Payroll Officer

Job description / Role

- Payroll officer shall ensure the prompt and precise payment of salaries and other eligible benefits to all NGTs employees in accordance to the policies of the Company & labor law.
- Perform full and accurate preparation of monthly payroll including overtime, salary adjustments/deductions in accordance to company policy, calculation of the Annual leave & indemnities.
- Coordinate activities of employees by processing attendance records, compiling payroll statistics, maintaining payroll control records and calculating payrolls
- Maintain and update payroll system with any deduction, salary increment, transfer, exit employees, promotion, new hires.
- Review & update the pay rates of all staff in payroll register/computer files while computing salary/benefits.
- Direct compilation and preparation of other payroll data such as overtime, incentives, medical costs, social insurance, deductions etc.
- Maintain up to date status of leaves for all employees and timely report before leaves exceed the maximum approved limit in order to ensure the non-accumulation of leave more than the approved limited years
- Verify and process all leave applications after ensuring availability of leaves and prepare leave salary and forward for management approval
- Monitor & report to management for unauthorized absence, tardiness, leave etc. for further disciplinary actions
- Coordinate & follow up all the replacement, transfer action & advice entitlement & grading.
- Interpret company policies and government regulations affecting payroll procedures
- Coordinate with insurance organization for life and medical insurance policies and follow up on claims.

Requirements

- University degree in the field of Business Administration/Accounting from a reputable university or an equivalent degree in HRM is a plus
- Broad knowledge of HR procedures, processes & systems
- Minimum of 3 - 5 years experience in HR/Payroll
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently in a fast moving environment
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent working knowledge of MS Office
- Excellent Team Player
- Excellent analytical skills and well organized
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent English language skills

About the Company

Northern Gulf Trading Group (NGT) was established in 1976 as a sole distributor for Hyundai Motors in the State of Kuwait (Passenger Cars, Commercial Vehicles and Heavy Equipment). NGT has been ranked as the third Auto Distributor in the local market in 2013 plus it has attained selective awards like the Best Business Awards Best Marketing Category for the year 2013 from Awards Intelligence - LTD in UK.

Our primary corporate values are; Sustainable Growth, Operational Excellence, People Quality, Work Environment, Personal Values, Trust and Customer Relations.

Our vision is TO BE THE BEST AUTOMOTIVE DISTRIBUTOR IN KUWAIT And to develop and implement a successful automotive business that delivers maximum customer and employee enthusiasm and superior results in cooperation with Hyundai Motors Company.