Payroll Officer

Payroll Officer

JOB SUMMARY:

The incumbent is responsible for the management of payroll processing for all outsources payroll services

SALARY: TT$7,500 - $9,000

MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

-     Payroll Processing of Monthly, Fortnightly, Weekly and Hourly paid.

-     Compute payroll liabilities ensuring amounts reconcile with figures from Easipay Software.

-     Calculate statutory Deductions – PAYE, Health Surcharge and National Insurance Contributions.

-     Process cheques payments received from clients for payments of statutory charges – cheque accuracy verification, receipting, and records management. Provide follow-up as necessary with clients on cheque payments.

-     Fill out NIS forms for Maternity Leave, Sick Leave and Injury benefits.

-     Calculate International Tax – Withholding Tax

-     Calculate payments to Expatriates

-     Reconcile Payroll Ledger Accounts

-     Provide information verification and reporting, inclusive of liaison with clients, statutory agencies as required, for transaction processing.

-     Assist with upkeep of on line and hardcopy data files including procedure changes, sorting, lodging and retrieving of file information.

-     Assist other personnel in providing responses to client inquiries and other client related information.

-     Assist with other duties as required from time to time

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

-       Accounting Degree, ACCA Level 1 or CAT/FIA Completion

-       Two (2) years of increasingly responsible related experience, or an acceptable

Combination of academic qualification and work experience may be considered in lieu of minimum requirements.

-       Knowledge of accounting software packages (Peachtree latest edition).

-       Ability to process large payrolls.

-       Good working knowledge in MS  Office

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

-       Attention to detail

-       Accounting and/or administrative experience

-       Lateral thinker with strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities and flexibility of approach

-       Ability to undertake assigned project work and to ensure follow through to completion, plus use of initiative in completion of many tasks

-       Good communication (oral & written) and interpersonal skills

-       Efficient in the use of computer based word processing, spreadsheet and accounting systems.

-       Ability to work autonomously while being part of a professional team

-       Organized approach to work, and demonstrated ability to prioritize and meet deadlines

-       Good skills in building positive working relationships with a wide range of people.

-       Ability to work in a dynamic fast-paced work environment.