Payroll Director

Purpose of Job

The job holder is responsible for overseeing the accurate implementation and validation of payroll and benefits transactions and reports to ensure they are administered within set timeframes, guidelines and policies.

Job Responsibilities

Payroll

• Keep abreast of governmental and administrative decisions impacting payroll, and when applicable conduct needed changes on related policies and procedures
• Implement payroll-related policies and processes and ensure that accurate/prompt communication to all relevant stakeholders
• Maintain and update the ZATCA payroll system on a periodic basis by keeping employee information and records current in order to ensure proper archiving and accurate utilization of data in the future
• Keep track of newly hired personnel and manage the registration and establishment of associated bank accounts by obtaining and submitting necessary documentation
• Calculate payroll for ZATCA employees ensuring exceptions/variances and applicable increases or deductions are handled in line with set policies and procedures
• Review, validate, and process overtime payments, security awards, accommodation handling in ports, committee awards, bank loan payments, allowance deductions, salary adjustment requests, end of service payments, spot awards payouts, business travels and per diem allowances, kids’ education allowances, thrifting plan payments and deductions, leaves payables, home loan program payments and installments, annual bonus payouts, and professional certificates and government fees ensuring they are complaint with data sets and set policies and procedures
• Develop and review bank transfer files to ensure accuracy of transfers to all employees
• Develop, review, update, reports including weekly meeting reports, payroll reports, government loan reports, and thrifting plans for proper reflection of payroll costs at ZATCA
• Respond to inquiries and ad hoc business requests via assigned tools to keep employees satisfied and knowledgeable about their pay rates and related pay matters
  
  
  

Organization and Operations

• Follow all relevant policies, processes and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
• Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior team to ensure work is carried out in an efficient manner
• Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure cases/issues are closed properly
• Perform other duties as requested
  
  
  

People Management

• Train junior staff on the different job activities to ensure transfer of know-how, when applicable
• Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility, and monitor the workflow of subordinates/ junior staff
• Support junior staff or direct reports in order to execute their duties according to set policies and processes
  
  
  

Job Details

Communication and Contacs

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or equivalent is required
• Master’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or equivalent is preferred
  
  
  

Experience

An optimal of 8 years of relevant experience, with a preferred 3 years of experience in managerial level

Competencies

General HC Knowledge - Advanced

Professionalism - Proficient

Employee Relations - Advanced

Collaboration and Communication - Proficient

Develop Teams - Proficient

Negotiation and Influence - Advanced

Information Systems Knowledge - Advanced

Leading by Example - Proficient

Strategic Thinking - Developing

Coaching and Internal Business Consulting - Advanced

Operational Excellence - Developing

Results Oriented - Proficient

Customer Focus - Proficient

Enablement of Change and Innovation - Proficient