Salaries Officer

Key Responsibilities:

Technical/Professional Responsibilities 

• Posts salary particulars and adjustments to the payroll system to ensure timely and accurate processing of salaries 
• Collaborating with HR and other teams to ensure that new hires are added to the payroll systems and that employee information is updated as needed.
• Calculate salary adjustments to include salary, acting, overpayment, increment, and incentive payments 
• Prepare P45, P24, Salary Particulars, NLA loan status, and NHT contributions letters 
• Checking salary deductions orders for affordability 
• Calculation of gratuity payment for contract officers 
• Files correspondence and orders related to employees’ salary adjustments
• Checks all honorarium/overtime and effect adjustments to the employee’s payroll records 
• Input adjustments to payroll application 
• Packages personal deduction cheques for delivery 
• Updates personal deduction records 
• Checks deduction on Payroll Register Summary regarding accuracy
• Prepares payment vouchers for approval 
• Provides resolution to staff-related queries 

Other responsibilities 

• Performs other related duties assigned from time to time by the Supervisor, Payroll. 

Required Skills/Competencies

The post-holder will be able to demonstrate: 

• Good communication and interpersonal skills 
• Good time-management skills 
• Excellent knowledge of payroll policies and procedures 
• Knowledge of financial and accounting principles and procedures, including the FAA Act 
• Competence in the use of MyHrplus and Biz-Pay computer applications
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word 
• Attention to detail 
• Sound work ethics 

Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience:

The following qualification is required: 

• Five (5) GCE O ‘level or CXC subjects, including English Language and a numeric subject. 
• AAT (Level 2) or CAT (Level B) 

 OR 

• Diploma in Accounting from a recognized institution 

OR 

• Government Accounting (Level 2) Modules 1-5 
• Two (2) years related working experience

We appreciate all responses, but only short-listed applicants will be contacted.