The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO) is a 100% state-owned corporation incorporated on 2nd December, 2008 under the Company’s Act, Cap 486 as a State Corporation pursuant to the Sessional Paper No. 4 of 2004 on Energy.

REF: KET/5/1C/40/208/VOL I – B (04/24) ON PERMANENT & PENSIONABLE TERMS

Reporting to the Senior Human Resource Officer

Job purpose

This Job is responsible for timely and accurate salary and pension administration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintaining and updating compensation database
• Compiling accurate pay slips and ensuring all data for payroll is prepared
• Participating in review of payroll software
• Processing of pension benefits in accordance with the Trust Deeds and Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) rules and regulations
• Providing an interface between KETRACO and pension scheme administrators, fund managers and custodians of staff superannuation funds
• Processing SAP Payroll and interfacing the system with Finance General Ledger
• Facilitating and overseeing prompt submission of the monthly payroll to Finance ensuring staff are paid by 25th day of every month
• Processing staff benefits such as loans, advances, allowances, terminal benefits and any other approved staff claims
• Assessing staff eligibility to qualify for staff loans, bank loans, advances and making the necessary recommendations
• Undertaking reviewing of proposals from potential banks for personal lending to staff and recommending for further managerial action
• Processing all statutory deductions like P.A.Y.E, N.S.S.F., N.H.I.F. and Pension through the monthly payroll and ensuring prompt remittance
• Recovering terminal dues overpayments, money incurred or any other resources from staff due to KETRACO
• Extracting KETRACO annual P.A.Y.E. returns in accordance with Income Tax Department requirements
• Preparing annual staff status reports for National Employment Authority, Salaries & Remuneration Commission
• Resolving payroll discrepancies and assisting in payroll audits
• Facilitating the remittance of both members’ contributions to the fund managers and assisting in preparation of timely annual pension accounts
• Reporting changes in the pension fund membership to pension administrators
• Maintaining and ensuring safe custody and confidentiality of member’s records
• Sensitizing members on pension matters
• Implementing key Board and Management decisions like Salary Reviews
• Participating in the development and implementation of compensation and benefit related policies and procedures
• Preparing ad hoc reports for Management’s decision making
• Assisting in budget preparation and administration

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or BCOM, Finance
• Registered member of Institute of Human Resource Management (IHRM)
• Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA-K)
• Post graduate diploma in Human Resource HRM or CHRP Certificate
• Supervisory course lasting not less than two (2) weeks
• Minimum of three (3) years of SAP-HCM (payroll) version 7.0 experience
• Experience in SAP-BI and analytical skills will be an added advantage

Working Condition:

• Office setting and field visits