Zurich Middle East is part of Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world\'s largest and most experienced insurers. Our mission is to help our local community understand and protect themselves from risk both locally and globally.
We are looking for an efficient Human Resources (HR) Payroll Coordinator to handle a variety of HR administrative duties.
As a member of the Middle East HR Team, the ideal candidate will look after complete payroll transactions and administration of associated activities and maintain records required to prepare the organization\'s payrolls and ensure compliance with policy and regulations.
Job Accountabilities
As Human Resources (HR) Payroll Coordinator, your role will involve:
Respond and provide assistance to internal and external HR related inquiries or requests.
Provide advice to the organization regarding straightforward, less complex payroll issues, responding to urgency, setting realistic expectations, and providing status updates to stakeholders.
Ensure data integrity for respective areas of data entry and troubleshoot as needed.
Responsible for all employee termination and leave of absence processing as assigned.
Responsible for Pension administration and input collation for payroll every month.
Ensure interface between payroll and other relevant systems is intact.
Review and identify processes requiring special handling of employees in payroll.
Prepare documents, presentations, and other materials to a clear brief, using established formats and standard software, to present the content clearly and accurately.
Assist in HR projects as required.
Willing to learn and work in other areas of HR to manage peaks in the team\'s workload and cover for colleagues as required.
Flexibility to changing environments and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Executes standard reports as well as designs and develops simple ad-hoc reports as directed.
Provide general clerical Human Resources services to internal customer groups and support staff in the processing of transactions to support the achievement of customer service standards.
Job Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you will need:
Bachelors in business administration or relevant field
2 or more years of experience in WPS and free zone payroll is critical
Proficient in using MS Office (MS Excel and MS Powerpoint, in particular)
Experience with HR databases and HRIS systems (e.g. SAP, ZingHR) will be an advantage
Additional certifications in Human Resource Management i.e: CIPD will be an advantage
Exposure to HR in a regulated environment
Knowledge of human resources processes and best practices
Ability to handle data with confidentiality
Strong English communications
Good organizational, time management and interpersonal skills
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work in a team and independently
Why Zurich
At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right?
We are an equal opportunity employer who knows that each employee is unique - that\'s what makes our team so great!