Payroll Specialist
Role Overview
The Payroll Specialist processes accurate and timely employee payroll and ensures compliance with UAE and GCC regulations.
The role manages salary payments, deductions, employee records, payroll queries, and continuous payroll-process improvement.
The role collaborates with HR and Finance and supports payroll operations during high-demand periods or team absences.
Key Skills for This Role
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Position Overview
The Payroll Specialist processes accurate and timely employee payroll and ensures compliance with UAE and GCC regulations.
The role manages salary payments, deductions, employee records, payroll queries, and continuous payroll-process improvement.
The role collaborates with HR and Finance and supports payroll operations during high-demand periods or team absences.
Payroll Processing and Compliance
- Manage salary disbursement and monthly payroll variables, including advances, deductions, bonuses, overtime, and bank-detail changes.
- Update salary changes and promotions in SAP and ensure compliance with WPS requirements.
- Reconcile payroll reports and prepare government filings, pension submissions, and labour-law compliance documents.
- Audit HR systems for payroll, time and attendance, leave accruals, and statutory-deduction accuracy.
Employee Records and Benefits
- Provide salary certificates, payslips, employment verification letters, and other payroll documentation.
- Calculate end-of-service benefits and ensure compliant final settlements for departing employees.
- Manage leave balances and employee benefits, including educational assistance, housing loans, relocation allowances, and insurance.
- Coordinate insurance renewals, policy updates, and claims processing.
Stakeholder and Process Management
- Maintain relationships with auditors, banks, government authorities, insurers, HR, Finance, and external organizations.
- Coordinate payroll funding, bank transfers, financial reconciliations, and accurate employee records.
- Develop payroll policies and procedures, identify automation opportunities, and collaborate with IT on system improvements.
- Support the Payroll Officer with monthly payroll execution and absence coverage.
Qualifications and Experience
- A bachelor’s degree in business administration, Accounting, Finance, or a related area is listed under desirable qualifications.
- At least 4 years of proven payroll experience is listed under desirable experience.
- Knowledge of UAE Labour Law and payroll deductions, transfers, wage laws, bank accounts, and attendance systems is listed under desirable qualifications.
- The role requires English speaking and writing; Arabic is preferred.
Skills and Systems
- The posting requests experience with business computing solutions, ideally SAP, and advanced Microsoft Excel.
- The posting emphasizes accuracy, numeracy, organization, time management, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration.
Work Arrangement
- The structured source metadata identifies the workplace as onsite.
- The posting states full-time employment.
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