MEA Regional Payroll Specialist — Compliance & Efficiency

Atlas HXM; Oman; Hybrid; OMR 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Purpose-driven work

Diverse environment

Flexible PTO

Birthday off

Parental Leave

Learning opportunities

Global exposure

Job summary

Atlas HXM is seeking a Regional Payroll Specialist to support multi-country payroll across the Middle East and Africa. You will collaborate with HR, Finance, and payroll partners to ensure accurate, timely payroll processing and compliant reporting in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes process improvement, vendor consolidation, and data analytics, with hands-on experience in Middle East payroll, cross-country coordination, and stakeholder support.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of multi-country payroll experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on experience processing payroll in the Middle East.
• Proven ability to support process improvement or system enhancement projects.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first contact with payroll partners and ensure accuracy and timeliness of entries and reports.
• Follow processes, schedules, and calendars to ensure reliable payroll data inputs/outputs.
• Coordinate payroll activities with internal teams and oversee various payroll transactions.
• Provide timely payroll data to Accounting and support reconciliation activities.
• Collaborate with the Regional Payroll Manager on reporting, audits, and improvement initiatives.
• Partner with HR to resolve payroll inquiries and manage garnishments, tax levies, and deductions.

Skills

Multi-country payroll

Middle East payroll experience

Customer-facing skills

Process improvement

Organisational skills

HRIS/Payroll systems

Reporting/procurement of data

Tools

Payroll software

Reporting tools

Job description

Atlas HXM is seeking a Regional Payroll Specialist to support multi-country payroll across the Middle East and Africa. You will collaborate with HR, Finance, and payroll partners to ensure accurate, timely payroll processing and compliant reporting in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes process improvement, vendor consolidation, and data analytics, with hands-on experience in Middle East payroll, cross-country coordination, and stakeholder support.