Senior Payroll Specialist
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Job Description
Location: Egypt (with regional responsibility across Egypt KSA UAE and Qatar)
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Fulltime
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled and detailoriented Senior Payroll Specialist to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and executing payroll operations across Egypt KSA UAE and Qatar ensuring compliance with local labor laws tax regulations and internal company policies. This is a key role requiring strong regional payroll experience analytical skills and a proactive approach to process improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the endtoend payroll process across Egypt KSA UAE and Qatar ensuring accuracy timeliness and full compliance with local laws and company policies.
- Validate attendance overtime leaves and other relevant data for payroll inputs across different countries.
- Accurately calculate salaries bonuses commissions deductions social insurance and other employee benefits according to each countrys regulations.
- Coordinate with HR and Finance teams to process employee life cycle events (onboarding promotions transfers and terminations) in payroll systems.
- Ensure correct and timely filing of all statutory obligations related to payroll (e.g. income tax filings social insurance submissions) in each country.
- Manage social insurance registrations amendments and cancellations for applicable countries (especially Egypt).
- Prepare and submit all payrollrelated reports required by internal stakeholders auditors and external authorities.
- Act as the point of contact for all payrollrelated inquiries across the region providing highquality service and resolving issues promptly.
- Support Finance in payroll reconciliation audits and reporting.
- Keep uptodate with labor social insurance and tax law changes in Egypt KSA UAE and Qatar.
- Propose and implement continuous improvements to payroll processes to enhance efficiency accuracy and compliance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of handson experience managing payroll in Egypt with exposure to payroll operations in other GCC countries (preferably KSA UAE or Qatar).
- Strong knowledge of:
- Egyptian labor law tax and social insurance regulations
- GCC labor and tax practices (knowledge of endofservice benefits WPS in KSA/UAE GOSI etc.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- High level of confidentiality and integrity.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills to handle regional responsibilities.
- Strong communication skills in Arabic and English.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience managing payroll for 500 employees across multiple countries.
- Familiarity with WPS (Wage Protection System) processes in KSA and UAE.
- Experience dealing with external payroll providers and auditors.
- Certification in Payroll HR or Taxation is a plus.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary and regional exposure.
- Opportunity to work across diverse markets and expand expertise.
- Professional development and career growth opportunities.
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
Employment Type
Full Time
