Payroll Specialist

What can you expect as a FedEx team member?

• Career Mobility and Development: When you join FedEx, you’re joining a team with possibilities that literally span the world—from opportunities for advancement and location transfer, to training and leadership programs.
• Total Compensation and Benefits Package: We want to keep our employees for a long time, so we offer competitive benefits, opportunities for flexible work arrangements, and programs to support well-being.

Equal Opportunities

Our greatest asset at FedEx is our people. We are committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, and offer equal opportunities, fairness and respect to all regardless of who you are.  We encourage you to apply even if you feel your experience does not align with all the aspects in the job description as you could be exactly who we need for this or another opportunity.

We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, age, genetic information, citizenship, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under national, state or local laws. We will reasonably accommodate team members and third parties with physical and mental disabilities.

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1. Payroll Processing

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for Middle East countries.
• Ensure payroll accuracy for salaries, allowances, overtime, deductions, bonuses, incentives, and off-cycle payments.
• Process payroll in compliance with local regulations, company policies, and payroll calendars.
• Manage payroll inputs including new hires, terminations, transfers, salary revisions, and employee master data changes.

2. Statutory Compliance & Reporting

• Ensure compliance with country-specific laws, tax regulations, and social security requirements.
• Manage End of Service Benefits, gratuity calculations, and leave encashments.
• Prepare and submit statutory reports, WPS files, and regulatory filings within prescribed timelines.
• Support audits (internal, external, statutory) by providing payroll data, reconciliations, and documentation.

3. Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate with payroll vendors and banks to ensure smooth payroll execution and issue resolution.
• Act as the primary point of contact for payroll-related queries from employees, HR, Finance, and external providers.
• Collaborate with HR on employee lifecycle events and policy interpretations.

4. Reconciliations & Controls

• Perform payroll reconciliations between payroll and HR systems, general ledger, and bank reports. Identify discrepancies, root causes, and corrective actions.
• Support month-end and year-end payroll activities.

5. Process Improvement & Documentation

• Identify opportunities for payroll process improvements, automation, and standardization.
• Maintain payroll SOPs, controls, and process documentation.
• Support payroll transitions, system implementations, and upgrades.

6. Employee Support

• Address employee payroll queries professionally and within agreed SLAs.
• Provide explanations on payslips, deductions, EOSB, and statutory components.

• Ability to work efficiently and independently, Collaborative to work with team.
• Should be capable in doing multitasking and quick in doing assigned activities.
• Having an eye on details and able to work well under deadlines in a changing environment.
• Should be good in Microsoft Office. Especially in Excel, Word and Power-point.
• Strong communication, fluent in English.
• Hands-on experience with GCC payroll regulations, WPS, GOSI, EOSB, and gratuity calculations.
• Experience working with payroll systems and third-party payroll vendors (e.g., ADP, SAP, Oracle, Workday).
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or related field (Master’s degree preferred).