Payroll Specialist - Kitopi - Dubai

Payroll Specialist - Kitopi - Dubai; Dubai Emirate; On-site; AED 100,440 - 167,400; Full time

Job summary

Kitopi is a tech-powered food company seeking a Payroll Specialist in Dubai. You will manage end-to-end payroll, ensure accurate data, and handle tax and benefits calculations with confidentiality and precision.

The role requires 4–6 years’ payroll experience, strong numerical skills, and proficiency with payroll software. You will collaborate with HR and finance to maintain compliant, timely payroll operations in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of relevant experience within the payroll function.
• Excellent mathematical, accounting, and bookkeeping skills.
• Attention to detail and organization skills.
• Superior computer and typing skills.
• Good verbal communication with employees.
• Capable of working with minimal supervision.
• Familiar with payroll software and tax procedures.
• Multi‑tasking abilities and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Process the company's payroll every pay period.
• Maintain payroll processing system and records by gathering, calculating, and inputting data.
• Compute employee take-home pay based on time records, benefits, and taxes.
• Answer staff questions about wages, deductions, attendance, and time records.
• Receive and coordinate requests for leave and other absences.
• Handle changes in exemptions, job status, and job titles.
• Adhere to payroll policies and procedures and comply with relevant law.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies in timesheet and payroll records.
• Honor confidentiality of employees' pay records.
• Complete payroll reports for record‑keeping purposes or managerial review.
• Determine the organization's tax obligations by calculating national and council taxes as well as National Insurance contributions.
• Distribute wages via paper checks or direct transfers to bank accounts.
• Maintain the master sheet and generate reports.

Skills

Payroll processing

Data entry

Excel

Attention to detail

Communication

Time management

Record keeping

Tax procedures

Benefits deductions

Multi-tasking

Tools

Payroll software

Excel

HRIS

Timekeeping systems

Job description

Payroll Specialist – Dubai

Location: Dubai

Kitopi is a tech‑powered food company founded in 2018. We partner with and invest in restaurants and food concepts to help them expand beyond borders. Our mission is to satisfy the world’s appetite. We operate more than 100 kitchens across the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar.

We celebrate diverse backgrounds and have a zero tolerance policy towards racism, bigotry, and hate.

What You'll Do

• Process the company's payroll every pay period
• Maintain payroll processing system and records by gathering, calculating, and inputting data
• Compute employee take-home pay based on time records, benefits, and taxes
• Answer staff questions about wages, deductions, attendance, and time records
• Receive and coordinate requests for leave and other absences
• Handle changes in exemptions, job status, and job titles
• Adhere to payroll policies and procedures and comply with relevant law
• Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies in timesheet and payroll records
• Honor confidentiality of employees' pay records
• Complete payroll reports for record‑keeping purposes or managerial review
• Determine the organization's tax obligations by calculating national and council taxes as well as National Insurance contributions
• Perform the distribution of wages through the issuance of paper checks or direct transfers to employees' bank accounts
• Maintain the master sheet
• Generate reports

What Are We Looking For?

• 4–6 years of relevant experience within the payroll function
• Excellent mathematical, accounting, and bookkeeping skills
• Attention to detail and organization skills
• Superior computer and typing skills
• Good verbal communication with employees
• Capable of working with minimal supervision
• Honesty and record‑keeping skills
• Follows instructions well
• Competent with spreadsheets
• Familiar with payroll software
• Basic understanding of tax procedures
• Familiarity with benefits and other wage deductions
• Multi‑tasking abilities
• Ability to work on a deadline

We are customer‑centric, listen and learn, care for each other, value teamwork, take ownership, and leverage momentum to build success.