Payroll Officer at Niyya Food & Drinks Co Ltd

This role reports to: The Receivable Accountant

Job Description

• The role player will be responsible for tracking and managing the Company’s Payroll Data, Remitting Payroll Taxes, preparing monthly, quarterly and year-end payroll statements.
• He will be required to track employee work hours, prepare compensation cheques, calculate bonuses and allowance, respond to employee questions about wages and deductions and comply with government regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and ensure activities of payroll transactions are processed efficiently
• Entering new employee data into the company database.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Familiarity with state labour laws.
• Manage payroll workload to meet operational requirements by collecting, calculating and entering data in order to maintain and update payroll information.
• Compile summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, and non-taxable wages and report on it and also administer benefit plans and workers compensation payments and pensions.
• Oversee compliance with statutory reporting and filing requirements
• Compile data from payroll sources while scheduling electronic payments and handing out pay cheques.
• Prepare relevant weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports
• Monitor the accurate processing of staff appointments, transfers, promotions and terminations
• Prepare and review payroll account reconciliations
• Maintain accurate account balances
• Ensure the maintenance of current employee data systems
• Ensure all payroll information and records are maintained in accordance with statutory requirements
• Support all internal and external audits related to payroll
• Process payroll checks for non-management, management and Executive Staff
• Compliant to new legislation impacting payroll
• Manage and resolve issues relating to payroll production
• Performance manage and develop payroll staff.

Job Requirements (Qualification & Skills / Experience)

• B.Sc or HND Accounting, Human Resources, or similar field
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in FMCG Company
• Proficiency in relevant and accounting software i.e. (ERP & SAP etc)/IT Skills (Advanced Excel)
• Previous Experience working as a Payroll Officer
• Certified Payroll Professional designate will be an added advantage
• Strong mathematical knowledge/Accounting principles and practices/understanding of applicable Local, State and Federal compliances and Labour laws
• Good communication and negotiation skills;
• Ability to engage with high level internal & external partners’ stakeholders
• Self-motivated and a Team player.
• For this role, the successful candidate must be quick to learn and be a team player, as he will be expected to participate and contribute to the overall success of the team.