PAYROLL
You run MENA. We run the statutory engine underneath it.
Statutory payroll across the GCC, Egypt, and the Maghreb — every regime encoded into the engine, absorbed within days when it changes. Built for the region, not bolted onto a hundred-country grid. Bureau where you keep submission control. Managed where we run the cycle. Same engine behind both.
Global Kinect calculates statutory payroll across the eleven MENA countries — Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Lebanon, Jordan — on one engine. Two delivery models: Bureau (we calculate, you submit to GOSI, Mudad, WPS, GPSSA) and Managed (we calculate and submit on your behalf across the six GCC states where entity ownership permits). Same engine, same audit trail, same outputs in both models. Add HRIS for continuous data capture.
THE OWNERSHIP CHOICE
Bureau, Managed, or both. Same engine.
Already on a global platform? It runs MENA as one row in a hundred-country grid. We built the engine for the region. Payroll is where most buyers start with Global Kinect’s workforce control surface ( see /platform for the architecture). Choose how much of the cycle you keep in-house. Bureau means we calculate every statutory rule across the eleven countries; you sign off and submit. Managed means we calculate and submit on your behalf, available across the six GCC states. Mix per country — Managed where our entity coverage permits, Bureau where you keep direct submission control. The platform handles the orchestration.
You submit, we calculate.
Available across all eleven MENA countries. You bring the workforce data (or stream it through HRIS); we calculate every statutory rule. You receive a submission-ready file per country. Submit to GOSI, Mudad, WPS, GPSSA yourself.
- Eleven MENA countries from day one
- Per-country statutory file output
- Regulatory updates absorbed within days
- Bureau plus HRIS for continuous data capture
We run the cycle. You sign off.
Available across the six GCC states where Global Kinect entity ownership is in place. Same engine, same outputs as Bureau — plus we handle statutory submissions on your behalf. Your involvement reduces to review and sign-off.
- Six GCC states: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman
- Statutory submissions handled (Mudad, GOSI, WPS, GPSSA where applicable)
- Managed plus HRIS for autonomous control
- Same audit trail, same platform data as Bureau
THE ENGINE
One rule book. Eleven countries.
We publish this list because we encode every regime into the engine itself — not a support doc, the engine. A regime changes — a GOSI rate, a Saudization band, an EOSB rule — we absorb it in your next cycle, not next quarter. Not “supports MENA” generically; specifically:
THE CYCLE
From input to sign-off in five steps.
Same five-step cycle whether you take Bureau or Managed. What changes between the two is who handles the submission step.
Input
Bureau: monthly diff file. Bureau plus HRIS: continuous record streaming. Managed: same shape as Bureau, you keep authoring the data.
Calculation
Statutory engine runs against every regime in every country. Gross-to-net, variance check, EOSB accrual, audit log entry per change.
Review
Variance pack out for your sign-off. Anomalies flagged inline. Country lead available for review questions.
Submission
Bureau: you submit. Managed (six GCC): we submit on your behalf.
Output
Payroll pack, bank file, payslips, finance export. Same outputs, both delivery models.
QUESTIONS WE HEAR
Common questions.
READY?
Ready to scope your payroll setup?
Tell us the countries, the headcount, and the delivery model. We come back inside one business day with a scoped proposal.