Specialist Payroll And Payments

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) in the UAE seeks a Payroll Specialist to manage UAE/GCC payroll inputs, cycles, and final settlements, ensuring accuracy and timely payments.

You will collaborate with HR and askHR, perform payroll verifications, and generate standard and ad-hoc reports. Knowledge of Oracle and Fusion Payroll is essential to support compliant payroll operations. This full-time role requires 3-5 years of payroll experience and a Bachelor's degree in Finance or related discipline.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or related discipline.
• 3-5 years’ payroll experience.
• Working knowledge of basic accounting principles and payroll practices.
• Experience working with accounting and payroll software, ORACLE, SAP
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High numerical aptitude.
• Knowledge of Oracle and Fusion Payroll is essential

Responsibilities

• Manage UAE/GCC payroll inputs and system uploads.
• Perform monthly, off-cycle and final settlements payrolls.
• Maintain accurate payroll records.
• Handle pension reconciliation and issues.
• Payroll verifications and reconciliations to ensure accuracy.
• Generate standard/ad-hoc reports and data analysis.
• Provide tier 2 support to HR and askHR.
• Knowledge of Oracle and Fusion Payroll is essential

Skills

Payroll processing

Financial accounting

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related discipline

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Fusion Payroll

Job description

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY / INTRODUCTION

The Payroll Specialists responsibilities include reviewing various inputs of UAE & GCC Regular, Off-cycle and Final Settlements, managing Pre/Post Payroll Validations and preparing and processing employee payments, and maintaining accurate payroll records. Responsible to manage payroll verifications independently covering Gross to net , net to net and managing off-cycle payroll and final settlements verifications. This role also involves regular interaction with other HR teams and askHR team to provide tier 2 support to resolve employee queries.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Payroll & Payments:

• Manage payroll inputs and system uploads, perform monthly, off-cycle and final settlement payrolls working closely with Payroll Manager.
• Maintaining accurate records of payroll documentation and transactions in the designated documents repository
• Monthly Pension reconciliation
• Handling pension issues
• Independently manage payroll verification and reconciliations to ensure payroll accuracy target are maintained
• Initiate Payroll costing and Payment process in the system
• Resolve employee queries received through HR stakeholders and through ASK HR within the agreed SLA
• Generate standard/ad-hoc reports and also perform data analysis
• Knowledge of Oracle and Fusion Payroll is essential

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

• Provide inputs to develop policies and implement policies, systems and procedure for the assigned team

Continuous Improvement

• Participate in the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.

Reporting

• Prepare periodic payroll reports for review by management and auditing purposes

Frameworks, Boundaries, & Decision Making Authority:

• Functions within the framework and boundaries of Group policies as well as overall organisational and governance frameworks.
• Authorised to take decisions as per the approved authorisation matrix.

REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related discipline.
• 3 - 5 years’ payroll experience
• Working knowledge of basic accounting principles and payroll practices.
• Experience working with accounting and payroll software, ORACLE, SAP
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High numerical aptitude.
• Knowledge of Oracle and Fusion Payroll is essential

Customer Orientation

The ability to identify current and future customers, understand their current and future needs and respond with relevant and creative solutions. Make FAB the preferred partner for customers and build long term relationships in the best interest of the Bank. A customer may be an external customer, or an internal customer/colleague within FAB.

Persuasion and Influence

The ability to persuade and convince others to take actions beneficial to the Bank and customers. It involves the ability to clearly identify and understand situations, and then respond appropriately when interacting with individuals and groups.

Analyzing and solving problems

Understanding problems by breaking them into smaller parts and identifying risk-return implications in a systematic way. Making logical comparisons of possible outcomes and coming up with the best possible solutions to problems.

Preferred / Beneficial

Not specified in source.

Skills

• Working knowledge of basic accounting principles and payroll practices.
• Experience working with accounting and payroll software, ORACLE, SAP
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High numerical aptitude.
• Knowledge of Oracle and Fusion Payroll is essential

About Us:

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is the largest bank in the UAE and one of the worlds largest and safest financial institutions. We offer a comprehensive range of personal and private banking services, including credit cards, Islamic banking, investments, loans, and mortgages. Our commitment to excellence and innovation drives us to provide top-tier financial solutions to our clients.

Life at FAB:

Working at FAB means being part of a team of talented and passionate individuals with a shared vision to support the ambitions of our stakeholders to "Grow Stronger." We embrace the needs of our customers across the globe with a sense of responsibility and confidence driven by extensive expertise that can only be delivered by an ambitious world-class organization

Career Development:

FAB offers unique career choices, a chance to innovate, craft solutions for the future, and express yourself in a performance-based culture that will unleash the best in you. Whether you are an experienced professional or just starting your career, FAB provides a range of learning and development initiatives to support all employees through training and skill development.

Our Values:

At FAB, we place our customers at the core of our activities, live our values each day in every way, celebrate achievements, and empower each other to deliver leading solutions. We have structured plans for the recruitment and career progression of Emirati talent to enable them to make a mark in the financial and banking sector both regionally and globaly that rewards your hard work and dedication.

Join our team and be part of a journey to shape the future of banking.