Human Resources and Payroll Officer

Job description / Role

- Human resources & Payroll officer must have a clear understanding of your organizations business objectives and be able to devise and implement policies which select, develop and retain the right staff needed to meet these objectives. The exact nature of the work activities varies according to the organization, but is likely to include:
- Develop and maintain a good knowledge of the hospitals HR processes and procedures and the Personal system relating to the activities of a section of the HR department working closely with departments, increasingly in a consultancy role, assisting line managers to understand and implement policies and procedures;
- Promoting equality and diversity as part of the culture of the organisation;
- Liaising with a wide range of organisations involved in areas such as race relations, disability, gender, age, religion and health and safety;
- Recruiting staff - this includes developing job descriptions, preparing advertisements, checking application forms, shortlisting, interviewing and selecting candidates;
- Developing policies on issues such as working conditions, performance management, equal opportunities, disciplinary procedures and absence management;
- Advising on pay and other remuneration issues, including promotion and benefits;
- Undertaking regular salary reviews;
- Negotiating with staff and their representatives on issues relating to pay and conditions;
- Administering payroll and maintaining records relating to staff;
- Interpreting and advising on employment legislation;
- Listening to grievances and implementing disciplinary procedures;
- Developing HR planning strategies with line managers, which consider immediate and long-term staff requirements in terms of numbers and skill levels;
- Establish and maintain data controls;
- Ensure data is entered into the system;
- Prepare separation documents for terminated employees;
- Apply basic HR knowledge and techniques to all areas of work;
- Input Personal and payroll data into the HR system with speed and accuracy;
- Suggest changes to internal department procedures as identified and be involved in the continuous improvement development of processes;
- To undertake periodic audit of own work and report on areas of possible improvement;
- Ensure that work is performed in accordance with hospital processes and procedures and to refer to line managers for guidance as required;
- End to end processing of selected (weekly, fortnightly and monthly) payroll(s).
- On-going maintenance of payroll system and leave planning system (if applicable).
- Updating and maintaining payroll records.
- Liaising with staff and management on payroll related queries.
- Maintaining leave, sickness and overtime reports.
- Undertaking required reporting, both internal and statutory reporting.
- Payroll administration filing, setting up new starters.
- Calculation and payment of termination payments.
- Processing increases and calculation of back pays.
- Assisting Payroll Manager with month end consolidation.
- Assisting Payroll Manager with reconciliation and payment of payroll
- Calculating annual leave and SL provisions/accruals.

Requirements

- A minimum of a Bachelors Degree in HR and/or Business Administration, preferably or equivalent;
- Minimum of 5 years experience in the HR Field;
- Up to date knowledge with the country labour law HR System & computer applications;
- Good verbal, analytical, organizational and written skills;

About the Company

Established in 1996, Clarendon Parker Bahrain is an International Recruitment Specialist Consultancy based in Bahrains Seef Business District. We specialise in mid to senior level professional, managerial, technical recruitment and staffing solutions in Bahrain and beyond. Our multinational team of consultants are experienced professionals within the fields they represent. Each consultant brings strong industry links and knowledge to better understand your business requirements. We know the market and we know our candidates!

Our team of dedicated consultants specialise in the following industries:

Accounting, Finance & Banking Logistics & Customer Service Secretarial & Administration Human Resources & Recruitment Engineering & Construction IT/Telecom Marketing & PR Oil and Gas

The current range of services includes permanent and temporary recruitment, recruitment advertising campaigns, employee satisfaction surveys, state-of-the-art web-based recruitment technology and HR consulting services relating to recruitment processes and activities.