing on the payroll-related aspects
- Engage in regular improvement process activities with other teams, actively analyze areas of improvement, and test new enhancements
- Prepare ad-hoc reports upon request
Requirements
- High economic education (Finance/Accounting)
- Minimum 3-5 years of working experience as Senior Payroll Accountant (or higher)/ Senior Payroll Specialist/ Auditor (incl. payroll)
- Excellent MS office skills, especially Excel
- Working experience with ERP systems (SAP is advantage)
- High personal responsibility, attentiveness to details, ability to control and process information that comes from many different sources
- Readiness to shift working hours during monthly closure processes
- English language level – B1 and higher
Nice to have
- Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skills
- Loyal, result-oriented person with team player mentality
We offer
- We connect like-minded people: :
- Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
- Corporate and social events
- Enjoyable working environment
- We invest in your growth: :
- Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Get Abstract, O'Reilly, Cloud Guru
- Free English classes with certified teachers
- Discounts in local language schools, including online courses for the Kazakh language
- We cover it all: :
- Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
- Comprehensive medical & family care package
- Six trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
- Coverage of psychology sessions of your choice
- Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)
EPAM Kazakhstan is a team of technologists and innovators united by a passion for technology. Today, we operate across all cities with offices in Astana, Almaty, and Karaganda and work with the world's leading companies from different industries. In 2023, EPAM Kazakhstan received the Export Excellence Award at the esteemed Digital Bridge Awards, showcasing our commitment to excellence and innovation.
