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Job Title:  Payroll Accountant

Organisation: BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd launched on 25 April 2019 and attained its current status as a Tier II Credit institution following a successful background as the leading Microfinances services provider in Uganda. The bank operates 32 regulated branches and 131 satellite offices covering 84 districts in Uganda targeting Micro, Small. and Medium Entrepreneurs. BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd promotes financial inclusion by extending financial services to unserved and underserved populations especially women and youth as well as people living in poverty in rural areas. The Bank is operationally and financially self-sustaining with over 231,000 active customers and a loan book in excess of Ushs.175 billion.

Job Summary:   To implement the pay and administration system and staff welfare in line with the HR policy.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accurate and timely preparation and processing of the expatriate and national payroll.
• Reconciliation of the payroll entries against all the relevant documentation to support each item in the payroll prior to processing.
• Ensuring integrity and confidentiality of all payroll related information to protect staff privacy and ensure accurate pay-outs.
• Maintaining a tracker of all payroll related queries as they arise to ensure future reference to avoid re-occurrence.
• Compiling and maintain all signed off documentation that is required to support the approval of the payroll prior to the payroll submission timelines to ensure timely payroll processing and reviews.
• Continuous improvement of the payroll process to ensure synchronized coordination among the teams involved in the payroll process to fast track the relevant timelines.
• Implement the HR Information management system and ensure timely and accurate generation of related reports.
• Implement the salary and administration processes for both national and expatriate staff with the support for all related documentation.
• Prepare, maintain and update expatriate information in line with expatriate handling procedures.
• Update and maintain staff probation /confirmation records as deemed.
• Timely preparation of all payroll related reports on a monthly basis.
• Update and maintain database of staff in acting positions and follow up on their confirmations.
• Plan, develop and implement welfare services and facilities in line the approved budgets.
• Provide any other administrative support to the HR functions as and when required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, or Business Administration
• Minimum of at least three years’ experience in payroll administration in a busy institution.
• CPA Level two as a minimum requirement
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, or Business Administration
• Minimum of at least three years’ experience in payroll administration in a busy institution.
• CPA Level two as a minimum requirement

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should email their application letter, Curriculum Vitae, and copies of relevant academic documents, IN PDF FILE mentioning the job title as the subject matter to recruitment.bracugandabankltd@brac.net All applications should be addressed to the Head Human Resource BRAC Uganda Bank Ltd.

Deadline: 9th December 2024

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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