Payroll Specialist

About the role

Kitchen Park, which turns underutilized properties into fully equipped kitchens for restaurateurs in the online food delivery market, is hiring a Payroll Specialist for its Amman office. The role covers payroll accounting, tax compliance, record maintenance and general payroll operations, and is based onsite five days a week.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and reconcile payroll accounts, prepare accounting schedules, exhibits, summaries and reports, and research the accounting treatment of complex payroll transactions
• Perform periodic internal audits of payroll areas and prepare materials for internal and external audits
• Manage payroll taxes, file returns, resolve discrepancies and maintain employee payroll records including timekeeping, tax status and pay changes
• Audit time and attendance records and process new hires, terminations and status changes
• Compute wages, overtime, deductions and garnishments, and handle pay advances, terminations and special pay types
• Review and correct payroll system output, prepare and file payroll reports and special reports requested by management

Required profile

• At least 2 years of hands-on payroll experience
• Completed at least 2 years of college; an associate or bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field preferred
• FPC or CPP certification preferred
• Proven experience with payroll systems implementation and payroll tax compliance
• Exposure to payroll processing across the Middle East and knowledge of regional payroll legislation and statutory compliance

Required skills

• Extensive knowledge of ADP Celergo, Streamline, Globalview and other ADP platforms such as ADP WorkforceNow and Smart Compliance
• Strong accounting and mathematical aptitude, critical thinking and attention to detail