Payroll Officer

Job description / Role

The Payroll Officer is responsible for part or all of the payroll process, and ensuring the timely and accurate administration of employee compensation in accordance with established policies and within the required turnaround times.

In their endeavor to excellence, the fundamental values all our employees must possess are Commitment, Integrity, Empathy and Flexibility

Main Responsibilities

Payroll Process
- Responsible for the whole Payroll process for designated companies/business units
- Entry and follow-up of employees’ deductions, loans, additions, commissions, unpaid leaves
- Check if all new comers have been entered in the system
- Check coherence of staff allocation in the payroll versus budgets, division feedback ,etc.
- Calculate the final dues for leavers or transferred employees in accordance with local laws and Group’s policies and procedures
- Check accuracy of information in final payroll report
- Process and issue employee monthly pay slips, and ensure their distribution to the employees
- Prepare monthly salary entries and provision in accordance with accounting standards and principles and each BU’s requirements

Audit
- Preparation and maintenance of schedules required for a company’s annual audit:
- Bonus Provision
- Indemnity Provision
- Leave Provision
- Full year salary and headcount presented month-wise
- Reconciliation of general ledger balances (balance sheet accounts) against manual schedules of provisions
- Coordination with external auditors

Other
- Monthly review of subsidiary and general ledger balances related to salaries
- Proper file maintenance - printouts or soft copy – in a safe and secure manner
- Periodic calculation of employees’ variables
- Periodic preparation of budget data (staff cost related to salaries per business unit) and 3-year plan.

Requirements

- University Graduate in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Commerce
- CPA Qualified
- 3+ years of similar experience


English
Excellent ? Good ? Fair ? Preferable ? Not Required
Arabic
?Excellent ? Good ? Fair ? Preferable n Not Required
French
?Excellent ? Good ? Fair ? Preferable n Not Required

About the Company

The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East since 1955. As an expert in retail, distribution and marketing services based in Dubai, the group has become a major player in the fashion, beauty and gift sectors regionally.

By blending its Middle East expertise and intimate knowledge of luxury, Chalhoub Group is building brands in the region, by offering service excellence to all its partners and a unique experience to its customers through its passionate teams.

With a growing workforce of more than 9,000 people, implemented in 14 countries, as well as the operating of over 470 retail outlets, the group's success is attributed to its most valued asset of highly skilled and dedicated teams. Professionalism and passion are what fuel the Chalhoub Group's competitive edge in today's market.

By being committed to implementing sustainable practices into their business, the Chalhoub Group has been awarded in 2013 the CSR Label from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce.