Migori County is a county in the former Nyanza Province of southwestern Kenya. It is located in western Kenya and borders Homa Bay County, Kisii County, Narok, Tanzania and Lake Victoria to the West. The county also borders Uganda via Migingo Island in Lake Victoria.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure payroll is processed in an accurate, compliant and timely manner
• Effect statutory deductions and to maintain an updated record of the same
• Prepare relevant weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports
• Ensure timely preparation of statutory reports including P9 forms for submission of annual returns
• Support all internal and external audits related to payroll
• Process payroll and administer benefit plans for executive staff
• Prepare and review payroll account reconciliations
• Update staff employment data in alignment with change including transfers to other jurisdictions
• Monitor and compile data for accurate processing of staff appointments, transfers, promotions and terminations
• Attend to queries related to personnel or payroll data with a view to resolving the same; advise senior officers and CPSB on relevant matters arising.
• Compile accurate pay slips and ensure accurate distribution of the same (including upload to Government HR Information system (UHR)
• Carry out periodic system data-cleaning.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or related field
• Membership of relevant professional body such as ICPAK or IHRM
• Five (5) years’ experience in the HR field three (3) of which must be in payroll management.