Payroll and Administration Manager

About Plaza Premium Group

Plaza Premium Group, established in Hong Kong in 1998, is a global company specializing in airport hospitality. The group operates across four core business segments: airport lounges, airport terminal hotels, airport meet & greet services, and airport dining concepts. With a presence in over 200 locations across more than 60 international airports, the company focuses on enhancing the travel experience for a broad range of travelers.

About the Role: Payroll and Administration Manager

Plaza Premium Group is seeking an experienced and dynamic Payroll and Administration Manager to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is integral to the company's expansion in Saudi Arabia and offers an opportunity for an HR professional to contribute to building and shaping the growing KSA team rather than managing an established HR function.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the complete monthly payroll cycle for over 1,000 employees, ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Review and validate payroll inputs, including new hires, promotions, salary changes, allowances, deductions, transfers, and terminations.
• Ensure payroll compliance with Saudi Arabia's statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Administer and maintain accurate employee payroll and compensation data in Workday.
• Perform monthly payroll reconciliations and resolve discrepancies before payroll finalization.
• Prepare and validate staff costing and cost allocation, ensuring accurate reporting to Finance.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and support compensation reviews, adjustments, and benefits administration.
• Prepare payroll, headcount, staff cost, and workforce analytics reports for HR, Finance, and management.
• Maintain strong payroll controls, documentation, audit trails, and data confidentiality.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, audits, and ad hoc workforce cost analysis.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in payroll and administration.
• Proven experience in managing payroll for a large employee base (1,000+ employees).
• Familiarity with Saudi Arabia's labor laws and statutory requirements.
• Experience with Workday or similar HRIS platforms for payroll and compensation data management.
• Strong analytical skills for payroll reconciliation, costing, and reporting.

Work Environment and Impact

This role offers an opportunity to contribute to the establishment and scaling of the HR function within a growing organization in Saudi Arabia. The successful candidate will work closely with leadership to shape the employee experience and develop local talent as operations expand.

Application

Plaza Premium Group invites experienced HR professionals who are interested in building and influencing a growing organization to apply.