Abass Kante
Lusaka
Summary
Detail-oriented Payroll Officer with over 1 year of hands-on experience cleaning, analysing, and interpreting Employee Database. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP). Proven ability to deliver accurate analysis under tight deadlines.
Overview
3
3
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Assistant Payroll Officer
Dairy Gold Ltd
Lusaka
2025.05
- Managed payroll data for 2000 [+] plus employees, ensuring accurate calculation of salaries, allowances, and deductions.
- Reconciled payroll records with timesheets and HR records, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of discrepancies.
- Used Excel lookups (VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP) to match employee records across multiple worksheets, streamlining allowances and deduction mapping for quicker reconciliations. Developed clear formulas and documentation for colleagues to replicate processes.
- Automated routine checks and generated payroll summary reports, enhancing efficiency of month-end processing.
Education
Advanced Certificate - Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Lusaka Business and Technical College
2019.01 - 2021.09
Skills
- Payroll processing
- Payroll administration
- Payroll software proficiency
- Payroll tax compliance
- PAYE legislation understanding
- Reconciliation expertise
- Salary structure knowledge
- Wage deductions
- Statutory payments knowledge
- Timesheet monitoring
- Data entry accuracy
- Excel data manipulation
- Excel data analysis
- Data reporting
- Data quality assurance, attention to detail
- ERP Handling
- Microsoft PowerPoint, Word
- Employee records maintenance
- Confidentiality assurance
- Accounting principles familiarity
- Time management and deadlines
- Deadline orientation
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Compensation review
- Payroll adaptability
- Immediate availability
Certification
Mastering Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel — Alison [online], 2025
Professional References
Available on request.
Chartered Accountant [CA]
January 2026 till date ongoing
Timeline
Assistant Payroll Officer
Dairy Gold Ltd
2025.05
Advanced Certificate - Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Lusaka Business and Technical College
2019.01 - 2021.09