Payroll Officer

About The Opportunity

• Remotown builds a curated network of African talent, connecting experienced professionals with opportunities across partner companies.
• This is not a single open vacancy; it is a vetted talent pool for Payroll Officers to be matched with future roles at partner organizations.
• Selected candidates are added to the network and contacted when a matching opportunity arises.
  

Role & Responsibilities

• Preparing and processing monthly payroll accurately and on time.
• Calculating salaries, overtime, allowances, bonuses, and deductions.
• Managing statutory deductions and remittances, such as income tax and pension or social security contributions.
• Maintaining payroll records and employee data.
• Preparing payslips and payroll reports for HR and Finance.
• Handling employee payroll queries.
• Reconciling payroll with HR and finance records.
• Keeping all payroll information strictly confidential.
  

Skills & Qualifications
Must-Have

• 2+ years in a payroll, accounting, or HR operations role.
• Diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of statutory payroll requirements in Ghana (GRA PAYE, SSNIT, Tier 2 pensions) or Nigeria (PAYE, PenCom pension, NSITF, NHF) as applicable.
• Strong Excel skills, including formulas and reconciliations.
• Business fluent English, written and spoken.
• High accuracy, attention to detail, and discretion with sensitive data.
• Right to work in Ghana or Nigeria.
  

Preferred

• Experience with payroll software or an HRIS.
• Experience running payroll across multiple countries or currencies.
• Professional qualification or membership such as ICAG, ICAN, ACCA, or CIPM.
• Experience supporting payroll audits or statutory filings.
• Experience in a startup, remote, or multi-entity environment.
  

Skills: payroll accounting,payroll software and hris,microsoft excel
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