Senior Compensation & Benefits Specialist

Job Description

Job Overview

Job Title: Senior Compensation & Benefits Specialist

Department: Human Resources

Reports To: HR Group Head

Country: Lebanon

Branch: Saida

Report To Same Supervisor: Talent Acquisition Function, Talent Management Function, HR Operations

Job Purpose

The Senior Compensation & Benefits Specialist oversees Group payroll, benefits, allowances and employee-cost controls, ensuring accuracy, compliance and cost efficiency while providing C&B analysis and recommendations.

Key Accountabilities

Payroll Operations, Accuracy and Control:

• Manage monthly payroll for Head Office and expatriate employees, covering salaries, allowances, benefits, deductions, reimbursements, loans, advances and exceptional payments.
• Validate payroll inputs and audit final outputs to ensure accuracy, confidentiality, proper approval and compliance with internal controls.

Benefits, Allowances and Expatriate Cost Management:

• Administer employee benefits, allowances and expatriate packages, ensuring eligibility, approvals, limits and budget compliance.
• Maintain accurate records to support payroll processing, cost forecasting and management decisions.

Bank Reporting and Payment Documentation:

• Prepare, reconcile and submit salary transfer files, payment schedules, bank reports, bank letters and payroll confirmations within agreed deadlines.
• Coordinate with Finance, banks and HR teams to resolve payroll payment exceptions, returned transfers, account changes and authorization issues.

Job Evaluation, Grading and Pay Structures:

• Support the maintenance of job evaluation, grading, salary scales and pay structures to ensure consistency, internal equity and alignment with approved governance.

Group Employee Expense Analysis and Audit:

• Analyze employee-related expenses across the Group to identify errors, duplication, non-compliance, overpayments and cost leakage.
• Recommend corrective actions and control improvements to strengthen payroll governance and cost management.

C&B Analytics, Reporting and Recommendations:

• Develop dashboards and reports on payroll costs, benefits, allowances, headcount and compensation trends.
• Translate C&B data into actionable insights while maintaining accurate records for decision-making, budgeting, forecasting and audits.

Governance, Compliance and Stakeholder Advisory:

• Serve as the primary contact for C&B, payroll, allowances and employee-cost matters across the Group.
• Ensure compliance and collaborate with HR, Finance and country teams to strengthen controls and standardize processes.

Process Improvement and Performance Enhancement:

• Review payroll, benefits and employee-cost processes to identify control gaps and opportunities for automation and simplification.
• Implement and monitor improvements that enhance accuracy, efficiency, cost control and reporting reliability.

Generic Responsibilities

Internal

• Country HR teams
• Accounting and Finance
• Department heads
• Line managers
• Employees on payroll, benefits, allowances, employee-cost control, grading, benchmarking and C&B cases.

External

• Banks
• Insurance and benefits providers
• Payroll/HR system providers, salary survey providers, auditors and relevant authorities, as needed for payroll, benefits, reporting and compliance matters.

Interactions and Work Relationships

Internal

• Country HR teams
• Accounting and Finance
• Department heads
• Line managers
• Employees on payroll, benefits, allowances, employee-cost control, grading, benchmarking and C&B cases.

External

• Banks
• Insurance and benefits providers
• Payroll/HR system providers, salary survey providers, auditors and relevant authorities, as needed for payroll, benefits, reporting and compliance matters.

Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum 5-7 years of hands-on experience in C&B, payroll operations, payroll audit, benefits administration, salary benchmarking, job evaluation and employee-cost analysis, preferably in a multi-country environment with expatriate payroll exposure.

• Education and Certification

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or a related field. Professional certification in compensation, payroll, HR analytics or total rewards is an advantage.

• Job Specific Skills

• Advanced payroll processing and reconciliation capability, including salary files, bank submissions, benefits, allowances, deductions and staff expense controls.

• Strong Excel, HRIS/payroll system, reporting, dashboarding and data validation skills.

