We are looking for a Payroll Accountant for a Fintech company based in UAE.
Location – Dubai, UAE
Salary – 12,000 – 14,000 AED/month
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field (2:1 or equivalent preferred)
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
- Strong numerical and analytical ability with exceptional attention to detail
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Experience with accounting systems (e.g., NetSuite or similar)
- Strong understanding of payroll processes across multiple jurisdictions
- High level of integrity and discretion when handling sensitive employee data
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines with accuracy
- Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to liaise across teams and external partners
- Empathetic and professional approach to employee-related payroll matters
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, remote-first or international environment
- Proactive mindset with willingness to take on broader finance responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and administer global payroll across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Maintain and reconcile payroll data across HRIS and payroll systems, ensuring all changes are correctly reflected
- Perform monthly payroll reconciliations and prepare payroll-related journal entries within the accounting system
- Act as the primary liaison with external payroll providers and Employer of Record (EOR) partners
- Coordinate with HR on employee lifecycle changes including onboarding, offboarding, promotions, and leave adjustments
- Maintain clear and auditable payroll records, processes, and documentation
- Consolidate payroll data across subsidiaries and manage intercompany cost allocations and recharges
- Support payroll-related audits, ensuring full compliance and audit readiness
- Oversee employee share option register, including monthly accruals and reporting
- Support share option exercises, working with legal and company secretarial teams to ensure accurate execution and reporting
- Maintain company CapTable, including employee equity ownership
- Prepare compensation data for annual reviews and Board-level reporting
- Manage pension contributions and ensure timely processing through provider platforms
- Monitor and reconcile payroll taxes, ensuring compliance with all relevant deadlines and regulations
- Partner with Finance and HR on compensation-related initiatives, including benefits, insurance, and payroll-related investments
About the Role:
We are seeking for a Payroll Accountant will take ownership of the end-to-end global payroll function, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely processing across multiple jurisdictions. Supporting a growing, international team, this role requires a highly detail-oriented professional who can manage complex payroll operations, partner with external providers, and collaborate closely with Finance and HR. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will play a critical role in maintaining payroll integrity, supporting compensation processes, and contributing to broader financial operations, including share-based compensation and headcount cost management.