Payroll and Compliance Associate
Onafriq
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Lagos • 🇳🇬 Nigeria
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JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Manage and facilitate the timely and accurate monthly Nigeria Payroll operations
- Calculate and enter payroll data
- Data entry, records management, and analytics as needed
- Perform month-on-month payroll reconciliations
- Review Nigeria payroll journal entries for posting
- Process Nigeria Tax payments and expenses as needed
- Manage compliance with all statutory regulations, as well as company policies
- Communicate Payroll developments in a clear and actionable manner to other internal stakeholders
- Partner with Finance teams to support other initiatives such as transfer pricing
- Review employee data changes such as new hire entry and direct deposit setup, promotions, status changes, terminations, etc.
- Maintain compensation databases and ensure employment records are properly maintained in the system
- Support in the onboarding process for new joiners
- Assist in drafting and reviewing company policies
- Support in HR Admin tasks
Requirements
- 3-5 years of relevant experience managing payroll
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- Experience managing payroll in multiple countries and regions
- Superior communication skills in English, both written and oral
- Relationship builder who is comfortable managing the interests of multiple stakeholders
- Able to work in a complex, high-paced environment and handle ambiguity effectively
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Excellent attention to detail
- Must be process-oriented
- Experience working in fin/tech a plus
Benefits
- Flexible working and unlimited leave policy
- Competitive salary package and bonuses
- Health insurance initiatives aimed at ensuring overall well-being of staff
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Hard skills
payroll managementdata entryrecords managementpayroll reconciliationtax payments processingcompliance managementanalyticscompensation databases maintenanceonboarding process supportpolicy drafting and reviewing
Soft skills
superior communication skillsrelationship buildingability to handle ambiguityindependenceconfidentialityattention to detailprocess-orientedstakeholder managementadaptabilityteam collaboration
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree