Payroll Specialist at Oak Consulting Firm

At Oak Consult Limited, we are a full-service HR consulting firm dedicated to helping businesses thrive by optimizing their most valuable asset: their people. We specialize in providing tailored solutions in Recruitment, Performance Management, Learning and Development, and Payroll Management. Our mission is to streamline your HR processes, foster talent growth, and ensure your organization operates smoothly and efficiently. With a focus on innovation and personalized support, we empower businesses to achieve their goals and maintain a competitive edge.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Payroll Specialist

Location: Berger, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• As a Payroll Specialist, you will play a key role in the Human Resources department by ensuring accurate and timely payment to employees, including calculating wages and salaries, managing deductions, and maintaining payroll records, while adhering to payroll laws and regulations. 

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update employee payroll records, including tax and benefit deductions.
• Entering and managing payroll data in payroll systems and databases.
• Work with HRBPs to collate employees’ data, KPIs and approvals from departmental heads.
• Maintaining accurate records of payroll documentation and transactions.
• Calculating employees’ salaries, including overtime, bonuses, and deductions (taxes, insurance, etc.). 
• Responding to payroll-related inquiries and resolving concerns.
• Staying up-to-date with payroll laws and regulations and ensuring compliance with all applicable rules. 
• Creating periodic payroll reports for management, accounting, and other stakeholders. 
• Managing employee benefits, such as health insurance and retirement plans. 
• Other duties as directed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in human resources or any other related field. 
• Prior experience of three or more years in the payroll field. 
• Excellent communication, time management and interpersonal skills. 
• Must possess data analytical skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge of local laws and regulations. 
• A problem solver with a curious mindset and quick decision-making ability. 
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, resource and time-constrained environment. 
• Excel in a confidential work environment. 
• Flexibility to different business needs with detail-oriented skills to review large data sets accurately. 
• Hands-on experience in handling payroll.
• Detail-oriented and able to maintain data accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) is a must.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Salary
Competitive.

Application Closing Date
25th June, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: oak.consult@yahoo.com using “Payroll Specialist – C&B” as the subject of the mail.