The posting
Payroll Specialist - Mining Company - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
About Talent at
Talent at is a Saudi platform specialized in executive, professional, and technical talent acquisition and development. We connect exceptional talent with ambitious organizations to accelerate growth and support Vision 2030. Our focus is on enhancing the capabilities of organizations by providing them with the right talent. Located in Saudi Arabia, Talent at is committed to contributing to the nation's vision for a prosperous and sustainable future.
Role Overview
Our confidential client is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage and support accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations across head office and mine/site environments. The role reports directly to the Deputy CEO and is responsible for end-to-end payroll processing, time and attendance validation, payroll reconciliations, statutory compliance support, and payroll-related employee services in a control-focused mining environment.
Key Responsibilities
You will support reliable payroll operations across office and site/camp populations and help ensure accurate payroll execution, disciplined payroll controls, and high standards of confidentiality and compliance.
- End-to-End Payroll Processing: Manage monthly payroll processing activities including payroll inputs, calculations, adjustments, deductions, final settlements, and payroll output validation.
- Time, Attendance & Overtime Validation: Review attendance, roster, overtime, leave, and shift-related inputs in coordination with site/admin teams to ensure payroll accuracy before cut-off.
- Payroll Data Accuracy: Maintain payroll-related employee data, approved changes, salary components, allowances, deductions, and supporting records with strong attention to accuracy and confidentiality.
- Payroll Reconciliations: Prepare and reconcile payroll reports, payroll control totals, bank transfer data, and payroll-related balance items in coordination with Finance.
- Statutory Compliance Support: Support payroll compliance with labor law, social insurance, wage protection, tax, and other applicable payroll-related filing and remittance requirements.
- Final Settlements & Employee Status Changes: Process leaver payments, end-of-service calculations, leave encashment, and other employee lifecycle payroll impacts accurately and on time.
- Benefits, Allowances & Deductions Administration: Administer payroll-related benefits, site allowances, transport/housing elements, deductions, loans, advances, and approved adjustments in line with policy.
- Bank File & Payment Coordination: Prepare payroll payment files, coordinate with banks or approved providers, and help resolve rejected or returned payroll payments promptly.
- Payroll Controls & Audit Readiness: Maintain payroll checklists, approvals, evidence files, SOPs, trackers, and documentation to support internal controls and audit readiness.
- Employee Payroll Queries: Respond to employee payroll questions related to pay, deductions, overtime, final dues, and payslips within agreed service levels.
- System & Process Improvement: Support improvements in payroll systems, interfaces, attendance integration, reporting, and process standardization.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Work closely with Deputy CEO, Finance, HR, Site Managers, Camp Administration, Timekeepers, IT/HRIS, and external providers to maintain smooth payroll delivery.
Qualifications
- Experience in mining, heavy industry, construction, manufacturing, energy, or other operational/site-based environments is strongly preferred.
- Strong practical exposure to end-to-end payroll processing, attendance and overtime validation, payroll controls, reconciliations, and payroll compliance.
- Experience supporting multi-location workforces, remote sites, camp operations, rotational employees, or expatriate payroll elements is an advantage.
- Strong knowledge of payroll confidentiality, documentation standards, approvals, and payroll error prevention.
- Good understanding of labor law requirements, payroll-related compliance obligations, and employee pay administration.
- Strong coordination skills and the ability to work across corporate and operational stakeholders.
Preferred / Nice-to-have
- Experience working with ERP payroll systems such as SAP, Oracle, Workday, or similar.
- Exposure to time and attendance systems, payroll accounting coordination, and payroll audit support.
- Experience handling final settlements, payroll queries, benefits-related payroll elements, and bank-file processing.
- Bilingual Arabic / English capability.
- Payroll, HR, or finance-related certification is a plus.
Success Metrics
- Payroll is processed accurately and within agreed payroll calendar deadlines.
- Attendance, leave, overtime, and payroll inputs are validated with fewer discrepancies and late corrections.
- Payroll reconciliations and support schedules are completed accurately and on time.
- Statutory payroll-related submissions and remittances are completed without delay or compliance gaps.
- Employee payroll queries are resolved within agreed service levels and with improved accuracy.
- Payroll files, approvals, SOPs, and supporting documents remain organized and audit-ready.
- Manual adjustments, payment rejections, and repeat payroll errors are reduced over time.
- Payroll reporting to management is timely, accurate, and useful for operational decision-making.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Talent at and our confidential client welcome applications from qualified candidates. Hiring decisions are made based on role requirements, skills, and experience.
