Payroll Specialist at Speedaf Express

Speedaf was established in 2019. We are a joint-venture company invested by Chinese leading express enterprises. Since founded, we continuously expanded global network, developed and optimized products, improved customer experience, and introduce IT technologies and equipment to realize automatic operations. Currently, we are building a local and cross-border service network to support air, sea and road transportation with the aim to be the leading diversified integrated logistics solution provider between China and emerging markets. By doing so, it will reduce end-to-end logistics costs between China and emerging markets while providing a stable and recognized logistics services to our customers.

Speedaf is localization-oriented, and we believe in creating both opportunities and possibilities of every region we operate in. We work with local teams and understand needs of customers. We offer a variety of products and value added service to cover different commercial or personal scenarios for our customers.

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.

Key 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.

Qualifications

• 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
N250,000 - N300,000 monthly - Competitive.

Application Closing Date
31st December, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to: recruitment@speedaf.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted.