Payroll Manager

We are supporting a well-established international consumer brand with the appointment of a Payroll Manager to oversee its multi-country payroll operations across the MEAI region.

The successful candidate will manage accurate, timely and compliant end-to-end payroll across the UAE, Qatar, India and South Africa, while supporting the company’s planned expansion into Saudi Arabia.

Key responsibilities include

• Managing end-to-end payroll operations across multiple countries
• Ensuring compliance with local labour, tax and statutory requirements
• Overseeing payroll inputs, validations, reconciliations and approvals
• Managing external payroll providers and monitoring agreed service levels
• Leading payroll audits, controls, governance and year-end reporting
• Driving process improvement, automation and regional standardisation
• Supporting merit, bonus, incentive and commission calculations
• Leading the regional integration of Workday with payroll vendors

The ideal candidate will have

• At least 5–7 years of payroll experience
• Proven responsibility for multi-country or regional payroll operations
• Strong knowledge of payroll compliance across relevant MEAI markets
• Experience managing outsourced payroll providers
• Strong analytical, reconciliation and stakeholder-management skills
• Experience with Workday and ADP Celergo is highly preferred
• A bachelor’s degree
• This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of a complex regional payroll function within an expanding international organisation.DUE TO THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED