Senior Payroll Officer job at Hariss International
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Posted date: 2026-Mar-26
Location: Kampala
Senior Payroll Officer 2026-03-25T11:06:47+00:00 Hariss International https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_6615/logo/Hariss%20International%20Ltd%20(Riham).jpg http://www.harissint.com/home FULL_TIME Kampala Kampala 00256 Uganda Beverages Accounting & Finance, Admin & Office, Human Resources, Business Operations 2026-04-01T17:00:00+00:00 8 Description Hariss International Limited is hiring a Senior Payroll Officer with the following duties and responsibilities; Division / Department: Human Resource â Payroll and Benefits Reports to: Payroll and Benefits Manager Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Attendance & Leave Management - Manage attendance and overtime, Share attendance for casuals, permanents and independent with line managers for verification for payroll purpose.
- Validate attendance data (overtime, absences, etc. ) for payroll processing.
- Manage all leave for respective departments and update the annual leave tracker for the employees.
Payroll Processing - Manage and process weekly/mid month/ monthly payroll using SAP Payroll module.
- Ensure accurate calculation of salaries, bonuses, overtime, deductions, NSSF, and taxes.
- Maintain and update employee payroll records in SAP.
- Review payroll inputs such as new hires, terminations, salary adjustments, and benefits.
- Perform payroll reconciliations and Validation
End of Service Settlement - Prepare and process final settlements for exiting employees, including 10 yearsâ service benefits, leave encashment, and final dues.
- Ensure all deductions, loans, and advances are recovered.
- Coordinate clearance & payment processes with HR Team & Finance team
Compliance & Reporting - Ensure compliance with local labor laws, PAYE and NSSF
- Prepare and submit required reports
- Prepare payroll reports for management.
- Support internal and external payroll audits and provide required documentation.
System & Process Improvement - Identify and implement process improvements within SAP payroll systems.
- Support SAP system upgrades and testing
- Support new HR/Payroll system implementation
Payroll Operations /Others - Process loan and advance requests, ensuring proper documentation and approvals are in place.
- Set up and maintain loan/advance records in the SAP Payroll system.
- Ensure timely recovery of loans and advances through payroll deductions.
- Ensure final recovery of outstanding loans/advances during end-of-service settlement.
- Compute employee annual leave transport for payment monthly
- Handling all types of salary grievances
- Act as a point of contact for all payroll and benefits related issues for the HR department team and employees at large.
- Compute employee tea and night allowance payments on monthly.
- Oversee the performance of the payroll assistant. Guide and support the payroll Officer/assistant in execution of her duties.
- Any other duties as assigned by Management/Manager
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements: - A minimum of a Bachelorâs degree from a reputable University, a post graduate diploma in HRM and a member of the HRMAU is an added advantage.
- A minimum of 5 yearsâ and above experience in a similar role in a busy environment.
Key Requirements - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers
- Knowledge of SAP, HRIS or any other HR system
- Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office â Word, Excel, power point and Outlook)
- Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
- Manage attendance and overtime, Share attendance for casuals, permanents and independent with line managers for verification for payroll purpose.
- Validate attendance data (overtime, absences, etc. ) for payroll processing.
- Manage all leave for respective departments and update the annual leave tracker for the employees.
- Manage and process weekly/midmonth/ monthly payroll using SAP Payroll module.
- Ensure accurate calculation of salaries, bonuses, overtime, deductions, NSSF, and taxes.
- Maintain and update employee payroll records in SAP.
- Review payroll inputs such as new hires, terminations, salary adjustments, and benefits.
- Perform payroll reconciliations and Validation
- Prepare and process final settlements for exiting employees, including 10 yearsâ service benefits, leave encashment, and final dues.
- Ensure all deductions, loans, and advances are recovered.
- Coordinate clearance & payment processes with HR Team & Finance team
- Ensure compliance with local labor laws, PAYE and NSSF
- Prepare and submit required reports
- Prepare payroll reports for management.
