Junior Payroll Accountant -Onsite

Job Description

Job Title: Junior Payroll Accountant Company: KBR Location: Basra Iraq Employment Type: Full-time, Contract

Rotation: TBC

Required Nationals Iraqi

About Company

"Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!

The KBR team delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets."

Job Purpose

Support the payroll and accounting function for the Majnoon workforce by preparing accurate payroll inputs, reconciliations and accounting records. The role helps make sure employees are paid correctly and on time, and that payroll records follow Iraqi law and KBR finance procedures.

Job Responsibilities

• Collect and check monthly payroll inputs such as timesheets, attendance, allowances, overtime and deductions.
• Prepare salary calculations and payroll reports for review by the Payroll or Finance lead.
• Help prepare income tax and social security data and schedules in line with Iraqi requirements.
• Reconcile payroll records against timesheets, HR data and bank payment files, and follow up on differences.
• Maintain accurate employee payroll records and files.
• Help answer employee payroll queries and refer complex issues to the payroll lead.
• Support month-end activities, including journal entries, accruals and cost allocation for payroll.
• Prepare Excel reports and summaries for management and audit requests.
• Keep supporting documents organised for internal and external audits.
• Handle salary and personal data in strict confidence.

Technical Qualification & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting from a recognised university.
• 1 to 3 years of experience in payroll or general accounting.
• Basic knowledge of Iraqi income tax and social security rules for employees.
• Strong Excel skills (formulas, lookups, pivot tables) and good MS Office skills.
• Experience with a payroll or accounting system is an advantage.
• Good spoken and written English; fluent Arabic.

Soft skills

• Accurate and careful with numbers.
• Meets deadlines in a monthly processing cycle.
• Discreet and trustworthy with confidential salary data.
• Polite and clear when dealing with employee queries.
• Able to work in a remote field environment on a rotational schedule.