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Payroll Officer At ECOWAS Commission (Abuja, Nigeria) Jobs in Ghana at ECOWAS Commission
Title: Payroll Officer At ECOWAS Commission (Abuja, Nigeria)
Company: ECOWAS Commission
Location: Ghana
Duties And Responsibilities
- Responsible for yearly salary reviews process in terms of annual increments etc…
- Responsible for developing, and maintaining a payroll pensions, benefits, allowances database.
- Oversee the preparation of staff salaries and other emoluments on a monthly basis.
- Review and approve for processing, expenditures such as medical refunds, educational expense refunds and other staff related expenses.
- Prepare, analyze and evaluate information from the financial records and provide data and assistance to superiors on issues relevant to improvement of the financial operation.
- Supervise the preparation of payroll returns such as provident deductions and other payroll deductions and ensure the prompt payments of such returns.
- Implement budgetary control procedures and ensure that expenditures approved for payments have been provided for in the budget.
- Ensure the safe keeping of all payroll records including those relating to personnel records of officers within the organization.
- Review, certify and refer for further action, financial documents such as invoices, memorandum on expenditure request, request for payment on contract, giving appropriate explanation as applicable.
- Supervise support staff and decide on the correctness of documents processed; propose improvement and train staff on the correct applications of the financial regulations.
- Ensure the preparation of all employee contracts, temporary staff salaries in compliance with the contract agreements.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Qualification Required & Experience
- A Bachelor’s degree in the Financial Sector.
Experience/Skills
- 5years professional work experience;
- Possession of a higher degree would reduce the required professional experience to three (3) years;
- Membership of a related affiliate body would be an advantage.
COMPETENCIES
- Ability to establish credibility with managers across the Commission.
- Excellent networking, oral and communication skills.
- Ability to tolerate and manage heavy work loads.
- Must have a flexible work approach.
- Must be computer literate
Age
- The officer should not be over 50 years old at the point of recruitment.
Language
- Must be fluent in one of the official working languages of the Community: English, French, and Portuguese. A working knowledge of another would be an advantage.
Annual Salary: USD 36,901 – USD 44,469
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
How To Apply For The Job
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Closing Date: 30 June, 2015
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