Purpose of the job
To ensure accurate and timely accounting for payroll and employee-related payments while maintaining assigned General Ledger accounts, reconciliations and period-close activities. The role coordinates with Human Resources, Payroll and Finance to deliver complete, properly approved and auditable transactions.
Key Accountabilities
1. Employee Payments Execution
- Process and account for approved payroll, employee loans, salary advances, deductions, incentives, commissions, bonuses and allowances.
- Process end-of-service benefits, final settlements, leave encashment, expense claims and other approved employee reimbursements.
- Validate approvals, employee references, amounts, cost centers and supporting documents before processing.
2. General Ledger and Accounting
- Prepare and post accurate SAP/ERP journal entries for payroll and employee-related transactions.
- Maintain and reconcile assigned General Ledger and balance-sheet accounts, including payroll liabilities, employee loans, advances, deductions, expense claims, accruals and clearing accounts.
- Prepare monthly accruals, provisions, reclassifications and account analyses, including end-of-service and leave-related balances where assigned.
- Investigate and clear outstanding or unmatched items and correct accounting errors promptly.
- Support monthly, quarterly and year-end closing in line with the Finance timetable.
- Ensure expenses and liabilities are recorded in the correct legal entity, period, cost center and account.
3. Controls, Reporting and Support
- Maintain complete supporting documents and audit trails for all transactions and reconciliations.
- Apply delegated authority, segregation of duties, confidentiality and company accounting policies.
- Prepare schedules, reconciliations and explanations required by management, auditors and other Finance teams.
- Coordinate with HR, Payroll to resolve discrepancies and meet payment and closing deadlines.
- Identify practical opportunities to improve accuracy, standardize processes and reduce manual work.
Job Requirements
- Educational level: Minimum bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
- Minimum experience: 2-5 years of General Ledger accounting, payroll accounting, employee payments or a similar role.
- Languages: Fluent in English & Arabic
