Chief Payroll & Entitlements Lead (Emirati Govt)

TalentsTide; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Tide, on behalf of the Dubai Government, seeks a Chief Accountant Entitlements & Salaries to join the shared services team in Dubai. You will ensure salaries and employee entitlements are paid accurately and on time across several government entities.

The role covers payroll review, pension calculations, end-of-service settlements, and system onboarding. Emirati candidates with 6+ years' experience (or Master's with 3+ years) and strong stakeholder communication are preferred, with CPA or

Qualifications

• Emirati candidate with degree and 6+ years experience, or a Master's with 3+ years.
• Strong payroll, end-of-service settlements, and pension contributions knowledge.
• Experience with government payroll systems and audit controls.
• Excellent stakeholder communication with government entities and banks.

Responsibilities

• Review and verify payroll and entitlement payments against SLAs.
• Final checks on pension calculations and statutory contributions.
• Oversee end-of-service gratuity calculations and settlements.
• Process monthly payroll allowances (travel allowances).
• Onboard new employees on approved systems and maintain self-service accounts.
• Check payroll cost centres across records and systems.
• Maintain complete payroll and entitlement records.
• Handle client queries and propose SLA-aligned solutions.
• Train client staff and share accounting knowledge with the team.
• Prepare operational plans and KPIs; report to the Section Head.
• Suggest process improvements for payroll efficiency.

Skills

Payroll processing

Pension calculations

Audit controls

Stakeholder comms

Government payroll

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

Master's in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Payroll software

HRIS

Job description

Talent Tide, on behalf of the Dubai Government, seeks a Chief Accountant Entitlements & Salaries to join the shared services team in Dubai. You will ensure salaries and employee entitlements are paid accurately and on time across several government entities.

The role covers payroll review, pension calculations, end-of-service settlements, and system onboarding. Emirati candidates with 6+ years' experience (or Master's with 3+ years) and strong stakeholder communication are preferred, with CPA or