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Gatekeepers News reports that Unilever is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in London, England. Unilever products include food, condiments, ice cream, well-being vitamins, minerals and supplements, tea, coffee, breakfast cereal, cleaning agents, water and air purifiers, pet food, toothpaste, beauty products, and personal care. Unilever is the largest producer of soap in the world. Unilever’s products are available in around 190 countries.
Unilever is recruiting to fill the positions below:
Payroll Specialist – Nigeria
Job Specifications:
- Full Time
- Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
- Location: Lagos| Nigeria.
Job Description:
Find your purpose at Unilever. You will lead innovations, big and small, that will make our business win and grow. You will learn from brilliant business leaders and colleagues in a truly global and diverse culture to ultimately become a better you
The overall purpose of this role is to manage, supervise and deliver end to end efficiency of Unilever Nigeria’s payroll on a monthly basis. The role will provide support to various global, regional and local teams in the relevant operating and audit cycles.
WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
The Payroll Specialist has the following accountabilities:
- To process accurate and timely payroll for country remittance of data to bank through collaboration with finance, reward, global payroll & equity teams (collate inputs, review, process and reconcile).
- Manages all exit computations from the business including voluntary and company initiated exits with oversight on timelines and process.
- Monitors payroll processes to meet legal compliance, Code of Business Practice (COBP) and Global Financial Controls Framework (GFCF) requirements.
- Manages processing of statutory deductions and remittance of data to regulatory bodies for payments to institutions and employees
- To input to payroll systems against new reward cycle, new collective Bargaining agreement, Time and Attendance data / payment related calculations for payroll accuracy
- To process statutory deductions report and remit to finance for pay-outs i.e. tax, Life Insurance, Taxes, Pension, Co-operatives, shares deduction etc.
- Prepare monthly payroll Service Level Agreement reporting (CSR)
- Leads payroll projects and process improvement initiatives i.e. collaboration with IT, Finance etc
- Prepares annual reports and manage end year processes e.g. taxation, write-off,
- Ensure implementation of payroll transformation project, process change/improvement, adjustments etc.
- Reward and payroll related communication i.e., schedules, guidelines
- Work with the Reward Manager to deliver a successful reward cycle including engagement with the Global Equity team and deliver operational efficiency
- Participate in Reward operational processes and provide input from a payroll compliance perspective
- Manage HMO administration for the business including engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage relationship with external regulatory bodies and external partners.
- Own controls and governance agenda in payroll space for Nigeria – audit performance and participation (internal and external)
Key Interfaces
- People Experience Team
- Global Payroll Team
- HR Business and People Partners
- Finance, Audit teams
- Line Managers
- Employees
Qualifications and Requirements:
- University Graduate
- 5-7 years experience in managing payroll of (preferably FMCG experience)
- Good proficiency in HR Information & Payroll Systems
- Good appreciation of the local pay and reward context
- Good understanding on Nigerian Labor Law
Skills
- Analytical skill
- Satkeholder management skill
- Attention to detail
Leadership
- You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your team deliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.
- You are still responsible for your own results and as a manager, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.
Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors
- PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
- PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results.
- TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.
- PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
- CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
- BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.
Deadline: Not Specified
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