Senior Payroll Officer

Job description / Role

- Administer the monthly payroll generation and ensure that all transactions (including attendance, advance, additions, deductions and other) are entered and updated on the system.
- Respond to employees' queries in Payroll related issues, provide the necessary support, and escalate unresolved issues to the hierarchy.
- Prepare the monthly payments files associated with payroll and ensure it is executed in a timely manner.
- Ensure high level of customer service is delivered and maintained and that internal customers are satisfied by meeting all internal SLA's and by following up on requests in a timely manner.
- Assist in managing and developing team members to ensure that the department has the required knowledge and efficiency.
- Validation and reconciliation of post payroll output and the loading of costing files to General Ledger.
- Ensure all kinds of employees' letters (bank, embassy, recommendation, employment, social security and other) are implemented in HRMS.

Requirements

Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration; MBA is a plus
- 4-6 years of experience is a similar field
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Fluency in English
- Customer Focus: level 2
- Attention to details: level 3
- Communication Skills: level 2
- Driving and Achieving results: level 2
- Decision Making: level: 2
- Developing and motivating others: level 2
- Initiative: level 3

About the Company

Azadea Group is a premier fashion and lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 50 leading international franchise concepts across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. Since its inception in 1978, the Group has grown a substantial chain of stores representing leading international brand names in fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishing, sporting goods and multimedia.With over 11,000 employees, the company boasts a solid infrastructure overseeing more than 600 stores spread across 15 countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.