• Solid understanding of compensation structures, salary scales, grading, internal equity, market benchmarking and total rewards analysis.

• High level of confidentiality, numerical accuracy, documentation discipline and audit readiness.

• Competencies

• Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving-L3

• Integrity-L4

• Reliability & Commitment-L4

• Communication-L3

• Attention to Details-L4

Job Description:

• Job Overview

• Job Title: Senior Compensation & Benefits Specialist

• Department: Human Resources

• Reports To: HR Group Head

• Country: Lebanon

• Branch: Saida

• Report To Same Supervisor: Talent Acquisition Function, Talent Management Function, HR Operations

• Job Purpose

• The Senior Compensation & Benefits Specialist oversees Group payroll, benefits, allowances and employee-cost controls, ensuring accuracy, compliance and cost efficiency while providing C&B analysis and recommendations.

• Key Accountabilities

Payroll Operations, Accuracy and Control:

• Manage monthly payroll for Head Office and expatriate employees, covering salaries, allowances, benefits, deductions, reimbursements, loans, advances and exceptional payments.
• Validate payroll inputs and audit final outputs to ensure accuracy, confidentiality, proper approval and compliance with internal controls.

Benefits, Allowances and Expatriate Cost Management:

• Administer employee benefits, allowances and expatriate packages, ensuring eligibility, approvals, limits and budget compliance.
• Maintain accurate records to support payroll processing, cost forecasting and management decisions.

Bank Reporting and Payment Documentation:

• Prepare, reconcile and submit salary transfer files, payment schedules, bank reports, bank letters and payroll confirmations within agreed deadlines.
• Coordinate with Finance, banks and HR teams to resolve payroll payment exceptions, returned transfers, account changes and authorization issues.

Job Evaluation, Grading and Pay Structures:

• Support the maintenance of job evaluation, grading, salary scales and pay structures to ensure consistency, internal equity and alignment with approved governance.

Group Employee Expense Analysis and Audit:

• Analyze employee-related expenses across the Group to identify errors, duplication, non-compliance, overpayments and cost leakage.
• Recommend corrective actions and control improvements to strengthen payroll governance and cost management.

C&B Analytics, Reporting and Recommendations:

• Develop dashboards and reports on payroll costs, benefits, allowances, headcount and compensation trends.
• Translate C&B data into actionable insights while maintaining accurate records for decision-making, budgeting, forecasting and audits.

Governance, Compliance and Stakeholder Advisory:

• Serve as the primary contact for C&B, payroll, allowances and employee-cost matters across the Group.
• Ensure compliance and collaborate with HR, Finance and country teams to strengthen controls and standardize processes.

Process Improvement and Performance Enhancement:

• Review payroll, benefits and employee-cost processes to identify control gaps and opportunities for automation and simplification.

• Implement and monitor improvements that enhance accuracy, efficiency, cost control and reporting reliability.

• Generic Responsibilities

• Internal

• Country HR teams

• Accounting and Finance

• Department heads

• Line managers

• Employees on payroll, benefits, allowances, employee-cost control, grading, benchmarking and C&B cases.

• External

• Banks

• Insurance and benefits providers

• Payroll/HR system providers, salary survey providers, auditors and relevant authorities, as needed for payroll, benefits, reporting and compliance matters.

• Interactions and Work Relationships

• Internal

• Country HR teams

• Accounting and Finance

• Department heads

• Line managers

• Employees on payroll, benefits, allowances, employee-cost control, grading, benchmarking and C&B cases.

• External

• Banks

• Insurance and benefits providers

• Payroll/HR system providers, salary survey providers, auditors and relevant authorities, as needed for payroll, benefits, reporting and compliance matters.

Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum 5-7 years of hands-on experience in C&B, payroll operations, payroll audit, benefits administration, salary benchmarking, job evaluation and employee-cost analysis, preferably in a multi-country environment with expatriate payroll exposure.

• Education and Certification

• Bachelor’s d