Payroll Officer (Saudi Arabia)

Perform payroll transactions in a timely manner, review employee expense reports and prepare regular reports to the Payroll Supervisor and HCM Department Manager. Ensure that employee payroll records are updated and kept confidential.

Employee Relations

• Enroll new joiners into the payroll system to ensure timely payments
• Prepare employee monthly payroll with complete confidentiality and issue Payroll & Compensation reports on a regular basis
• Work out applicable deductions, calculate overtime, check working balances and make monthly payments on time
• Reconcile payroll related general ledger accounts
• Review monthly expense reports submitted by employees and confirm entries for reimbursement
• Prepare employee related records / reports on an annual basis and ensure the information available on the system is accurate at all times
• Assess management incentive bonuses, salary deferrals, overtime hours, allowances and transport payments and issue payroll slips after receiving confirmation

Policy Development

• Follow-up on best practices initiatives and implement changes accordingly
• Evaluate compliance with country regulations and communicate findings with top managers to ensure alignment

Other

• Ensure that GOSI payments and claims are processed according to company policies and procedures
• Work closely with audit teams when subjected to audits, both internal and external
• Analyze internal and industry-wide salary data, determine appropriate pay grades and conduct detailed salary surveys researching and auditing the compensation practices of competitive firms

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor degree in Accounting/Finance or High School with equivalent years of experience
• Qualifications from either the Institute of Payroll and Pensions Management (PPM) or International Association of Book-keepers (IAB) Certificates will be a plus

EXPERIENCE

• 3 years of Payroll experience
• Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved

SKILLS:

• Good customer service and overall exposure to management reporting systems
• Strong computer/IT skills
• Strong mathematical abilities

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent team player
• Detail-oriented with high respect to confidentiality
• Strong organizational, time management and prioritization abilities
• Systematic and logical thinking