Senior Officer - Regional HR

Regional Payroll Officer

As the Regional Payroll Officer you will be responsible for providing accurate and timely processing of company's payroll, liability payments and regulatory reporting. You will also be responsible for providing high level support in updating employee financial records, employee transactions and following up on payroll related issues to prepare monthly payroll sheets and process monthly salaries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full cycle processing of bi-weekly payroll.
• Work in partnership with Regional SAP Payroll Officer to facilitate ongoing Payroll system maintenance to ensure regional compliance.
• Help in preparing payroll sheets for external bureaus on monthly basis.
• Respond to employee inquiries and requests regarding payroll matters.
• Calculate all deductions (AJ and Staff) for income tax, social security, national taxes and pension deductions.
• Calculate salary raise, overtime and additional raises, and reflect needed changes on payroll.
• Follow up in processing loans payments, rewards, overtime and installments deductions.
• Updating and maintaining payroll records.
• Liaising with staff and management on payroll related queries.
• Maintaining PTO, leave and overtime reports.
• Ensure timely payments of medical benefits and 401 (k) contributions
• Interpreting awards/agreements and contracts in relation to overtime, shift allowances etc.
• Undertaking required reporting, both internal and statutory reporting.
• Payroll administration -filing, setting up new hires.
• Calculation and payment of termination payments.
• Processing increases and calculation of back pays.
• Preparing month end consolidation.
• Preparing reconciliation and payment of payroll and group tax.
• Reconciling payroll related GL accounts.
• Calculating annual leave and accruals.
• Update system with employee transactions including leaves and holidays follow up.
• Update the system with employee information and status changes for new hires, temporary workers, transfers, promotions and terminations.
• Calculate end of service and process payments.
• Coordinate with accounting to process payments.
• Execute and ensure withholdings, garnishments and deductions are accurately applied and filed with the respective authority.
• Coordinate annual 401 (k) auditing activities; review form 5500

Education:

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or related fields.

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in HR Payroll Officer.