Payroll Officer at Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region. Considered one of the pillars of the African Economic Community, the organization was founded in order to achieve collective self-sufficiency for its member states by creating a single large trading bloc through an economic and trading union. It also serves as a peacekeeping force in the region. The organization operates officially in three co-equal languages French, English, and Portuguese.

We are currently recruiting for the position below:

Job Title: Payroll Officer

Reference: ECW-COMM/REC/HR-P/002/2015
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Department: Human Resources
Directorate: Human Resources
Grade: P3
Supervisor: Head of Divisions, HR Operations
Duration: Permanent

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.

Qualifications/Experience/Skills
Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's Degree in the Financial Sector.

Experience/Skills:

• 5 years 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.

Remuneration
USD 36,901 - USD 44,469.

Application Closing Date
30th July, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online