Payroll Country Champion

Job Description

Key Responsibilities Subject matter leader in UAE payroll compliance, legislation, and local regulations, acting as key reference point for teams internally on standard payroll service, business process, Strada Pay technology, and compliance matters. This will include pro-actively scanning upcoming changes to legislation and tax laws in their country through the Compliance Alerts team, the Global Payroll Association, and other sources. Working closely with the Product development team to guide the development roadmap, including collaborating to keep country workbooks updated, country new requirements and changes. Review and analyze current payroll procedures in order to recommend changes leading to best-practice solutions and avoid manual workarounds to the extent possible Evolve Strada Pay s competitive market offering in terms of functionality, cost effectiveness and user experience. Responsible for driving continuous improvement to Strada Pay product in the country, methodology for delivering and templates/standards. Give subject matter expertise and advice to Strada Pay project teams working on deployments of the payroll service to each account and ensuring effective transition into operation. This may include supporting implementation teams with training / knowledge about Strada Payroll standards and functionality and working with implementation colleagues to align clients to Strada Payroll Standards. Support solutioning / acting as gatekeeper to Client customization requests. You will also act as the go-to person for areas of subject matter expertise, including pre-sales support/queries, able to showcase to Clients the Payroll capabilities, discuss do s and don ts, successes and pitfalls, lessons learned, best practices and standards are refined / updated. Actively contribute to Country Champion network across countries/regions. General requirement Expert knowledge of processes, policies and regulations within the area of UAE Payroll End to end UAE Payroll and Statutory knowledge is mandatory 5-8 years relevant experience of UAE Payroll, HR Outsourcing in a corporate environment. Graduate/Postgraduate from recognized University Strong knowledge of MS Office tools such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint Flexibility to support a global and fast paced environment. Attention to detail. Excellent written and verbal skills Self-motivated and a willingness to learn. Ability to lead and manage a team. Ability to collaborate and work in a team environment, as well as independently while adhering to processes and procedures.