This intermediate professional specialist contributes to the payroll function through conducting state and local registrations, creating and streamlining processes, reviewing and spot-checking payroll preparation, developing and administering processes, coding for benefit payments, and reporting accurately to all required tax entities. Specifically, this specialist protects Compassion's financial integrity by ensuring tax registrations in various agencies as well as full compliance with regulatory issues such as local taxes and unemployment insurance requirements.

PLEASE NOTE: This position will be based in the Zambia National Office. Only qualified applicants living there will be considered.

Responsibilities

Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds Compassion’s ministry in prayer.

Acts as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children. Understands Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commits to and prioritizes child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the ministry. Abides by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Reports any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately supports responses to incidents if they occur.

Upholds and engages in Compassion’s core Cultural Behaviors.

Ensures that Compassion is registered and complying with all payroll related issues in each location in Africa. This requires the incumbent to complete significant, detailed research regarding taxes, tax rates changes, and other payroll items within all Compassion Africa National Offices. Using professional discretion, applies Compassion demographic and business situation to satisfy broad requirements in each jurisdiction.

Updates the payroll system with all local municipal registration details such as, income tax, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, and other items required for payroll compliance in the jurisdiction. This often requires collaborating with Systems, Finance, and Legal staff to ensure technology and processes are coordinated with legal requirements and best practices.

Audits all payroll tax accounts during each cycle. Monitors quarterly unemployment records ensuring accuracy and proper submission. Ensures accuracy and proper adjustment as required.

Collaborates with Finance and Benefits team to ensure process, policies, and cost charges satisfy business requirements and are accounted for efficiently.

Ensures systems are in place to maintain accurate records of payroll transactions in compliance with applicable laws and best practices. Processes payroll tax withholding preparation, reconciliation, and payment in multiple locations.

Evaluates payroll and timekeeping processes, makes changes based on the findings and ensures appropriate procedures and documentation are updated. Also implements changes in employment policies to accommodate unusual circumstances and changing organizational needs. Enforces relevant corporate finance policies and procedures and employee handbook policies.

Audits and conducts reconciliations each payroll cycle. Oversees the correction of issues including instructing support staff, coordinating with Finance, Benefits, Systems teams. Modifies charge codes, processes, and automated system as necessary to maintain accurate and efficient payroll processing and interactions with other systems.

Faith

Has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Experience

Bachelor's Degree in a related field.

Three years' experience in payroll or accounting.

Must be proficient speaking, reading, and writing in English.

Must be highly proficient in data entry.

*Equivalent education, training and/or certification may be substituted for experience and education shown above