Position Title: Payroll Accountant
Nairobi, Kenya
1 Position
About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.
Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a profitable central organization at scale. We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, will double in size in the next 6 months, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students across the continent.
About this position
This is a key role within the finance department. The vision of the department
is to always be a valued business supporter providing high quality and timely
financial services.Nairobi, Kenya
1 Position
About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.
Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a profitable central organization at scale. We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, will double in size in the next 6 months, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students across the continent.
About this position
Reporting to the Payroll Manager, the job holder will play a major role in strengthening payroll services in the company.
Working closely with school operations, HR and Microsoft Dynamics Navision) ERP Manager, the position holder will create a systematic approach to payroll data gathering, analysis of bi-monthly payroll changes, input of payroll data into Microsoft Dynamics (Navision) payroll module and submission of payroll outputs to the department heads, finance and HR for authorization.
Key Areas of Responsibilities:
- Understand
the business and specific operations that generate payroll data, tracking
and reporting payroll inputs and outputs into the Navision system
- Review
existing payroll systems, documentation and procedures and build improved
systems to cope with increasing staff levels across the country.
- Set
up clear and well developed payroll data, control and process cycles that
will guarantee accuracy, confidentiality, timeliness and audit trails of
payroll functions and reports
- Serving
as key control review point for all items entering the payroll system and
ensure appropriate allocation of payroll costs to departments for analysis
and reporting purposes
- Development
of tailor made reports and analysis within the Navision payroll module and
account schedules and dimensions in line with standard and non routine
demands of the finance and non finance team leaders
- Observe
and monitor compliance to weekly and monthly payroll cycles and strict
deadlines
- Preparation
of monthly payroll related statutory returns assuring compliance to all
monthly, quarterly and annual reporting, payments and submission deadlines
- Lead
the preparation of payroll audit files for compliance, internal and
external audits
- Reconcile
payroll control accounts on a timely basis
- Attend
to staff queries and reporting needs of payroll services within standard
confidentiality limits
- Build
appropriate tools to ensure smooth payroll operations even with high
growth of staff and consequent transactions payroll service demand from
the business
About you
- Foundation
to Intermediate levels of ACCA/ CIMA or CPA with excellent academic record
and a minimum of 2-3 years work experience in a busy payroll environment
with at least 300 full time employees
- Experience
in building robust payroll systems in a large organization with proven
skills in handling payroll activities and consistently meeting tight
payroll deadlines. Experience in a busy HR environment will be preferred.
- High
integrity with natural ability to maintain confidentiality and presence of
mind when handling payroll and staff matters
- Good
communication and presentation skills and high proficiency with multiple
details
- Excellent
awareness of statutory compliance issues in Kenya and general awareness of
labour law and practices
- Ability
to plan and manage own workload and coach/mentor team members in order to
harmonize work flows and meet tight deadlines
- Excellent
hands on MS office suite skills and proficiency with Microsoft Dynamics
(Navision) version 2009 will be advantageous
- Ability
to use initiative and creative thinking to anticipate issues and develop
common sense and practical solutions
- Proactive
and self motivated with excellent communication skills
- Confident
and flexible team player with great ability to work closely with non
finance team members within a multicultural environment
- A
“finisher” with the genuine drive and commitment to produce the highest
quality work and to deliver technical expertise at all times
- Possession
of a current certificate of good conduct will be required before the
person is hired
- Passionate
about children and education in Africa.
CVs and applications must be uploaded via the Careers page at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com where detailed profiles are available.
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