My Pay Advisor, West Africa

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: My Pay Advisor, West Africa

Job Requisition ID: R-173194
Location: Lagos
Job type: Full time
Work schedule: 40 hours per week

Job Description

• You are a specialist in a process, workstream or area in Mondel?z International Digital Services, working to support impeccable service operations.

How you will contribute:

• You will use your in-depth process and service knowledge in your area of expertise to ensure that service level agreements and obligations are met.
• In addition, you will provide input for training materials, ensure that standard operating procedures and data protection activities comply with Mondel?z International policies and the law, analyze and report on exceptions and offer recommendations for process improvements, and lead the sustainable continuous improvement process for the team.
• As a co-owner of the development of standard operating procedures, you will drive standardization and simplification of processes.

What You will Bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

• Working in a shared service organization
• Your specific process area
• Being a good team player and influencing others
• Process design and mapping, and business requirement gathering experience
• Communicating effectively, applying interpersonal skills and taking initiative

More about this role

• Payroll Operations Management: Drive the full spectrum of payroll operations, partnering closely with the Sub-Saharan Africa People Team to deliver seamless, error-free payroll cycles.
• Compliance & Controls: Establish and maintain robust internal controls and compliance frameworks, proactively identifying gaps and implementing corrective measures to uphold the highest standards of governance.
• Validation & Accuracy: Oversee rigorous payroll data validation processes to ensure completeness, consistency, and correctness of all payroll inputs and outputs.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Serve as the central point of coordination between cross-functional teams, external vendors, and regulatory bodies to ensure alignment on payroll deliverables and compliance requirements.
• Statutory & Third-Party Payments: Ensure all statutory obligations and third-party payments are processed accurately and within prescribed timelines, mitigating any risk of penalties or non-compliance.

What you need to know about this position
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

• Proven ability to handle multiple payroll entities with diverse requirements.
• Process design and mapping, and business requirement gathering experience
• Familiarity with payroll operations, tax regulations, and labor laws in Sub-Saharan Africa markets.
• Working in a shared service organization
• Team player with strong stakeholder management.
• Expertise in end-to-end payroll, including validation, compliance, and control.
• Strong organizational, time management, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Communicating effectively, applying interpersonal skills and taking initiative

Education / Certifications:

• Candidates should posses a University Bachelor's Degree
• 2-5 years of experience managing payroll, accounts

Job specific requirements:

• Knowledge of local statutory, tax & labour laws of Sub-Saharan Africa
• Proficiency in Microsoft excel

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• SOX/Compliance management
• Tax regulations/labour laws understanding
• Process management
• Payroll management