Junior Payroll Officer

Appliance Trader's Limited is actively seeking to hire a Junior Payroll Officer. He/She will be responsible for the control and payment of fortnightly paid salaries and wages for ATL staff members on the bi-weekly pay cycle.

• Prepare the fortnightly payroll and submit it for checking by Wednesday/Thursday of payroll week.
• Ensure payroll records are properly filed when the payroll run is completed.
• Calculate commissions for monthly paid Technical Supervisors.
• Prepare payroll deductions at the month end and submit to AP for posting, ensuring related GL accounts are reconciled.
• Package & dispatch staff voluntary deduction payments.
• Generate a fortnightly payroll journal from IPS and upload it to the General Ledger for review and posting.
• Ensure payroll taxes are correctly posted, reconciled to payroll, and/or corrected as necessary.
• Reconcile and manage staff loan balances and ensure balances are recovered.
• Provide payroll details for staff request for NHT letters, P45, and other payroll-related correspondence.
• Assist with the preparation of Personnel Salary budgets/annual increases by providing necessary payroll information.
• Assume monthly payroll duties in emergency or other absence of the payroll Officer. 

Qualification & Experience:

• ACCA Level 1 or BSc. in Accounting or related discipline.

2 years working experience in:

• Payroll.
• Reconciliation of Accounts.

Special Skills and Competencies:

• Good time management skills and organized.
• Attention to detail.
• Computer literate.
• Possess good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Confidentiality.