Payroll, coordinated and reconciled
Payroll support
Finbryn reviews each UAE pay run before your bank submits it through the Wage Protection System, calculates GPSSA contributions for national staff, and tracks end of service gratuity accruals against your ledger. The WPS submission itself runs through your bank or exchange house connected to MOHRE, not through us. This coordination work is contracted through Northlane Solutions Inc..
Payroll reconciliation
Illustrative client · August 2026
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- Payroll register agreed to the provider reportDone
- Net pay agreed to the bank debitDone
- Withholdings and employer costs postedDone
- Payroll liability accounts cleared to zeroIn progress
- Filing dates checked against the calendarNext
Illustrative. An example of the document, not a client's figures.
WPS pay-run review before MOHRE sees it
Most mainland and free zone employees in the UAE are paid through the Wage Protection System (WPS), where a bank, exchange house or finance company registered with MOHRE transfers salaries and reports the run back to MOHRE through a Salary Information File. We review the draft run before that file goes out, basic salary against the employment contract, allowances against what was actually approved, and any new joiner or leaver against current visa and labour card records, so a mismatch is caught before the file leaves rather than after MOHRE flags it.
GPSSA contributions for UAE nationals
General Pension and Social Security Authority contributions apply to UAE national employees, calculated on pensionable salary and split between employer and employee. We reconcile the deduction taken from each pay run against the amount actually remitted to GPSSA, and flag the handful of free zones, including DIFC and ADGM, that run their own separate end of service arrangements for staff instead.
End of service gratuity and leave accruals
Expatriate staff outside GPSSA build up an end of service gratuity under the UAE Labour Law's formula, paid out on exit rather than monthly. We accrue that liability, and accrued annual leave salary, every period rather than let it sit unrecorded until someone resigns and the year-end reserve turns out to be wrong.
Free zone and mainland payroll together
A company with staff across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah offices, or entities registered with DMCC, DIFC, ADGM, JAFZA, RAKEZ or IFZA alongside a mainland licence, usually runs more than one payroll cycle under different free zone rules. We reconcile them into one set of books rather than leave each cycle as its own island. GCC subsidiaries of US and UK groups tend to reach us at exactly this point: local payroll running correctly through the bank, with no one checking it against the ledger.
Who processes and who files
The bank or exchange house submits the WPS Salary Information File; GPSSA collects its own contributions directly. Finbryn's part is the review before the run, the reconciliation after it, and the journal entries in between. See payroll journals and reconciliations for how that entry is recorded, or the pricing page for how coordination work is scoped.
All services
Payroll support: every service
- Contractor paymentsPayment tracking and year-end reporting support for independent contractors and freelancers, so information-return data is accurate and ready before filing deadlines.
- Payroll journals and reconciliationsPayroll journal entries recorded each pay period and reconciled against the payroll platform's reports, so wages, withholdings and benefit deductions match your general ledger.
- Benefits administration supportAdministrative support for employee benefits: tracking sign-ups and deduction rates and reconciling provider invoices, so benefit costs are recorded correctly and match what was withheld from pay.
Questions
Frequently asked questions: Payroll support
Does Finbryn submit our WPS Salary Information File?
No. Your bank, exchange house or finance company registered with MOHRE submits it. We review the draft pay run beforehand and reconcile the WPS report once it has gone through.
Do you calculate GPSSA contributions for our Emirati staff?
Yes, we calculate the split and reconcile what was withheld against what GPSSA actually collected. Registration and remittance stay with your business through GPSSA's own portal.
Can you handle payroll across more than one free zone?
Yes. DMCC, JAFZA, RAKEZ, IFZA, DIFC and ADGM entities each run under their own free zone rules, and we reconcile them into one set of books alongside any mainland payroll.
Do you track end of service gratuity?
Yes. For expatriate staff not enrolled in GPSSA, we accrue the gratuity liability each pay period under the UAE Labour Law's formula, so it is not a surprise on the balance sheet when someone leaves.
What software do you work in?
Whatever you already use, including QuickBooks Online, Xero and Zoho Books, alongside the WPS-connected payroll platform your bank requires.
How is payroll support priced for UAE companies?
Pricing depends on headcount, the number of free zone or mainland entities involved, and how much cleanup is needed before ongoing work starts. Current ranges are on the pricing page, confirmed in writing before anything begins.
Next step
Talk to the team that would run your books
A short call covers your setup, your software and what a first month would look like. You get a written scope and price after it.