Attentive payroll accountant with over 7 years of experience knowledgeable about payroll practices. Qualified to handle payroll needs of hourly and salaried employees. Expertly maintains accuracy with careful administration and review. Experienced professional trained in manual and electronic payments. Dependable in following processes, maintaining organization and independently resolving problems.
Regulatory compliance
Pension submissions
Complex problem solving
Compliance management
Budgeting
Advanced MS excel skills
Report writing
General ledger accounting
Analytical reasoning
Customer relations
Accounting and bookkeeping
Payroll processing
April 2022—Current (Part time)
Secularm Sacco • Payroll Consultant • Nairobi, Kenya.
Verified and submitted timekeeping information for
accurate and efficient payroll processing.
Generated paper checks for employees and printed stubs
for associates who received direct deposits to complete
payroll distribution.
Uploaded time records into computer system and made
adjustments to create accurate database for payroll
processing functions.
Managed payroll data entry and processing for all
employees to comply with predetermined company
guidelines.
Reviews time records for all employees to verify accuracy
of information.
Resolves payroll discrepancies quickly and successfully.
Manage and updated employee benefits information.
Assist with recruitment and onboarding of new employees.
Track employees vacation, sick and personal time.
August 2016—June 2023
Securex Agencies (K) Limited • Senior Payroll Accountant •
Nairobi, Kenya.
Update payroll records by capturing all earnings and
deductions using ER and PAYMASTER payroll
accounting Software's.
Terminations and entry of new employees into the
system.
Maintain payroll information by updating the payroll on a
weekly basis.
Ensure all employees (More than 6000 employees) are
paid on time and send their pay slips on the last day of
every month.
Ensure that all statutory payments are paid before the due
dates.
Adhere to the laid out processes and ethics in regards to
protection of all payroll information by maintaining
confidentiality.
Assists other departments when called upon.
Supported and delivered compliant, accurate monthly
payroll and associated pension schemes.
Assisted with adjustments to payroll deductions and
employee tax information.
Served as main point-of-contact for employee payroll and
benefits enquiries, clarifying enrollment periods and wage
discrepancies.
Verified time sheets, reconciling hours against established
department budgets.
Supported end-to-end payroll for high-volume
headcounts, processing accurately and efficiently.
Supported HR with new hire functions, adding employee
information to company databases,
Monitored payroll queries for repeat issues, logging
precisely to enable process improvements.
Oversaw administration of time clock and attendance
systems, monitoring for accuracy and time-theft.
Managed payroll inboxes, providing timely responses to
queries and escalating issues to HR as required.
Prepared periodic payroll reports management analysis
and use in labor planning and decision-making.
Checked payroll to identify discrepancies and
independently resolved variances.
Hiking.
Informative reading.
Travelling.
Participating in sports.
Volunteering in community development work.
Listening to music.
Doing research.
Swimming.