Payroll Specialist (Accounts Payable Background) Job in Nairobi Kenya

Vacancy: Payroll Specialist (Accounts Payable Background)

Industry: Security
 

Location: Nairobi
 

Salary: Ksh 50,000 – 60,000.

Our client is a well established top security solutions provider in Kenya. They seek to hire an experienced payroll specialist, to ensure accurate processing and recording of company’s payroll, provide timely and accurate financial information.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures the accuracy of payrolls by auditing departmental pay authorizations and verifying deductions from wages.
• Manages the payment of wages and salaries via the accounting system and prepares periodic payroll reports.
• Reviews payrolls for compliance with the company budget, personnel policies and wage and withholding laws including KRA regulations for reporting and withholding, Kenyan Labour Law requirements related to payroll practices and record keeping.
• Maintains personnel and pay records for company employees to ensure accurate integration of such records with the payroll and benefit systems.
• Administers and interprets all policies and procedures for enforcement of provisions of the NHIF and NSSF statutory bodies.
• Prepares analyses for the management regarding current revenues and expenditures and estimated future requirements.
• Maintains awareness of current rules and regulations pertinent to payroll, retirement and benefits and ensures the timeliness and accuracy of payroll, insurance premiums and claim payments.
• Recommends changes in payroll policies and procedures.
• Monitors changes in laws and regulations pertaining to payroll which require Company policy changes and notifies the Administrator
• Maintains frequent contact with department heads, programming staff and State agencies.
• Audits all expenditures.
• Calculating and preparing checks for all utilities, taxes and other payments,
• Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment
• Prioritize invoices according to cash discount potential and payment terms
• Match invoices to checks, obtain all signatures for checks and distribute checks accordingly.
• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues
• Process, audit check requests and credit card bills.
• Post transactions to journals, ledgers and other records
• Reconcile accounts payable transactions and prepare analysis of accounts.
• Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
• Respond to all vendor inquiries.
• Reconcile vendor statements, research and correct discrepancies
• Track expenses and process expense reports and assist in month end closing.
• Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices
• Provide supporting documentation for audits.
• General office duties including purchasing office supplies and assisting with other projects as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, CPA certification will be an added advantage.
• 3 - 5 years payroll experience for large number of staff.
• Must be from an accounts payable background.
• Working knowledge of payroll best practices.
• Working knowledge of Sage Evolution or Pastel Software.
• Strong knowledge of government regulations.
• Strong work ethic and team player.
• High degree of professionalism.
• Ability to deal sensitively with confidential material
• Strong interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills.
• Ability to communicate with various levels of management.
• Decision-making, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills.

If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Payroll Specialist Accounts payable 50 – 60K) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke  before 23rd December, 2014

Kindly indicate your current/ last salary on your CV

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Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.