Paymaster

CLINIQUE LA PRAIRIE; Umluj; On-site; SAR 335,000 - 469,000; Full time

Job summary

Clinique La Prairie Umluj, a luxury health resort in Amaala, Saudi Arabia, is seeking a Paymaster to lead the resort's payroll operations and contribute to financial profitability.

The role requires 3–5 years in hotel finance, payroll experience, and pre-opening experience; you will manage monthly payroll, reporting, budgeting, and ensure compliance with Saudi labour laws while supporting guest services.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hotel finance management experience.
• Experience with Payroll (required) and General Ledger (desirable).
• Experience with forecasting and budgeting (desirable).
• Pre-opening experience (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Process Monthly Payroll: 60%.
• Review earnings details: missed punches, time sheets, sick/holiday pay, payroll anomalies.
• Include tips/commissions/service charges in payroll.
• Prepare full monthly payroll reports for audits.
• Compile payroll packets for HRD/DOF/GM approval.
• Create/maintain Payroll Checklists, SOPs, and documents.
• Train new HODs/managers on payroll processing.
• Audit system reports for accuracy.
• Post month-end payroll journals.
• Prepare payroll accrials and post to GL.
• Reconcile payroll balance sheet accounts.
• Ensure timely GOSI/WPS reporting and legal compliance.
• Ensure compliance with KSA labour/payroll laws.
• Send labor analysis reports at least twice weekly; provide commentary.
• Review leased labor vs business volume and forecast/budget.
• Reconcile leased labor invoices with timesheets.
• Attend month-end P&L review meetings with payroll spend analysis.
• Hold bi-monthly Labor Meetings; track action items.
• Own labour/payroll forecasting and budgeting with HODs/EC.

Skills

Payroll

General Ledger

Forecasting

Budgeting

Pre-opening

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Commerce or equivalent

CA/CPA/ACCA or SOCPA (desirable)

SOCPA holder or eligible (required)

Job description

Paymaster Pre Opening Amaala

CLINIQUE LA PRAIRIE Umluj, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia (On-site)

Job Title: Paymaster – Health Resort Amaala

Location: Saudi Arabia, Amaala

Ever since it was founded in 1931 in Montreux, Switzerland, Clinique La Prairie has established an international reputation as an award-winning destination renowned for delivering the most progressive health and wellbeing programs in an ambience of unparalleled luxury Swiss hospitality.

FUNCTION DEFINITION AND MISSION

The team is seeking their Paymaster who will be responsible for not just leading the resort’s payroll operations – but also adding value to managing the largest cost of the business, at of one of it’s kind longevity resort in the GCC region and in supporting the property’s effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability.

RESPONSABILITES

• Process Monthly Payroll: 60%
• Review earnings details for:
  • o Missed punches
  • o Manual timesheet corrections, ensuring appropriate documentation is kept on file
  • o Sick/Holiday pay
  • o Payroll anomalies for salaried employees
• - Review all tips/commissions/service charges/other pay to include them accurately into payroll cycle
• - Diligently prepare the full set of monthly payroll reports in compliance with audit requirements
• - Compile payroll packet for approval by HRD, DOF and GM
• - Own, create and maintain Payroll Checklists, SOPs and instructional documents for payroll process
• - Train new HODs/managers on payroll processing and expectations
• - Audit system reports to ensure accuracy
• - Post month-end payroll journals
• - Prepare monthly payroll accruals (incl. leased labour) and post to GL
• - Take ownership to reconcile all payroll related balance sheet accounts
• - Ensure timely reporting and submission of GOSI, WPS
• - Ensure property is strictly adhering to KSA labour and payroll laws/regulations
• Reporting and Analysis: 40%
  • - Send out labor analysis reports minimum of 2 times per week, with commentary
  • - Review leased labor and analyse effectiveness of staffing:
    • o Versus Business Volume; and
    • o Versus Forecast/Budget
  • - Reconciliation of leased labour invoices with internal timesheets records and other supporting – ensuring accuracy & completeness
  • - Attend month-end P&L review meetings with analysis on payroll spend and guidance to HODs/managers on areas of focus
  • - Hold bi-monthly Labor Meetings
    • o Review with EC and HODs pacing on payroll spend and elasticity based on revenue changes
    • o Maintain notes from meetings and follow up on items as necessary
  • - Taking ownership of labour/payroll forecasting and budgeting across departments, in collaboration with HODs and EC

EDUCATION

• · Minimum Bachelors’ level education in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or equivalent
• · Accounting professional membership such as CA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent (highly desirable)
• · SOCPA holder or eligible to apply for membership (required)

QUALIFICATIONS

• · 3 to 5 years of hotel finance management experience
• · Experience with Payroll (required) and General Ledger (highly desirable)
• · Experience with forecasting and budgeting (highly desirable)
• · Pre-opening experience (highly desirable)

COMPETENCES

A passion for spreading hospitality, always doing the right thing, inspiring others through leadership, holding a belief that teamwork drives the best outcomes, a sense of ownership and accountability and last but not the least, a focus on bringing urgency and discipline to every moment.

DIVERS

• · Shift: Various – must be available to work weekdays, weekends, and holidays – based on business needs such as month-end, monthly forecast and annual budget deadlines etc.
• · Bound by the duty of confidentiality and this job description forms an integral part of the contractual obligations of the employment contract.
• · CLP reserves the right to assign the employee any other tasks deemed necessary according to the needs of the company within the role scope.
• · By mutual agreement, Management and the employee reserve the right to modify this job description at any time, in accordance with the evolution of CLP’s business activities.