Senior | Finance | Audit & Assurance | Jeddah

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During your tenure as a Payroll Accountant Senior in Audit & Assurance, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

• Executing all policies and procedures pertaining to payroll administration and processing.
• Processing monthly payroll to ensure timely and accurate payment for all the employees.
• Interfacing with Employees to verify employee pay slips, issues in expenses, and claims while resolving salary and pay discrepancies.
• Monitoring the current account of employees related to personal deductions
• Knowledge about WPS, and all aspects of payroll processes, payments and maintaining up-to-date payroll records in ERP software
• Supervising accurate data records, processing monthly payrolls, reconciliation of payroll figures, ensuring audit compliance, preparing & reporting on monthly MIS, providing staff guidance & procedures related to payroll and ensuring HR services provided are as per agreed service levels
• Preparing and processing final settlement of separated staff.
• Maintaining employment records and individually handling HR related queries
• Preparing, reconciling, and updating the Payroll budget along with the calculation of the cost rate
• Reconciliation of headcount to ensure new joiners and leavers are accounted on time
• Maintaining records and reporting related to UAE Pension scheme
• Preparing all the templates and reports related to Payroll reconciliation for External & Internal Audit along with the ICV requirements

Leadership Capabilities:

• Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact
• Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent
• Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track
• Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills
• Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5 years of practical hands-on experience.
• CPA, CMA or ACCA are mandatory
• Well versed with GCC labor laws.
• Fluent in English, knowledge of Arabic is a plus.
• Pleasant, approachable, and professional conduct.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to analyze data with high attention to detail.
• Actively manage expectations and escalate matters where necessary.
• Exceptional attitude, self-starter, team player and process oriented.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Advanced knowledge in excel is a must, knowledge of Microsoft D365 is a plus.
• Exhibit flexibility to adapt to multiple cultures / sectors and display agility and diversity.