Payroll Specialist Middle-East Africa (m/f/d)

We are currently looking for an experienced Payroll Specialist to join our EMEA HR team. The position will be located in our Kenyan or South African offices. In this newly created position you will provide an excellent payroll service, ensuring accuracy and compliance and manage benefits related programs in conjunction with key stakeholders.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Payroll

Monthly administration and processing of EMEA payroll for direct and indirect employees in conjunction with the in-country providers – .specifically Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Dubai and other countries in MEA
Payroll data preparation, collect payroll data, send payroll data to payroll providers
Answer employees, providers questions
Check and reconcile payroll reports verifying monthly compensation, allowances and deductions and any other related items
Provide support and manage the back up as required for payroll functions to others payroll specialist
Manage country statutory declarations in a timely manner in conjunction with Finance and other key stakeholders
Develop and distribute payroll and HR reports to various stakeholders in a timely and accurate manner.
Manage relationships with country payroll partners to ensure timely and accurate payments, making recommendations for and implementing process improvements.
Deal effectively and professionally with issues, queries, complaints and reporting and analysis requests from the business and employees in a prompt and efficient manner, escalating as appropriate.

Equity

Work closely with Finance and other Danaher functions on all Danaher equity related issues to ensure compliance

Audit

Ensure accuracy of data sent to the auditor and answer them on timely manner

Compensation & Benefits

Annual declaration and Benefits renewal
Day to day benefits activities

TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES: (REQUIRED)

Complete all assigned and required training satisfactorily and on time

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education or Experience:

Bachelors degree with 2 years of related work experience
Completed commercial training or comparable professional experience in the field of payroll management
Strong South African and/or Kenyan payroll knowledge
Knowledge of income tax and social security law in South Africa and additionally for other African countries are strongly required
Professional experience on payroll ideally gained in an international company managing multiple countries

Knowledge and skills:

English Speaker mandatory
Excellent analytical and operational skills, with attention for accuracy
Highly self-motivated and directed with effective organizational skills and an ability to prioritize and execute multiple countries operation
Flexible, results-oriented, and able to work in fast-paced environment

What we have to offer:

A dynamic, people-focused work environment with great colleagues across MEA
Long term career growth with opportunities to learn and develop within Cepheid and the rest of the Danaher family of companies
An attractive compensation package and flexible working hours

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “EEO is the Law” poster is available here.

Apply via :

jobs.danaher.com