Payroll Specialist

Unilever is currently hiring for Payroll Specialist

Function: Human Resources

Reports to: Payroll Manager 1UL Africa & Expat Payroll

Scope: Local

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Terms & Conditions: Full-time

ABOUT UNILEVER

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.   

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our, collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.  

JOB PURPOSE

The overall purpose of this role is to manage, supervise and deliver the country payroll within the given timelines and to provide reward operational support to Expertise Teams, HRBP’s, People Partners and DSs. The role will provide support to the Finance teams in the relevant reporting cycles.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll

• Process accurate and timely payroll for country remittance of data to bank through accounts payable Executes payroll accounting and reconciliation

• Deliver payroll services by managing payroll personnel

• Generate monthly reports and SLAs for payroll

• Monitor payroll processes to meet legal compliance and COBP requirements

• Provide payroll KPIs reports and data as required

• Manage processing of statutory deductions and remittance of data to finance for payments to institutions and retirees

• Participates in pension cycle briefs – support preparations for pension annual general meetings and cascades to country

• 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, National Social Security, Pension, Co-operatives, etc

• Prepare monthly payroll Service Level Agreement reporting (CSR)

• Leads payroll projects and process improvement initiatives i.e. liaison with IT & 3P

• Prepares annual reports and manage end year processes e.g. taxation, write-off,

• Ensure implementation of payroll project, process change/improvement, adjustments etc

• Provides ad-hoc data and supplementary reports as required from time to time

• Reward and payroll related communication i.e. schedules, guidelines

• Manages customer expectations and payroll queries – issues, problems escalated by helpdesk officer / WFA assistants.

Reward

• Reward Operations & Administration: Includes, but not limited to, managing the implementation of reward policies, administering all reward related systems and preparation of periodic reward-related reports.

• My Reward: Maintain the country reward data in My Reward (our Total Reward System)

• Benefits Administration: Administer local pension and benefit schemes - interface with employees and other stakeholders (eg, pensions, finance, treasury, legal, company doctor etc), and monitor tax compliance of all employee benefits, including IA (International Assignees’) allowances & benefits.

• Key Employee Moments Support: Serve as point of contact for reward-related queries across the various touch points in an employee’s tenure within the business

• Long Service Awards/Recognition Schemes: Manage the end-to-end administration of both schemes

• Salary Surveys and Market Benchmarking: Support reward Expertise Team on Benchmarking and Survey activities

Experience and Qualifications

• Degree in relevant field

• 3-4 years experience in Payroll and Reward

• Good understanding of Unilever HR principles and framework

• Experience working with Payroll software

• Experience using Workday and Onepay is an added advantage

• Excellent MS Excel Skills (formulas, v-lookups, macros, graphs and manipulate data)

• Strong analytical skills

• Working knowledge of HRMIS and other MS Office applications

• High attention to detail and accuracy

• Results driven

• Excellent planning and organising skills

• Effective communication skills –verbal and written

• Honesty & Integrity

• Problem solving skills

• Team Player

• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines

Skills

• Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyse data and make informed decisions.

• Attention to Detail: Ensuring accuracy in all aspects of reward management.

• Communication: Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Team Collaboration: Working effectively with colleagues and stakeholders.

• Problem-Solving: Identifying issues and developing practical solutions.

• Integrity: Upholding ethical standards and ensuring fair practices.

• Operational excellence (Deliver with excellence).

• Ability to work independently and prioritize (focus on what counts).

Leadership
You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way. As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.