Senior Finance | Audit & Assurance

About Deloitte

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Our shared values guide the way we behave to make a positive, enduring impact.

During your tenure as a Payroll Accountant Senior in Audit & Assurance, you will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:

• Executing all policies and procedures pertaining to payroll administration and processing.
• Processing monthly payroll to ensure timely and accurate payment for all the employees.
• Interfacing with employees to verify employee pay slips, issues in expenses, and claims while resolving salary and pay discrepancies.
• Monitoring the current account of employees related to personal deductions.
• Knowledge about WPS, and all aspects of payroll processes, payments, and maintaining up-to-date payroll records in ERP software.
• Supervising accurate data records, processing monthly payrolls, reconciliation of payroll figures, ensuring audit compliance, preparing and reporting on monthly MIS, providing staff guidance and procedures related to payroll, and ensuring HR services provided are as per agreed service levels.
• Preparing and processing final settlement of separated staff.
• Maintaining employment records and individually handling HR related queries.
• Preparing, reconciling, and updating the payroll budget along with the calculation of the cost rate.
• Reconciliation of headcount to ensure new joiners and leavers are accounted on time.
• Maintaining records and reporting related to UAE Pension scheme.
• Preparing all the templates and reports related to payroll reconciliation for external and internal audit along with the ICV requirements.

Leadership Capabilities

• Builds own understanding of our purpose and values; explores opportunities for impact.
• Demonstrates strong commitment to personal learning and development; acts as a brand ambassador to help attract top talent.
• Understands expectations and demonstrates personal accountability for keeping performance on track.
• Actively focuses on developing effective communication and relationship-building skills.
• Understands how their daily work contributes to the priorities of the team and the business.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in finance or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5 years of practical hands-on experience.
• CPA, CMA, or ACCA are mandatory.
• Well versed with GCC labor laws.
• Fluent in English; knowledge of Arabic is a plus.
• Pleasant, approachable, and professional conduct.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to analyze data with high attention to detail.
• Actively manage expectations and escalate matters where necessary.
• Exceptional attitude, self-starter, team player, and process oriented.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Advanced knowledge in Excel is a must; knowledge of Microsoft D365 is a plus.
• Exhibit flexibility to adapt to multiple cultures/sectors and display agility and diversity.