Payroll Administrator

Role purpose

Payroll administration

• Manage monthly end-to-end payroll by collating, validating, and reconciling inputs for accurate, compliant, timely salary disbursement.
• Process overtime, allowances, deductions, variable pay, and final settlements under company policies and UAE labour requirements.
• Coordinate with Finance and stakeholders to resolve payroll discrepancies and employee queries; maintain confidential, accurate records and internal controls.

Onboarding and offboarding

• Coordinate onboarding, validate employee documentation and contracts, arrange system access, and maintain employee master data.
• Facilitate payroll and benefits enrollment and work with HR, IT, Finance, Medical Operations, and other teams to integrate new employees.
• Manage resignations, terminations, exit documentation, system access closures, clearances, exit communications, leave balances, final settlements, and benefit cessation.

Compensation, systems, and compliance

• Administer compensation and benefits programs and process salary revisions, promotions, allowances, bonuses, incentives, and other changes.
• Maintain HRIS data and generate and analyze reports on payroll, headcount, compensation, employee movements, and workforce metrics.
• Use advanced Excel; support HR-system enhancements, testing, process improvement, digital HR initiatives, audits, and compliance with UAE labour law and company procedures.
• Answer employee questions and support internal and external audits with accurate employment records.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in Compensation & Benefits, HR Operations, Payroll Administration, or a similar role.
• Strong UAE payroll, employee lifecycle, and labour-legislation knowledge; hands-on HRIS, payroll-system, and workforce-management-platform experience. Workday is preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and HR data reporting proficiency; strong attention to detail, analytical ability, discretion, stakeholder management, communication, and organization.

Pay

• AED 7,000–10,000 per month.

Work location

• Work location is in person.