Payroll Officer

UAE
September 30, 2026

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:

  • Executing all policies and procedures pertaining to payroll administration and processing.
  • Processing monthly and hourly payroll to ensure timely and accurate payment for all the employees.
  • Verifying time reports, update, compute and maintain up-to-date leave accrual.
  • Interfacing with staff in Administration teams to verify employee funding, appointment actions, appointment durations, plus resolve salary and pay discrepancies.
  • Calculation of hours worked by examination of time cards, time sheets, or electronic media. Prepares deductions for authorized and mandatory deductions, data on hires, terminations, and wage adjustments.
  • Knowledge about WPS, and all aspects of payroll processes and maintaining up-to-date payroll records in ERP software.
  • Supervising accurate data records, processing monthly payrolls, reconciliation of payroll figures with the finance department, 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.
  • Prepare and process final settlement of separated staff.
  • Maintain employment records and individually handle HR related queries.
  • Maintain employees leave records, Leave calculation/Leave rules.
  • Track all employees who have been removed from the business.
  • Prepare end of EOS Settlement calculations and ensure timely submission of all relevant documents to required departments within the business to release payments.

General

  • Support HRBPs and provide guidance when needed
  • Additional projects as agreed by the Head of HR and/or HR Director

Skills Description

Education:

Good level of Education, Bachelor’s degree holder with excellent written and spoken English.

Experience:

5+ years in a fast-paced HR role. Previous experience of HRMS, WPS or similar system preferred.

Competencies:

  • Communication skills
  • Team-working
  • Solutions focused
  • Able to work on own initiative
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong “number cruncher”
  • Strong MS Office skills with focus on Excel

Attributes:

  • Experience in a fast-paced environment
  • Resilient, with a high standard of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Confident and excellent communication skills
  • Strong on processes, systems and compliance