Senior Payroll Specialist - Global (GCC)

About the role

RemotePass is a global employment, payroll and spend platform supporting companies in 150+ countries. It is hiring a Senior Payroll Specialist to own payroll operations across the GCC, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE and covering Egypt and Jordan, reporting to the Payroll Team Lead for APAC & GCC. The role is not purely processing: it centres on managing several EOR partners per country, reviewing invoices, handling immigration costs for a largely expat workforce and ensuring partners are funded before payday.

Key responsibilities

• Own the monthly payroll cycle: collect client inputs by the cutoff, send them to partners, and get outputs and invoices back on a tight timeline.
• Deliver accurate client invoice breakdowns to Finance by their monthly deadline.
• Manage EOR partners proactively: set clear timelines, chase early and push back when needed, and handle several payroll outputs for the same market.
• Review partner invoices, payroll outputs and immigration-related costs, reconcile them and fix errors before billing or payment.
• Work with Finance to plan funding backwards from payday, accounting for cross-border transfer times.
• Resolve issues quickly, escalate early and flag blockers to the Team Lead as soon as they appear.
• Ensure banking details, payroll profiles and visa and immigration requirements are ready before the first pay run.
• Identify recurring partner issues and workflow gaps, share them with Product and Operations and help document scalable processes.

Required profile

• 5+ years in payroll operations, ideally including at least 2 years in an EOR or global payroll environment.
• Clear understanding of how EOR works: the partner is the legal employer, funds must reach them before payday, and timelines run backwards.
• Hands-on experience managing EOR partners or third-party payroll providers.
• Experience reviewing payroll outputs and invoices for accuracy.
• Highly organised, able to prioritise when deadlines overlap, and independent enough to own countries without constant checks.
• Advanced written and spoken English, able to explain technical payroll topics simply; Arabic is a strong plus.
• Willingness to work Gulf Standard Time (Dubai) hours.

Nice to have

• Payroll experience in the GCC or APAC, including visa and immigration costs.
• Experience in a high-volume, multi-client payroll environment.
• Experience with payroll platforms, HRIS or operational systems.

What we offer

• A view of global payroll beyond processing, from partner management and invoicing to funding and product.
• The chance to shape how payroll scales across the GCC, one of the highest-volume regions.
• A profitable, fast-growing company that reached profitability in 2025 and has raised a $17.4M Series B.
• Remote-first work from anywhere.