1x Payroll Accountant
Rentokil
Initial – Kenya
Rentokil Pest Control is the world’s leading commercial
pest control company who provide quality, diligent and friendly services to all
our customers.
We operate in over 65
countries and we are ranked in the top 3 in 63 of those.
We are highly innovative and have leading technical and scientific expertise and our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity.
Although we don’t
provide the most luxurious of services, this is certainly essential for all of
our customers, and to make sure service happens.
Initial Hygiene is the world’s leading hygiene services company who provide
quality, diligent and friendly services to all our customers. We operate in
over 40 countries and we are ranked in the top 3 in 38 of those. We produce high
quality, tailored hygiene product ranges for washrooms – across all sectors and
industries where our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity
Ambius is the world leader in providing interior landscaping
services for a range of customers from boutique hotels, to shopping centres. We
use planting, scenting, flowers, artwork and exterior landscaping maintenance
to improve the environment for the benefit of the customer and their employees.
Ambius is a global brand across North America, Europe, South Africa, Sub Sahara
and Australia.
We have central support
functions of Human Resources, IT, Finance, Legal and Marketing & Innovation
in the Rentokil Initial Head Office locations and in country.
You would be supporting
the business in East Africa.
REQUIREMENTS
A vacancy has arisen for
a Payroll
Accountant. The position will be based in the Nairobi
office.
Reporting to the EA
Finance Manager, you will be responsible for the payroll operations of the
business within East Africa. Responsibilities will include benefits
administration/deductions, maintaining proper payroll schedules and records,
payment and filing of monthly and annual statutory returns i.e. PAYE, NSSF and
NHIF, and other tasks as may be assigned.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Payroll
processing for Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
- Payroll
reconciliation before payment
- Calculate
all staff deductions and withholdings
- Update
the payroll files and general ledger
- Maintain
the payroll files for all staff
- Resolve
any payroll issues
- Compute
the sales commissions and leads and review with the Sales Consultants and
staff.
- Ensure
payroll and tax documents are accurate
- Payment
and filing of statutory deductions i.e PAYE,NSSF and NHIF
- Maintain
proper records for all pension deductions and reconcile with the Pension
fund Administrator.
- Prepare
accounting files, records and schedules
- Reconciliation
of payroll Balance Sheet accounts
- Share
with staff their monthly payslips and annual P9 schedules
- Process
overtime earnings and bonus pay
- Answer
employee questions concerning payroll
- Manpower
Number maintenance in liaison with the HR and the departmental managers
- Participate
in payroll audits
- Ensure
compliance with government laws on payroll accounting and taxes
- Any
other duty that may be allocated to you by FM
Do you have what it takes? If you want to be considered for this
role you will need:
- University
Degree in Business preferably Bachelors of Commerce Accounting/Finance.
- Possess
professional qualification: minimum CPA Section 4
- MUST
have minimum three (3) years working experience in the payroll accounting
field.
- Good
analytical skills and an eye for details.
- Ability
to make quick but balanced decisions.
- Ability
to work as part of a team, build strong working relationships and
formulate solutions.
- Proficient
in English – written and spoken
- Numerical
acumen
- Computer
literate
- Integrity/reliability
- Strong
negotiation skills
- Persuasiveness
- Strong
ownership & responsiveness
- High
energy levels (action orientated)
- Self
confident/assertive/passionate
- Problem
solving skills/solution driven
- Strong
demonstration of the values of service, relationships and teamwork
- Excellent
planning and organisational skills
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified? Go to Rentokil Initial on jobs.workable.com to apply