Payroll Consultant - 3 Months Contract
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BURN MANUFACTURING is hiring a Payroll Consultant - 3 Months Contract. BURN is seeking a Payroll Consultant to ensure smooth, accurate, and timely payroll delivery throughout a three‑month engagement, handling full payroll cycles, statutory filings and a clean handover at both start and end of the assignment.
Key focus areas include Run the full monthly payroll cycle end‑to‑end for the workforce, meeting internal and statutory deadlines, Collect, verify and process daily, weekly and monthly timesheets, including production and shift‑based staff, and Enter and maintain payroll data for new hires, leavers, promotions, transfers and salary changes.
Important skills include Excel, Kenyan Statutory Deductions And Returns, Employment Act 2007 Knowledge, Payroll, and Payroll Discrepancy Investigation.
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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
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Run the full monthly payroll cycle end-to-end for our workforce, meeting internal and statutory deadlines
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Collect, verify and process daily, weekly and monthly timesheets, including production and shift-based staff
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Enter and maintain payroll data for new hires, leavers, promotions, transfers and salary changes
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Calculate and remit statutory deductions and returns such as PAYE, SHIF, NSSF, NITA, Housing Levy, HELB
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Process and distribute payslips, and respond to employee payroll queries promptly and discreetly
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Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies, escalating anything material
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Take a structured handover at the start of the assignment and give one at the end
Skills & Experience
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Diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources or a related field
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At least three years running payroll in Kenya, with full ownership of a monthly cycle
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Working knowledge of Kenyan statutory deductions and returns, and of the Employment Act 2007
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Strong Excel skills
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Demonstrable accuracy under deadline pressure, and absolute discretion with confidential data
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Availability to start immediately and commit for the full three months
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CPA (part-qualified or above)
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Payroll experience in manufacturing or another high-headcount, multi-shift environment
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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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