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Flutterwave was founded on the principle that every African must be able to participate and thrive in the global economy. To achieve this objective, we have built a trusted payment infrastructure that allows consumers and businesses (African and International) to make and receive payments in a convenient borderless manner. The Role The Payroll and Benefits Manager is a critical operational role responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll and benefits processing across all markets. You will manage complex, multi-country payroll landscapes, drive process improvements, and serve as a key trust function in our fast-growing, multi-country fintech environment. This role reports to the Head, People Enablement and Governance. What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be Like: 1. Payroll Operations • Manage end-to-end payroll processing across all active Flutterwave markets, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely disbursement every cycle • Maintain payroll records, adjustments, and change logs with full audit trail discipline • Coordinate with HR and Finance teams to ensure all payroll inputs, including new hires, exits, salary changes, bonuses, and deductions, are captured and processed correctly • Reconcile payroll outputs with Finance ledgers each cycle and resolve discrepancies promptly • Own the payroll calendar and proactively flag risks to timely processing 2. Statutory Compliance • Ensure full compliance with payroll-related statutory obligations in every market, including PAYE, pension, NHF, NHIS, and equivalent obligations in non-Nigerian markets • Prepare and file all statutory payroll remittances accurately and on time • Monitor changes in tax legislation and employment law across markets and update payroll processes accordingly • Act as the primary point of contact for payroll-related regulatory queries and audits 3. Benefits Administration • Administer employee benefits deductions and contributions through payroll, including group life insurance, health insurance, and pension • Ensure accurate reflection of benefit enrolments, changes, and terminations in payroll cycles • Support benefits renewals with payroll data and cost analysis 4. Systems and Process Improvement • Own and optimise payroll system configuration, ensuring it accurately reflects business rules, local statutory requirements, and pay structures • Streamline and improve payroll processes to reduce error risk and processing time • Build and maintain a reliable payroll reporting suite for People, Finance, and leadership 5. Vendor and Partner Management • Manage relationships with payroll service providers, statutory agencies, pension fund administrators, and benefits brokers • Ensure SLAs and compliance obligations are met across all third-party payroll relationships 6. Governance and Audit • Maintain clean, well-structured payroll records that are audit-ready at all times • Lead payroll-related internal and external audit exercises, producing accurate documentation and resolving queries efficiently • Identify and escalate payroll risks, flagging issues to the Head, People Enablement and Governance proactively • Ensure personal information of customers, employees, and partners is processed and protected in line with data privacy laws and global best practices Required competencies to be a Waver: • Minimum of 7 years' experience in payroll management, with direct responsibility for multi-country payroll • Deep knowledge of Nigerian payroll legislation, including PAYE, pension (PenCom), NHF, and NSITF; exposure to other African markets is a strong advantage • Proven experience managing payroll in a regulated or financial services environment • Hands-on experience with payroll software and HRIS platforms; ability to configure and optimise payroll systems • Strong reconciliation and analytical skills, with high attention to numerical accuracy • Track record of building payroll processes, not just running them • Relevant professional qualifications in HR, Finance, or Payroll (e.g. CIPM, ICAN, CIPP) are an advantage • Excellent attention to detail, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills Click here for the Recruitment Privacy Notice and Flutterwave Privacy Policy