Payroll Specialist (Saudi National)

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and validate payroll-related data to support accurate monthly payroll processing for Saudi Arabian Employees
• Review payroll calculations and perform quality checks throughout all stages of the payroll cycle.
• Manage employee payroll inquiries and provide timely, accurate resolution of payroll-related issues.
• Ensure payroll transactions are processed in accordance with internal policies, local regulations, and established procedures.
• Coordinate with external payroll providers to support the successful delivery of outsourced payroll services.
• Partner with HR teams, business stakeholders, and Finance colleagues to ensure seamless end-to-end payroll operations.
• Monitor payroll activities, identify discrepancies, and escalate complex issues to the Payroll Manager when appropriate.
• Support payroll reporting, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and compliance.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2-3 years of payroll operations experience, in META payroll administration. European payroll knowledge is considered a plus,
• Experience with payroll processing activities such as time management, leave administration, sick leave processing, employee registration, payroll tax administration, pay processing, and payroll reporting.
• Experience working with payroll systems, payroll tools, and payroll data validation processes.
• In-house payroll experience is desirable.
• Experience handling payroll-related employee inquiries and resolving payroll issues effectively.
• Fluent English language skills, both written and spoken.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.