Payroll Officer

Job Purpose
Responsible for maintaining the people's cost budget to ensure operations are within budget. Manage the payroll function, ensuring accurate & timely payment of employees' salaries along with compliance to statutory requirements. Responsibilities include calculating employees' compensation, updating our internal payroll databases and ensuring timely payments

Responsibilities and Accountabilities 

• Collecting daily, weekly, and monthly employee time sheets and calculating employee work hours. 
• Manage the payroll processing end to end 
• Prepare monthly people cost budget/actual variance analysis and reporting and communication to various functions 
• Ensure accurate preparation and submission of monthly statutory payment remittances and proper filing of all statutory returns and receipts 
• Maintain compliance requirements as per regulatory and company guidelines
•  Accurate reconciliation & authorization of payroll reports and schedules 
• Ensure timely payment of Salaries and remittance of Statutory and other authorized deductions 
• Ensuring all payroll transactions are processed efficiently.  Preparing payroll reports. 
• Responding to employee questions about compensation, taxes, benefits, and deductions. 
• Entering new employee data into the company database. 
• Any other responsibilities as assigned by the management

Minimum Requirements 

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting and/or Finance from a reputable institution.
• ACCA/ CPA qualification Part Two
• At least 1 years' experience in Payroll administration. 
• Advanced excel and knowledge in SAGE Accounting system will be an added advantage 
• Must have experience working with an ERP as well as a payroll system
•  Knowledge of Statutory payroll deductions.

 Competencies and Attributes

• Excellent analytical, communication and reporting skills
• Innovative and creative thinker in problem solving
• Efficient and results oriented 
• Self-motivated person able to work under minimum supervision
•  Good eye for detail 
• Excellent analytical, communication and reporting skills
• At least 1years' experience in Payroll administration. 
• Innovative and creative thinker in problem solving 
• Efficient and results oriented
•  Self-motivated person able to work under minimum supervision
• Integrity
• Relationships and working contacts 

Environment

• This is an office-based role with occasional field visits