Payroll Officer at African Fertilizer and Chemicals

African Fertilizer and Chemicals Nigeria Limited is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Payroll Officer

Location: Agbara, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• We are seeking an experienced Payroll Officer to strengthen our Human Resource team.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of employee payroll across the organization.
• The role ensures payroll transactions, statutory remittances, and reporting are executed in accordance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and established service standards.
• The Payroll Officer collaborates with internal stakeholders and statutory agencies to maintain payroll integrity, confidentiality, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing to ensure timely and accurate payment to employees.
• Ensure the registration of new employee in the biometric system and ORION ERP.
• Ensure that changes in employee records are processed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Collect and review daily attendance data from the biometric system.
• Resolve discrepancies regarding missing punches or work hours.
• Ensure the accuracy of employee annual leave; casual leave and sick leave entitlements.
• Ensure that on a weekly basis the Shift Roaster is accurately apportioned in the biometric system.
• Accuracy of payroll calculations.
• Timeliness of payroll processing.
• Ensure privacy and security of all employee documentation.
• Compliance management: ensure compliance with all payroll-related laws and regulations
• Accuracy of PAYE deductions
• Adherence to labour laws
• Completion of payroll audits.
• Liaise with Account team to ensure data accuracy and updates.
• Address and resolve employee queries related to payroll in a timely manner
• Manage relationship with payroll service provider and vendor
• Liaise with payroll service provider for prompt resolution vendor-related issues.
• Ensure system uptime and reliability.
• Reduction in system downtime.
• Provide leadership and guidance to the payroll team for optimal performance.
• Lead and motivate the payroll team towards success.
• Training and development of team members..

Requirements

• Minimum of HND / Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, or related field.
• 3–8years of proven payroll experience in the manufacturing industry.
• Proficiency in Payroll software
• Strong communication and relationship skills.
• Good analytical and judgemental skills.
• Ability to self-manage and meet deadlines.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Attention to details and capacity to problem solve.
• Must be results-oriented and self-motivated.

Salary
N350,000 per month.

Application Closing Date
14th August, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: Recruitment.Agbara@Africanindustries.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.