- Location
- Nairobi, Nairobi
- Type
- Contract
- Department
- Finance
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- ApplyToJob
Description
About the Role
BURN is looking for a Payroll Consultant to ensure a smooth, accurate, and timely payroll delivery throughout the engagement. This is a delivery-focused role rather than a development role, with responsibility for accurate payroll processing, timely statutory filings, and a clean handover at the end of the assignment.
BURN is looking for a Payroll Consultant to ensure a smooth, accurate, and timely payroll delivery throughout the engagement. This is a delivery-focused role rather than a development role, with responsibility for accurate payroll processing, timely statutory filings, and a clean handover at the end of the assignment.
Please note this is a 3 month contract role.
Key Responsibilities- Run the full monthly payroll cycle end-to-end for our workforce, meeting internal and statutory deadlines
- Collect, verify and process daily, weekly and monthly timesheets, including production and shift-based staff
- Enter and maintain payroll data for new hires, leavers, promotions, transfers and salary changes
- Calculate and remit statutory deductions and returns such as PAYE, SHIF, NSSF, NITA, Housing Levy, HELB
- Process and distribute payslips, and respond to employee payroll queries promptly and discreetly
- Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies, escalating anything material
- Take a structured handover at the start of the assignment and give one at the end
- Diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources or a related field
- At least three years running payroll in Kenya, with full ownership of a monthly cycle
- Working knowledge of Kenyan statutory deductions and returns, and of the Employment Act 2007
- Strong Excel skills
- Demonstrable accuracy under deadline pressure, and absolute discretion with confidential data
- Availability to start immediately and commit for the full three months
- CPA (part-qualified or above)
- Payroll experience in manufacturing or another high-headcount, multi-shift environment
- Experience with casual, contract or seasonal worker payroll
Qualified Female Candidates encouraged to apply.
BURN does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).
BURN does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).
Skills
ExcelCPA
