Payroll Accountant

Payroll Accounting: 

• Perform monthly payroll salary runs, ensuring accurate calculations and compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

• Coordinate with HR to ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll changes, including new hires, terminations, and salary adjustments.

• Liaise with the bank for colleague’s bank card requests and resolve any payment-related issues.

• Provide support to the payroll team and contribute to process improvements.

• Ensure payroll records and documentation are securely maintained and organized for efficient retrieval during audits.

• Address colleague queries promptly, providing accurate and courteous responses.

• Perform ad-hoc reporting, analysis, or projects as required.

Payroll Accounting

• Assists in preparing the monthly payroll review pack.

• Prepare monthly payroll cutoff reports for Manager’s review.

• Prepare monthly payroll-related journals, posting to the general ledger.

• Prepare monthly balance sheet schedules.

• Review of monthly time management reports.

• Assist with year-end reporting requirements.

Payment processing:

• Perform final settlement and salary advance calculation and ensure timely payment.

• Process employee benefits payments, including housing loan repayments, education allowances, and other entitlements.

• Coordinate with the Pension authorities to ensure timely payment of contributions.

System maintenance:

• Assume time management super user duties for MX and MD, resolving issues, ensuring timecards are finalized by cutoff dates.

• Performing random timecard audits and reporting any discrepancies.

• Ensure the ERP system is timely updated with costing assignments.

• Collaborate with IT to resolve any system issues and support upgrades or enhancements.

Requirements: 

• Higher Secondary or equivalent to the essential statement of Bachelors in Business / Accounting / Finance

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Payroll or Accounting related field

• High attention to detail

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work under pressure

• Maintains strict confidentiality

• Proficient working with Excel, Outlook, Oracle and KRONOS

• Time management skills

• knowledgeable about UAE Labor Law