Payroll Analyst - 6 month Contract - Dubai

Payroll Analyst - 6 month Contract - Dubai; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 55,800 - 111,600; Full time

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Payroll Analyst on a 6 month contract in Dubai to act as the functional heart of Operations, ensuring accurate payroll processing and data-driven decision making. The role focuses on monitoring, reporting, and implementing changes across HR/payroll systems while maintaining regulatory compliance.

The successful candidate will bring experience in Workday or Ramco, strong analytical abilities, and solid communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams in a

Qualifications

• 2 years relevant experience.
• Understanding of how the team interacts with others in accomplishing the objectives of the area.
• Workday and Ramco knowledge is highly desired

Responsibilities

• Monitors, assesses, analyzes and evaluates processes and data.
• Identifies policy gaps and formulates policies.
• Interprets data and makes recommendations.
• Develops internal procedures and business requirements.
• Creates and manages system change documentation and test plans.
• Resolves discrepancies and implements corrective measures.

Skills

Communication skills

Planning skills

Organisational skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s / University degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Workday

Ramco

Job description

Job Ref: 45915

Location: Dubai

Address: Gate Precinct Building 2

Industry

• IT & Telecoms jobs
• Accounting and Bookkeeping
• Finance & Audit jobs
• Banking jobs
• Management & Consultancy

Payroll Analyst - 6 month Contract - Dubai

Job overview

Acting as the functional heart of our business, Operations makes everything work on time and on target, in a world that demands lightning-fast transaction speeds, pinpoints execution accuracy and full visibility. It ensures global transactions flow smoothly around the clock, wherever we do business. Without it, the daily clearance, settlement and execution of a trillion dollars’ worth of trades and the weekly movement of tens of billions of dollars in dozens of world currencies would come to a complete standstill.

Success Profile

You’ll have strong communication, planning and organisational skills which will benefit you and the team. Our teams need individuals who can research, process, and interpret large amounts of information everyday which will allow you to make ethical decisions with integrity.

Responsibilities

• Applies specialty area knowledge in monitoring, assessing, analysing and/or evaluating processes and data.
• Identifies policy gaps and formulates policies.
• Interprets data and makes recommendations.
• Researches and interprets factual information.
• Identifies inconsistencies in data or results, defines business issues and formulates recommendations on policies, procedures or practices.
• Integrates established disciplinary knowledge within own specialty area with basic understanding of related industry practices.
• Good understanding of how the team interacts with others in accomplishing the objectives of the area.
• Develops working knowledge of industry practices and standards.
• Limited but direct impact on the business through the quality of the tasks/services provided.
• Impact of the job holder is restricted to own team.
• The Payroll Analyst performs business analysis for HR and Payroll operations organisation.
• Creates and implements internal procedures and business requirements.
• Creates and manages the business analysis and documentation of system change specifications.
• Develops and implements user application test plans; Executes test plans and identifies discrepancies.
• Resolves discrepancies with technical and/or business personnel, implements corrective measures, and retests as needed.
• Interprets data and makes recommendations.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications

• 2 years relevant experience
• Demonstrated understanding of how the team interacts with others in accomplishing the objectives of the area.
• Specialty area knowledge in monitoring, assessing, analysing and/or evaluating processes and data.
• Workday and Ramco knowledge is highly desired

Education

• Bachelor’s / University degree or equivalent experience

Job Family Group: Operations - Services
Job Family: Payroll
Time Type: Contract

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