Service 06 - Tax & Regulatory
Payroll.
GOSI-compliant monthly payroll, WPS uploads, end-of-service calculations, and complete documentation - processed to deadline so your finance team keeps its focus on the business.
What we do
Monthly payroll,
run on time, every time.
- Monthly payroll processing Gross-to-net calculation, overtime, allowances, deductions - produced from your HR data with a documented cut-off every month.
- GOSI contributions Correct GOSI calculation for Saudi and non-Saudi employees, monthly filing, and reconciliation to GOSI portal statements.
- WPS bank uploads Wage Protection System file generation in bank-specific formats - SABB, NCB, Riyad, and others - with reconciliation confirmations.
- End-of-service benefits Correct EOSB calculation on termination or resignation per Saudi Labor Law - half-month per year to five years, full month thereafter.
- Payslips & employee portal Monthly payslips delivered via employee self-service portal - Arabic/English, downloadable, with consolidated annual summaries.
- Labour Office & Qiwa liaison Compliance with Ministry of Human Resources reporting, Qiwa platform updates, Saudization rate tracking against Nitaqat requirements.
Why it matters
Payroll errors are visible to everyone.
Unlike most back-office errors, payroll mistakes have an immediate audience - your employees. A late salary, a wrong GOSI deduction, a miscalculated end-of-service payment all turn into morale incidents, HR tickets, and sometimes Labour Office complaints. Add the compliance layer - GOSI audits, WPS penalties, Saudization shortfalls affecting visa quotas - and payroll quickly becomes a disproportionate drain on finance and HR attention.
Outsourced payroll is not about saving money - it's about making payroll predictable. A professional payroll process runs on a published calendar, produces auditable outputs, handles edge cases (new hires, terminations, salary revisions, maternity leave) without drama, and keeps GOSI, WPS, and Labour Office filings current. When payroll is a non-issue, leadership can focus on the business.
Our approach
Four phases.
Built for a monthly cadence.
Transition
We migrate your current payroll - employee master data, salary history, GOSI numbers, bank details - onto our platform. Parallel run in month one to confirm parity.
Calendar
Published monthly calendar - cut-off dates for your HR inputs, payroll processing, your approval, WPS upload, GOSI filing. Everyone knows when things happen.
Run
Monthly processing, reconciliation, payslip distribution, WPS file, GOSI filing - delivered against the calendar with exception reports on any anomalies.
Close
Month-end GL journal for your accounts, GOSI reconciliation, Saudization status report, and any ad-hoc reporting your leadership needs.
Deliverables
What you receive.
Monthly payroll run
Complete payroll with gross-to-net calculations, approval-ready sign-off sheet, and exception log.
WPS upload files
Bank-ready WPS files in your specific bank's required format, with upload confirmation and reconciliation.
GOSI monthly filing
GOSI contribution calculation, filing through the GOSI portal, payment advice, and annual reconciliation.
Payslip distribution
Individual payslips in Arabic and English, delivered via employee portal, with annual salary summaries.
Month-end GL journal
Payroll journal ready for posting to your accounting system, fully reconciled to the payroll run.
Saudization & compliance reporting
Monthly Saudization rate report against Nitaqat requirements, Qiwa updates, Labour Office compliance tracking.
Who this is for
Four profiles we serve best.
SMEs outgrowing manual payroll
Companies of 50-500 employees where the current in-house setup is creaking and a professional process is overdue.
Multi-entity groups
Family offices and holding groups with several entities, needing consistent payroll discipline across all of them.
Foreign-invested companies
Subsidiaries of international groups needing Saudi-specific payroll handled by a Saudi firm, feeding into group reporting.
Regulated or high-headcount firms
Businesses where payroll scale, complexity, or regulatory scrutiny demand an audit-ready process.
Regulatory context
The authorities we answer to.
GOSI
General Organization for Social Insurance - monthly contributions, correct rates for Saudi and non-Saudi employees, annual EOSB provisions, and reconciliation to the GOSI portal.
WPS - Wage Protection System
Monthly WPS uploads to confirm on-time salary payment - failure triggers Ministry of Human Resources flags and affects visa renewal capability.
Saudi Labor Law
Statutory entitlements - leave, end-of-service, overtime, allowances - applied correctly for each employee category and employment contract type.
Nitaqat / Saudization
Saudization rate tracking against sector-specific Nitaqat bands, with visibility on your position and actions needed to maintain or improve it.
Related insights
From our desks.
Partner notes on Saudi payroll practice - GOSI rate changes, Nitaqat updates, Labour Office trends, WPS compliance.
Insights coming soon - a library of technical notes on Saudi payroll practice is in preparation.
Ready to outsource payroll?
Tell us your headcount, current platform, and pay cycle. A senior partner will respond within one working day with a transition plan and fee.
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