Summary
NEOM is seeking a Payroll and Benefits Manager to support payroll and benefits processes and guide payroll specialists and analysts. The role oversees complex payroll processing, financial reconciliation, cost management, budgeting, compliance, and financial systems changes. It also provides specialist advice, supports stakeholder engagement, and contributes to performance management. A bachelor's degree in accounting is required, along with 3 to 6 years of relevant experience and 13 months to 3 years of experience supervising and directing people or resources.
The posting
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Support the overall management of payroll and benefits functions and processes. Provide guidance and advice to a team of payroll specialists and analysts without direct supervisory responsibilities. Investigate all kinds of incidents and reports and provide expert advice to more senior colleagues. Minimize risk exposures and ensure adherence with regulatory standards by working with all internal functions to make sure compliance programs are properly implemented. Payroll Administration Manage the processing and financial reconciliation of a complex payroll, ensuring accurate and timely processing of all regular and one-off payments and the implementation of compensation review. Financial Management and Control Work within established systems to deliver prescribed outcomes for a designated area of financial control. Financial Policies, Guidelines, and Protocols Develop and deliver financial guidelines and protocols to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice. Cost Management Manage costs (including managing budgets, identifying variances, valuing completed works, and overseeing supplier payments) to help control costs and ensure value for money. Communicate the local action plan; explain how this relates to the function's strategy and action plan and to the broader organization's mission and vision; motivate people to achieve local business goals. Financial Information Systems Support the implementation of financial systems process changes and enhancements; ensure all changes are effectively implemented. Information and Business Advice Provide specialist advice on the interpretation and application of policies and procedures, resolving queries and issues and referring very complex or contentious issues to others. Stakeholder Engagement Contribute to stakeholder engagement by identifying stakeholders; by finding out their needs, issues, and concerns; and by reacting to these needs, issues, and concerns, arranging meetings and events and drafting supporting materials to promote understanding and commitment. Performance Management Develop and propose own performance objectives; take appropriate actions to ensure achievement of agreed objectives, using the organization's performance management systems to improve personal performance. Or manage and report on team performance; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project/account team members and hold people accountable for achieving them, taking appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team/personal objectives. Budgeting Deliver a budget for an area of the organization or conduct complex analyses on budget progress in other areas of the organization. General Experience Experience enables job holder to deal with the majority of situations and to advise others (Over 3 years to 6 years) Experience of supervising and directing people and other resources to achieve specific end results within limited timeframes (13 months to 3 years) Bachelor's degree in accounting is a must