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Payroll & Benefits Specialist Jobs in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority
Title: Payroll & Benefits Specialist
Company: Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority
Location: Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
JOB PURPOSE :Jobholders at this level carry out specific tasks independently but are subject to close supervision. They research, collect and analyze information, draft reports and documents, participate in specific meetings and develop their own professional expertise.
They undertake simple operational activities including follow ups on new hires, terminations, cuts offs, and extra payments made to employees and all other kinds of instalments ensuring they are well entered and updated in the system for reference and for report generation purposes.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
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
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
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 QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS :
A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration or equivalent is required
