Accountant, Pension-Provident and Payroll

Role Overview

This role manages key payroll and retirement-benefit processes, helping ensure employees and contracted clinicians are paid correctly and statutory obligations are met on time. It also supports the governance and audit of staff pension and provident fund schemes, coordinating with members, trustees, scheme administrators and relevant authorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Check pension and provident fund deductions for accuracy, arrange timely enrolment of new employees, and coordinate required contributions and statutory remittances.
• Manage retirement-fund transactions for departing employees, including benefit payments and transfers from other schemes.
• Monitor scheme compliance with the Retirement Benefits Authority and other applicable regulators, and coordinate information and transactions among members, sponsors and administrators.
• Provide secretariat support to the Board of Trustees responsible for staff superannuation schemes.
• Support timely audits of statutory accounts by preparing and reviewing account information and related documentation.
• Process payroll for locum doctors and independent contractors working at the main hospital and on outreach assignments.
• Submit required statutory payments to NSSF, SHIF and HELB within the applicable deadlines.
• Prepare final settlements, confirm recoverable amounts have been accounted for, allocate payroll costs to budget centres during month-end close, and produce payroll reports for managers.

Requirements & Qualifications

• At least three years of experience in a related payroll, accounting or finance role.
• CPA (K) or a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance; holding both is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping procedures, MS Office applications and accounting systems.
• Ability to work independently and contribute effectively within a team.
• Strong organisation and time management skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Clear communication and interpersonal skills, sound judgement, and a commitment to confidentiality and ethical conduct.
• High integrity and a proactive approach to improving processes.