One Acre Fund is a nonprofit organization that supplies smallholder farmers in East Africa with asset-based financing and agriculture training services to reduce hunger and poverty.

About the Role

The purpose of the Payroll & Taxes Specialist role at One Acre Fund is to ensure efficient coordination of payroll processing and tax compliance. You will focus on maintaining data accuracy, adhering to regulatory requirements, and enhancing payroll processes to achieve operational excellence. You’ll maintain payroll software, coordinate payroll processing in 10 countries and build the capacity of a team of 10+ payroll administrators across Africa. You will report to the HR Operations Manager on the Global HR team.

Responsibilities

• Country payroll coordination
  • Knowledge management – design end-to-end payroll process and guide for program country JL1-8 payroll, transfer knowledge through training, maintain a repository of the SOPs
  • Troubleshoot systems and tools used to process payroll and enhance them to make sure they’re relevant to current business practices
  • Meet with country payroll leads weekly to monitor compliance with the payroll calendar and process, and provide them with technical support on payroll software and tools
• Taxes and Statutory Compliance
  • Complete monthly tax processing submission for 2 countries and oversee tax submission in 3-4 other countries
  • Further systematize and automate tax submissions wherever this is difficult
  • Support with resolution of historical compliance challenges and internal and external audits
  • Test tax and pay system configuration for 5/10 countries monthly
  • Understand generally how taxes are submitted in all countries and provide temporary cover for tax submission (when needed) for remaining program countries
• Technical ownership and maintenance of pay and taxes systems
  • Payroll software (Sage 300 People) and service providers
  • Helpdesk support – Zendesk and Jira
  • Revenue authorities and statutory fund management institutions

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• Advanced System Fluency: Proficient in excel (can perform complex functions) on Google Sheets or MS Excel payroll software, and HR databases, with an advantage if experienced in Sage 300 People, Sage VIP Premier, and SuccessFactors.
• Tax submission platforms relevant to the One Acre Fund program countries
• Understanding of tax and labor laws, and a pulse on developments in tax regulations in One Acre Fund program countries
• Understanding of data privacy principles
• 2+ years experience as a Finance, payroll or HR information system administrator
• 2+ years experience with payroll software such as Sage VIP and Sage 300 People
• 2+ years experience with Google Sheets or MS Excel functions and formulae, and ability to demo