Healthcare · Full-time
Direct employerPayroll Supervisor - Cigna Healthcare

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Role overview
Cigna Healthcare is hiring a full-time Payroll Supervisor based at Kenya One Africa Place. This role is ideal for someone with extensive payroll experience who wants to work in an international environment and manage payroll operations primarily in Kenya and other assigned regions.
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What you will do
- Provide high quality payroll services ensuring timely and accurate payments.
- Assist in managing daily payroll and benefits administration with limited supervision.
- Stay updated on payroll legislation and compliance, explaining changes to junior team members.
- Communicate effectively with third party payroll and benefits providers to ensure accurate and timely payments and reports.
- Ensure payroll and benefits administration complies with process control policies.
- Build and maintain relationships with Finance, HR, and other stakeholders for smooth service delivery.
- Serve as the first point of contact for payroll and benefits queries, resolving issues promptly.
- Recommend improvements to payroll and benefits processes and implement new procedures.
- Maintain employee data on HR and leave/absence systems and provide guidance to managers.
- Support invoice management to ensure proper approval and timely payments.
- Administer employee benefits and ensure accurate payroll deductions and reporting to third parties.
- Calculate statutory payroll payments and prepare required documents.
- Assist in training new and existing employees under supervision.
- Manage a remote team of junior payroll support staff and oversee payroll areas beyond Kenya.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of experience in a payroll-focused environment.
- Strong knowledge and interest in Kenya payroll and benefits.
- Willingness to support payroll processes across multiple countries.
- Motivated to work in an international setting and collaborate with a global remote team.
- High accuracy, attention to detail, and quality in work.
- Curious, proactive, and enthusiastic about continuous learning.
- Ability to adapt quickly to change.
- Clear communication skills and maturity in addressing issues.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload independently.
- Solid skills in Excel; knowledge of Word and PowerPoint is an advantage.
- Experience with Workday is a plus.
How to apply
Applicants should apply through the employer's official contact by submitting their CV. The employer has not published a closing date.