Controller, Payroll & Statutory at a Multinational Shipping and Maritime - Best Search Recruitment Limited

Best Search Recruitment Limited - Our client is a multinational shipping and maritime company

Job Title: Controller, Payroll & Statutory

Location: Lagos

Purpose:

• To take care of entire payroll of the organization
• To take care of all statutory issues of the organization

Principal Accountabilities
(IPE Factors: Impact & Innovation)

• Must have dealt with payroll earlier
• Knowledge of payroll procedures, statutory deductions, allowances and reliefs
• Knowledge about pension funds,
• PC expert , must have good knowledge of excel
• Time oriented
• Process and Details oriented
• Knowledge of some payroll software
• Excellent communicator with all Management and Staff Levels
• Knowledge of tax laws and implementation
• Excellent communication and relationship with Vendors, Suppliers and Customers
• Knowledge of statutory procedures as it relates to vendors, suppliers and customers.

Work/Business Contacts And Authority:
(IPE Factor: Communication)

• Internal: All Staff
• External: Tax Bodies, Banks & other port users where the relationship can sometimes be divergent due to payment problems in which case this would normally be escalated for resolution.
• Vendors and Suppliers where the relationship is on WHT deduction from their payment and the collection of their credit notes from the relevant bodies on the deduction that was remitted.
• Customers where the relationship of collecting our WHT credits notes from the deduction they took from our payments which has been remitted to the relevant government body.
• Relevant Tax Bodies for all statutory payments.

Reporting and Scope:
(IPE Factor: Knowledge-Teams & Breadth)

• The position reports directly to the Finance Manager
• The position scope is domestic.
• Direct Reports: None
• Indirect Reports: None

Critical Qualifications / Skills / Experience:
(IPE Factor: Knowledge)

• Requires a college degree in accounting, business management, or other related discipline
• Requires general accounting experience, preferably in a position that has handled payroll.
• Requires a general understanding of accounting principles and transactions.
• Requires a thorough knowledge and understanding of payroll processing and administration.
• Requires the ability to interpret applicable company policies and procedures and labour law, applying them consistently and without discrimination.
• Must have a general understanding of tax, social security & other laws & their impact of payroll processing
• Requires sufficient understanding of various accounting concepts in order to review and interpret accounting data.
• Requires a good understanding of general office procedures and established policies relating to the position.
• Must be able to use HRIS/Payroll and financial database software.
• Requires good verbal and written communications skills, in addition to effective interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality of company private information, especially salary information.
• Should have general understanding of tax laws and their impact on vendors and suppliers
• Should have a general understanding of tax laws and their impact on customers

Learning & Career Opportunities:

• In this position, the incumbent will have an opportunity to acquire skills and knowledge in the following areas:
• Gaining experience of such huge payroll
• Experience in handling PFA
• Interaction with tax official regarding PAYE
• Interaction with tax official regarding WHT, VAT, CIT, ITF and other related statutory payments
• Interpersonal skills improved as dealing with many people, vendors and customers.
• Experience in handling respective tax bodies in handling various statutory payments.

Application Closing Date
5th September, 2014.

Method of Application
Qualified and interested candidates should forward their CV's and brief cover letter to: [email protected]