Payroll and Accounting Officer

With offices in Australia, Canada, USA, Southern Africa, Ghana, Philippines, Argentina and Peru, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium is currently recruiting for a Payroll and Accounting Officer to join our growing Corporate Shared Services team in San Isidro. 

Reporting to the Finance Lead - Americas the Payroll and Accounting Officer will primarily be responsible for end-to-end payroll process for our Peru office and associated tasks in a timely and accurate manner. In addition, the successful incumbent will assist with day-to-day general accounting functions.

The tasks you'll perform

• Timely and accurate preparation and processing of monthly payroll.
• Timely and accurate payment of payroll related statutory and federal taxes and deductions.
• Prepare and submit all year end payroll related reconciliations including but not limited to Payment summaries and payroll tax.

The expertise you'll bring

• Bilingual (English and Spanish).
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting (Contabilidad).
• 3–5 years of experience in full-cycle accounting.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end payroll in Peru.
• Strong knowledge of Peruvian tax and labor legislation.
• Experience with SAP 4HANA ERP system.
• Intermediate MS Word and Excel, Microsoft office 365 / Windows, Adobe XI Pro / Acrobat.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we :

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Provide employees with a variety of additional benefits such as coverage for professional memberships, rewards programs, and much more.   

Lycopodium is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity and maintaining a discrimination free workplace, guided by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Diligence. 

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.

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