- Support internal and external payroll audits and provide required documentation.
- Identify and implement process improvements within SAP payroll systems.
- Support SAP system upgrades and testing
- Support new HR/Payroll system implementation
- Process loan and advance requests, ensuring proper documentation and approvals are in place.
- Set up and maintain loan/advance records in the SAP Payroll system.
- Ensure timely recovery of loans and advances through payroll deductions.
- Ensure final recovery of outstanding loans/advances during end-of-service settlement.
- Compute employee annual leave transport for payment monthly
- Handling all types of salary grievances
- Act as a point of contact for all payroll and benefits related issues for the HR department team and employees at large.
- Compute employee tea and night allowance payments on monthly.
- Oversee the performance of the payroll assistant. Guide and support the payroll Officer/assistant in execution of her duties.
- Any other duties as assigned by Management/Manager
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers
- Knowledge of SAP, HRIS or any other HR system
- Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office â Word, Excel, power point and Outlook)
- Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
- A minimum of a Bachelorâs degree from a reputable University, a post graduate diploma in HRM and a member of the HRMAU is an added advantage.
JOB-69c3c1c75861f Vacancy title: Senior Payroll Officer Jobs at: Hariss International Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, April 1 2026 Duty Station: Kampala | Kampala Summary Date Posted: Wednesday, March 25 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS:
Description Hariss International Limited is hiring a Senior Payroll Officer with the following duties and responsibilities; Division / Department: Human Resource â Payroll and Benefits Reports to: Payroll and Benefits Manager Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Attendance & Leave Management - Manage attendance and overtime, Share attendance for casuals, permanents and independent with line managers for verification for payroll purpose.
- Validate attendance data (overtime, absences, etc. ) for payroll processing.
- Manage all leave for respective departments and update the annual leave tracker for the employees.
Payroll Processing - Manage and process weekly/mid month/ monthly payroll using SAP Payroll module.
- Ensure accurate calculation of salaries, bonuses, overtime, deductions, NSSF, and taxes.
- Maintain and update employee payroll records in SAP.
- Review payroll inputs such as new hires, terminations, salary adjustments, and benefits.
- Perform payroll reconciliations and Validation
End of Service Settlement - Prepare and process final settlements for exiting employees, including 10 yearsâ service benefits, leave encashment, and final dues.
- Ensure all deductions, loans, and advances are recovered.
- Coordinate clearance & payment processes with HR Team & Finance team
Compliance & Reporting - Ensure compliance with local labor laws, PAYE and NSSF
- Prepare and submit required reports
- Prepare payroll reports for management.
- Support internal and external payroll audits and provide required documentation.
System & Process Improvement - Identify and implement process improvements within SAP payroll systems.
- Support SAP system upgrades and testing
- Support new HR/Payroll system implementation
Payroll Operations /Others - Process loan and advance requests, ensuring proper documentation and approvals are in place.
- Set up and maintain loan/advance records in the SAP Payroll system.
- Ensure timely recovery of loans and advances through payroll deductions.
- Ensure final recovery of outstanding loans/advances during end-of-service settlement.
- Compute employee annual leave transport for payment monthly
- Handling all types of salary grievances
- Act as a point of contact for all payroll and benefits related issues for the HR department team and employees at large.
- Compute employee tea and night allowance payments on monthly.
- Oversee the performance of the payroll assistant. Guide and support the payroll Officer/assistant in execution of her duties.
- Any other duties as assigned by Management/Manager
Education and/or Work Experience Requirements: - A minimum of a Bachelorâs degree from a reputable University, a post graduate diploma in HRM and a member of the HRMAU is an added advantage.
- A minimum of 5 yearsâ and above experience in a similar role in a busy environment.
Key Requirements - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers
- Knowledge of SAP, HRIS or any other HR system
- Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office â Word, Excel, power point and Outlook)
- Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 60 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure
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