Payroll Officer (Monthly) (FMG/AT 2) - Port Maria Hospital

Organisation
North East Regional Health Authority, Jamaica
Reference
VAC-61712
Contract Type
Full-Time
Industries
Accounting & Finance
Location
Port Maria
Salary & Benefits
$1,711,060 – $2,301,186 per annum
Date Posted
18/05/2026
Expiry Date
29/05/2026
The incumbent will be responsible for carrying out accounting functions including payroll preparation and providing support to the payroll staff to ensure that payroll and other related functions are completed on a timely basis.

 

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Certificate in Accounting or Management or Business Administration from a recognized institution; OR
  • AAT Level 2; OR 
  • ACCA-CAT Level 2; OR 
  • NVQ-J Level 2 Accounting; OR
  • Associate Degree in Accounting; OR
  • Certificate in Government Accounting Level 2 
  • Two (2) years’ experience in the related field. 

 

Specific Knowledge Required:

  • Salary computing are in keeping with established standards and financial regulations.
  • Input data on payroll template in keeping with required standards. 
  • Monthly payroll is accurate and in compliance with established standards and financial regulations.
  • Payroll records, files and registers are accurate and properly secured. 
  • Deduction listings reconciled on a timely basis. 

 

Key responsibilities will include but not limited:

  • Computing salary payment for monthly paid staff, ensuring that all relevant changes/information in connection with each employee salary and/or allowances are accurately recorded in the salary book.
  • Inputting salary and allowance data for monthly paid staff on the computer-based payroll template.
  • Inputting adjustment to deductions for monthly paid staff on the computer-based deduction schedule.
  • Balancing the payroll summary template for the monthly payrolls; 
  • Checking the correctness and accuracy of payrolls for submission to the Accountant.
  • Maintaining payroll records, registers files etc. in keeping with established standards.
  • Researching annual returns information for past and present employees; 
  • Computing arrears for salaries and allowances, salary advance and other salary computation.
  • Verifying salary for the Human Resource Department. 

 

 

 

 

WE THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR RESPONDING, HOWEVER, ONLY SHORT LISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.

 

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