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Payroll Consultant - 3 Months Contract

About the Role

BURN is looking for a Payroll Consultant to ensure a smooth, accurate, and timely payroll delivery throughout the engagement. This is a delivery-focused role rather than a development role, with responsibility for accurate payroll processing, timely statutory filings, and a clean handover at the end of the assignment.
Please note this is a 3 month contract role.
Key Responsibilities
  • Run the full monthly payroll cycle end-to-end for our workforce, meeting internal and statutory deadlines
  • Collect, verify and process daily, weekly and monthly timesheets, including production and shift-based staff
  • Enter and maintain payroll data for new hires, leavers, promotions, transfers and salary changes
  • Calculate and remit statutory deductions and returns such as PAYE, SHIF, NSSF, NITA, Housing Levy, HELB
  • Process and distribute payslips, and respond to employee payroll queries promptly and discreetly
  • Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies, escalating anything material
  • Take a structured handover at the start of the assignment and give one at the end
Skills & Experience
  • Diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources or a related field
  • At least three years running payroll in Kenya, with full ownership of a monthly cycle
  • Working knowledge of Kenyan statutory deductions and returns, and of the Employment Act 2007
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Demonstrable accuracy under deadline pressure, and absolute discretion with confidential data
  • Availability to start immediately and commit for the full three months
  • CPA (part-qualified or above)
  • Payroll experience in manufacturing or another high-headcount, multi-shift environment
  • Experience with casual, contract or seasonal worker payroll
Qualified Female Candidates encouraged to apply.

BURN does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, meeting, processing, training, or any other fees).

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