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Job Title:   Payroll Manager – Sub-Saharan Africa

Organisation: Ericsson

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment & services to mobile & fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, & more than 40 percent of the world’s mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business & society, we are working towards the Networked Society, in which everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. At Ericsson, we apply our innovation to market-based solutions that empower people & society to help shape a more sustainable world.

Job Summary: We are now looking for Payroll Manager who is responsible for end-to-end Payroll of Sub-Saharan Africa (all entities), monthly payroll utilization and automated payroll systems.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Managing the team to ensure end to end payroll of employees (Sub-Saharan Africa-all entities), collection of input from different platforms and manage the team to prepare the payroll input for submission to payroll vendor.
• Validate that the team reconcile the payroll received from payroll vendor with the input submitted.
• Review the bank file checking and review approval from respective People Business Partner and ensure it is submitted to the finance team for budgeting and payment processing.
• Coordinate with payroll vendor in delivering timely payslip and other statutory reports.
• Ensure that the reconciliation of the social security, tax reports, pension are completed by the team and coordinate with the auditors for monthly/quarterly/annual submission.
• Ensure the submission of the JVs and other reports to finance by the team are on time.
• Ensure the filling of the SOX and ABC controls are completed on monthly basis.
• Ensuring the team updates payroll archives and that they are kept up to date with all the payroll related information.
• Ensuring the team completes reconciliation of monthly payroll in detail and highlight the differences and confirms reason for differences.
• Ensures the team prepare monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
• Ensures the team completes a reconciliation of monthly GL reports with the payroll JV reports.
• Ensures the preparation of End of service settlement and support exit management.
• Support different audit and ensure the team submits the audit related data on time.
• Support People Business Partner and Total Reward in preparing different People and payroll related activities/projects. PAYEE, restructuring, provisions etc.
• Participate in different projects related to payroll.
• Coordinate with payroll vendors on monthly payroll operations and make sure all the information submission is on time and vendor adhering the deadlines.
• Update payroll work instructions.
• Support all payroll team members and plan their competence related to payroll.
• Ensure ongoing accuracy of the Sub-Saharan Africa all entities, payroll and benefits utilizing external suppliers.
• Ensure the team and payroll vendor maintain compliance with local legislation and regulations as well as support internal People policies.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Competence Requirements:

• Excellent understanding of Sub-Saharan Africa (all entities) payroll processes, JVS, Social security, pension and tax submission process of Sub-Saharan Africa countries.
• Good knowledge of working with finance on payroll related accounting and GL booking.
• Good Excel and Analytical skills.
• Sensitive to high level confidential information
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of using SAP SuccessFactors is a plus.
• Fluency in French language is a plus.

Experience

• 5-7 years of end-to-end Sub-Saharan Africa (all entities), payroll processing experience.
• Strong knowledge of Statutory submission of social security, pension and tax.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles.
• Knowledge of local labor laws of in-scope countries.
• Experience working in a matrix organization.

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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