Payroll Officer

Black & Grey HR is seeking a Payroll Officer to join our client in the oil & gas sector in Abu Dhabi. The Payroll Officer will be responsible for accurately and timely processing payroll cycles across base staff, offshore timesheet-driven employees, and offshore freelance populations, ensuring all payroll inputs, changes, and supporting documentation are properly validated and prepared for review.

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Black & Grey HR is seeking a Payroll Officer to join our client in the oil & gas sector in Abu Dhabi. The Payroll Officer will be responsible for accurately and timely processing payroll cycles across base staff, offshore timesheet-driven employees, and offshore freelance populat

Company Overview

Black & Grey is a People Advisory firm. A strategic partner to boards, founders and leadership teams handling executive search, organizational design and the full spectrum of human capital services. Recruitment moves. Advisory directs. Search gets the right people in fast. Advisory builds the organization they want to stay in. One people strategy, not two disconnected functions. Every mandate runs through the BlackBox Methodology. We decode the business problem before we write the brief, map the market including the leaders who never apply, and align every hire to context, timing, chemistry and ambition. The output is one right hire, not a shortlist. Trusted since 2016. 10+ sector-native desks, 15+ countries, C-suite to specialist talent. Fast. Precise. Confidential. Human.

Quick Details

• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary Range: Not Specified
• Experience: 3 Year+
• Qualifications: Bachelors Degree

Key Responsibilities

• Collect, validate, and process payroll inputs within defined cut-off timelines.
• Process salaries, allowances, deductions, promotions, salary revisions, new joiners, and leavers.
• Validate offshore timesheets and process timesheet-driven and freelance payroll.
• Prepare payroll outputs, bank/WPS files, and supporting schedules for review and authorization.
• Support retroactive corrections, payroll reconciliations, and GL-related documentation.
• Respond to routine employee payroll queries and escalate complex or sensitive matters.
• Maintain accurate payroll records, change logs, working papers, and audit documentation.
• Ensure strict confidentiality and compliance with payroll policies and retention requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, HR, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of payroll processing experience, within oil & gas, offshore, or related environments.
• Experience in handling manual payroll processing and working with MS Excel formulas is preferred.
• Experience handling timesheet-based payroll, WPS, bank files, and payroll reconciliations.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and confidentiality.
• Ability to work within strict payroll deadlines and manage high-volume processing.

Benefits

• Attractive Salary + Benefits