Associate Manager - International Payroll

EMIRATES GLOBAL ALUMINIUM (EGA); Dubai; On-site; AED 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) seeks a senior payroll leader to drive our international payroll program across multiple regions. You will govern, implement policies, and ensure data integrity while coordinating with external payroll providers and internal stakeholders.

You will manage budgeting, risk, reporting, and compliance, mentoring a payroll team and acting as a subject‑matter expert for executive discussions and planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Accounting or equivalent.
• CIPP, Diploma in Payroll Management or Treasury Management would be well regarded.
• Minimum 8 years in payroll or accounting/finance with at least 4 years in management.
• Experience interacting with national/international institutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement an effective international payroll program across EGA, ensuring governance alignment.
• Lead training frameworks and ensure accuracy and integrity of payroll data.
• Prepare and manage the functional budget and monitor performance versus budget.
• Direct development of policies, systems, processes and controls for international payroll.
• Oversee monthly payroll for multiple locations and coordinate with third‑party providers.
• Manage international payroll accounting and related GLs; mentor the payroll team.
• Provide ERM guidance, develop international payroll reporting, and ensure compliance.
• Produce reports and dashboards; support external disclosures and regulatory requirements.
• Liaise with auditors and coordinate cross‑departmental matters for variance resolution.
• Develop relationships across subsidiaries to harmonize practices and ensure service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Policy implementation

Communication

Auditing coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Business/Accounting

CIPP Diploma / Payroll Certification

Treasury Management Diploma/Certificate

Job description

Responsibilities

• Strategy Development and Implementation – Manages the development of an effective international payroll program across EGA by implementing the approved payroll framework, reviewing policies, and ensuring adherence to the governance structure. Leads and guides the development and implementation of training frameworks and expertise to business units to ensure accuracy and integrity of employee payroll data. Ensures that the implementation of the international payroll strategy is in line with EGA’s vision, mission and corporate objectives, risk appetite and tolerance levels. Directs the implementation of the functional strategy ensuring alignment to group and individual subsidiary strategy. Ensures the provision of subject‑matter expertise to EGA business units on all related areas to facilitate the achievement of EGA’s strategy.
• Leadership – Manages the achievement of functional objectives through effective leadership and by setting of individual objectives, managing performance, developing and motivating team members. Manages the workload across the portfolio to ensure the right mix between analysis, risk and business objectives is achieved. Acts as a role model and drives adherence to organisational values and ethics to ensure a value‑driven culture within EGA.
• Budgeting and Financial Performance – Prepares and recommends the functional budget and monitors financial performance versus budget so that the business is aware of areas of unsatisfactory performance and potential areas of cost reduction or performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon.
• Policies, Systems, Processes and Procedures – Directs and guides the development and oversees the implementation of functional policies, systems, processes, procedures and controls covering all areas of the international payroll function so that all applicable procedural legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality cost‑effective service in a consistent manner. Leads initiatives for development of methodologies for measurement of the international payroll portfolio. Responsible for the annual review and update of the international payroll management framework and policy.
• Operations Management – Responsible for preparing the monthly payroll in a timely, accurate and secure manner for all international payrolls: Guinea, Singapore, Shanghai, Korea, Switzerland, USA. For outsourced payrolls liaises with international third‑party payroll providers to ensure accurate filings to the relevant authorities. Ensures that appropriate policies, procedures and work practices are in place to accurately record and deduct employee and employer tax deductions in line with the local laws. Maintains master data integrity in SAP to the highest standard and ensures that monthly management reconciliation and variance analysis is submitted on time.
• International Payroll Accounting – Manages the international payroll accounting process including ownership of the relevant accounting and payroll GLs and reviewing expense claims for applicability and adherence to policy. Manages the day‑to‑day operations of the international payroll to ensure that work processes are implemented as designed and comply with established policies, processes and procedures. Mentors, encourages and provides technical assistance to the international payroll team on a continual basis as part of core operational activities. Acts as the subject‑matter expert for EGA in all international payroll activities and enquiries feeding into senior management and area leader discussions, budgeting and planning.
• Risk Awareness and Compliance – Acts as a subject‑matter expert in relation to ERM and provides advice on activities relating to enterprise risk. Directs and guides international payroll reporting mechanisms across the Group. Ensures that all international payroll reports are prepared timely and accurately and meet business requirements, policies and standards. Oversees the development and execution of an international payroll communication plan to ensure appropriate stakeholders are continuously informed.
• Reporting – Ensures that reports and dashboards are generated, disseminated, followed‑up and filed appropriately ensuring adherence to defined procedures and quality standards. Leads and directs the development of external disclosures in conjunction with other functions including communications to meet external regulatory requirements. Ensures that all functional reports are prepared timely and accurately and meet EGA requirements, policies and quality standards. Leads and guides the development of department and management reports on credit risk portfolio performance to facilitate decision making.
• Audit Specialist Assistance – Leads and guides the timely liaison with internal and external auditors for quarter‑end, year‑end audits and coordinates with other departments for all integrated and inter‑related matters to resolve any variance.
• Communication and Networking – Develops and maintains effective business relationships with all relevant external and internal entities and all sections with the highest standards of business ethics whilst promptly attending to all critical issues in order to ensure the services required by the organisation are delivered in the most effective manner. Leads the effective coordination across subsidiaries to find congruence and harmonisation and ensure adequate and consistent practices across EGA.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Finance, Business, Accounting or equivalent.
• Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP), Diploma in Payroll Management (Australian Payroll Institute), Diploma/Certificate in Treasury Management (ACT) would be well regarded.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in payroll or accounting or finance including at least 4 years in progressively increasing managerial responsibilities.
• Experience of interacting with national/international institutions.