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World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Payroll & IRS Support Officer – CIMMYT
Nairobi • Kenya
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Seniority (Human resources, Data/Research)
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World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Data/Research
Description
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Commerce, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in payroll administration, statutory compliance, and HR support within Kenya.
- Knowledge of Kenyan labour laws and statutory requirements, including PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Housing Levy, pension administration, and other relevant employer obligations.
- Proven experience in end-to-end payroll processing, payroll reconciliations, statutory remittances, and management of payroll-related records.
Education, knowledge and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Commerce, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in payroll administration, statutory compliance, and HR support within Kenya.
- Knowledge of Kenyan labour laws and statutory requirements, including PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Housing Levy, pension administration, and other relevant employer obligations.
- Proven experience in end-to-end payroll processing, payroll reconciliations, statutory remittances, and management of payroll-related records.
Responsibilities
Payroll Management & Statutory Compliance
- Manage end-to-end monthly payroll processing for all categories of Kenya-based employees, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, completeness, and timely delivery.
- Validate and process payroll inputs including; overtime, leave, deductions, new hires, salary changes, benefits, allowances, and final dues.
- Process and reconcile payroll elements including salaries, benefits, deductions, taxes, pension contributions, loans, and other applicable payments or recoveries.
- Ensure compliance with Kenyan statutory and regulatory requirements, including PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Housing Levy, pension administration, and other applicable employer obligations.
- Coordinate timely preparation, filing, and remittance of statutory deductions and payroll-related returns to relevant authorities.
- Prepare payroll reconciliations and coordinate with Finance to ensure payroll outputs, statutory payments, and related reports are accurately accounted for.
- Review payroll variances, investigate discrepancies, and resolve payroll exceptions or escalated issues in a timely manner.
- Support internal and external payroll audits by maintaining accurate, complete, and audit-ready payroll records and supporting documentation.
- Monitor changes in payroll-related legislation and support timely updates to payroll processes, controls, and statutory compliance requirements.
Payroll Administration & Reporting
- Prepare payroll-related documentation and annual employee tax records, including P9 forms and other statutory payroll support documents.
- Maintain the accuracy and integrity of payroll master data and employee payroll records within the payroll system.
- Communicate payroll procedures, timelines, and documentation requirements with relevant stakeholders to support timely and accurate payroll processing.
- Maintain payroll procedures, process documentation, and internal controls to strengthen operational efficiency, consistency, and compliance.
- Support continuous improvement of payroll administration processes, records management practices, and related operational controls.
International Recruited Staff (IRS) Global Mobility Support
- Provide Support with onboarding, relocation, and administrative support for internationally recruited staff (IRS) and their dependents during assignment in Kenya.
- Provide guidance to IRS staff on administrative, logistical, and country settlement matters in line with organizational policies and procedures.
- Support cross-cultural orientation and related onboarding initiatives for internationally recruited staff.
- Coordinate security-related support services for IRS staff in accordance with organizational policies and applicable procedures.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date IRS records within the Human Resources Information System, ensuring high levels of accuracy and confidentiality.
- Prepare and review documentation relating to tax exemptions, immigration, protocol requirements, and other compliance-related processes for international staff in accordance with Kenyan regulations.
- Liaise with relevant government authorities, service providers, and internal stakeholders on IRS administrative and protocol-related matters.
- Provide administrative and coordination support to the Global Mobility and IRS HR function.
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