Employer: A management consulting firm

Location: Lagos Mainland

Job Type: Full Time

Job Field: Bookkeeping/Accounting

Background

The Plenipotent Company Limited is a consulting firm that affords clients the quality and reliability of a large corporation while innovating with the ease and flexibility of a small business.

We work with a network of entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs to transform challenges into opportunities for innovation.

Our Talent Development Programme is a comprehensive intervention designed to connect entrepreneurial talents with suitable opportunities in growth-oriented companies.

These opportunities are not for regular job seekers who are simply looking for the next paycheck. They are for serious professionals who understand the value of training ‘at altitude’ and working to learn instead of working for money.

If the prospect of taking ownership and bringing an entrepreneurial attitude to work doesn’t excite you, this is not a suitable opportunity. Successful candidates are happy to do complex work in an environment where the expectations and the demands to perform are high.

Job Summary

We are looking for a Payroll Assistant who will work with one of our clients, a management consulting firm located in the mainland area of Lagos, to achieve the following overriding objectives:

• Manage the financial compensation of employees and the process by which they get paid.
• Document, process and keep track of company’s payroll information including issuing of employee paycheck and payment of tax and other regulatory deductions to appropriate authorities.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll and manual checks.
• Prepare and distribute hard copies or electronic paychecks.
• Perform all tasks well before the pay run to ensure that staff members are compensated.
• Ensure all statutory payments are made before the deadline.
• Update tax consultant on all necessary account information before performance business reviews.
• Ensure proper processing of payroll deductions for taxes, pension, NSITF, ITF, PAYE and other deductions are done.
• Maintain payroll records by federal and state requirements.
• Reconcile payroll to the general ledger and monthly bank statements.
• Address queries about payroll-related issues.
• Work to resolve discrepancies in payments as a matter of urgency.

Requirements

• Higher National Diploma or Ordinary National Diploma
• Sterling character and strong sense of integrity
• Entrepreneurial attitude and personal leadership skills
• Administrative knowledge will be an added advantage
• Completion of a bookkeeping or similar course is highly advantageous.
• Previous experience as a Payroll Assistant, preferably within a company of a similar size.
• Excellent data entry, data cleaning, and math skills.
• Knowledge of legislation and procedures pertaining to salary deductions.
• Capacity to keep track of numerous ongoing tasks.
• Strong working knowledge of consulting and professional services industry.
• Highly efficient; possesses excellent organizational, multi-tasking, and time management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to work well with changing information.
• Comfortable with technology and excited about systems innovation.
• Adherence to all prescribed ethical guidelines, including confidentiality.
• Preferably, candidate should be resident in Lagos mainland.

Location in Company’s Organogram
Payroll Assistant reports to Assistant Director, Outsourcing and Gender-Based Development.