Audit & Assurance | Finance - Payroll Intern

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Audit & Assurance | Finance - Payroll Intern

During your tenure as a Payroll Accountant 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 & reporting on monthly MIS, providing staff guidance & 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 & 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.
• 0-1 years of practical hands-on experience.
• Well versed with GCC labor laws.
• Fluent in English
• 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.