Payroll Officer
- Savanne
- Negotiable
- Permanent
- Added 02/02/2026
- Closing 04/03/2026
- Sonia Carpe
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The Payroll Officer handles all payroll related functions of the company. This includes departmental roster, processing payroll, taxation forms and benefits, as well as maintaining employee data, handling payroll questions and completing any other tasks for the payroll process.
Duties and Responsibilities
- The Payroll Officer is responsible for gathering all required payroll data, including timesheets, attendance sheets, benefits information and tax filing documents. You must regularly update this data, and have to track down any missing timesheets in a timely manner and resolve any issues with timesheets and other payroll data.
- The Payroll Officer completes data entry for new joiners and make adjustments for leavers. They also input all employee data and records and maintain those records. When an employee is terminated or leaves voluntarily, the Payroll Officer is responsible for resolving all payroll issues with the terminated employee, such as final checks and unemployment information.
- Compiles and dispatches payment to the bank and the payment by cheque.
- Answer the phones for the payroll department, and they respond to any payroll-related questions or concerns employees might have. They also assist with additional support as needed in the department
- Daily Attendance Report
- Roster Analysis
- Monthly Payroll Forecast
- PH Analysis
- Local/Sick Leave Report
- Bus Fare Analysis
- Weekly Manning Analysis
Skills
Must be a multi-tasker who stays organized and manage their time and multiple priorities in order to succeed. They are detail-oriented individuals who think quantitatively. They work well under pressure and are capable of meeting rapid, frequent deadlines.
Core skills:
- Possessing an accounting background
- Should be a certified payroll expert with HRMS and AG Vipertex
- Demonstrating strong computer skills with core competencies in Excel
- Showing at least 3-5 years of payroll coordination and computation
- Demonstrating strong communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Efficient & deadline driven
- Good analytical and review skills
- Good problem solving skills and attention to detail and accuracy
- Ensure seamless coordination throughout the process