Reem Elshatla | HR & Admin Manager

About Me

The Operational Backbone
Behind High-Performing Teams

With over 13 years of experience spanning tobacco manufacturing, education, audit, and healthcare — across the UAE and Egypt — I have built a career defined by precision, reliability, and a deep commitment to people management excellence.

I specialise in creating HR environments where nothing falls through the cracks. From the moment a candidate signs their offer to the day an employee transitions out, I own the process end-to-end — ensuring compliance, accuracy, and a people-first experience at every step.

Currently based in Dubai and immediately available, I am seeking a role — full-time or project-based — where I can contribute to a forward-thinking organisation that values structured, high-quality HR and administrative management.

When HR works well, the whole organisation works well. That is the standard I hold myself to, every single day.

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Precision-Driven

Zero-error payroll & record management across teams of 200–1,700+ employees.

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People-Centred

Building onboarding & HR workflows that genuinely support employee success.

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Process-Oriented

Designing systems that reduce inefficiency and improve compliance readiness.

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Trusted & Discreet

Handling sensitive HR matters with full professionalism and confidentiality.

What I Do

Capabilities & Expertise

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HR Operations Management

End-to-end employee lifecycle management — onboarding, probation, contracts, renewals, and offboarding — with full UAE Labour Law compliance.

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Recruitment & Onboarding

Coordinating hiring workflows and structured orientation programmes that reduce time-to-productivity and improve the new-hire experience.

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Payroll & Attendance

Accurate monthly payroll processing — attendance validation, overtime, deductions, and leave management using SAP HRIS and payroll systems.

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Office & Admin Management

Full administrative oversight — scheduling, vendor coordination, document control, and office operations that keep teams focused and productive.

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HR Reporting & Analytics

Data-driven reports on hiring, performance, and attendance trends that support strategic workforce planning and leadership decisions.

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Compliance & Policy

Ensuring alignment with UAE and Egyptian labour law through continuous policy reviews, legal filing coordination, and proactive compliance monitoring.

Career Journey

Professional Experience

Jun 2025 – Present📍 Dubai, UAE

Admin & HR Assistant Manager

Adam International Company — Tobacco Manufacturing

Managing the full employee lifecycle for an international workforce, processing monthly payroll with 100% accuracy, maintaining HRIS records, and coordinating visa processing and labour card renewals with PROs and government authorities. Providing executive-level administrative support to senior management.

Implemented a digital document control system that reduced file retrieval time by 40% and significantly improved audit readiness.

SAP HRISPayrollUAE Labour LawPRO CoordinationVisa Processing

Nov 2022 – May 2025📍 Cairo, Egypt

HR Personnel Manager

German International University — Education Sector

Led HR operations for a 500+ employee academic institution. Managed compensation and benefits, drove quarterly policy reviews, produced analytical reports for leadership on hiring trends and attendance patterns, and coordinated payroll cycles, contract renewals, and offboarding.

Redesigned the onboarding programme — reducing new-hire time-to-productivity by 30% and cutting compliance incidents by 25%.

HRIS ManagementBenefits AdminLabour LawHR Analytics

May 2017 – Oct 2022📍 Giza, Egypt

Senior Personnel Specialist — SAP User

Trans Business For Trading & Distribution (PMI Affiliate)

Administered SAP HRIS for 200+ employees, managed all payroll inputs including new hires, terminations and salary adjustments, and coordinated legal compliance. Contributed to successful migration from paper-based HR to fully digital SAP management.

SAP HRISPayroll ProcessingLabour ComplianceDigital Migration

Feb 2013 – Apr 2017📍 Cairo, Egypt

Personnel Specialist

Grant Thornton — Audit & Professional Services

Managed employee records and HR databases, processed payroll data with precision, administered social and medical insurance, and supported all onboarding and offboarding within strict compliance standards.

HR RecordsInsurance AdminPayroll

Jan 2010 – Jan 2013📍 Cairo, Egypt

Office Coordinator

Life Healthcare — Medical Care

Managed daily office operations, maintained confidential filing systems, coordinated administrative support for management, and ensured a professional and efficient operational environment.

Office ManagementRecordsAdmin Support

What Sets Me Apart

Key Strengths

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Attention to Detail

Zero-tolerance for errors in payroll, records, and compliance — built over 13 years of high-stakes HR operations.

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Cross-functional Coordination

Bridging HR, finance, legal, and operations seamlessly — ensuring information flows where it needs to, when it needs to.

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Time Management

Managing multiple HR cycles, deadlines, and administrative demands simultaneously without dropping the ball.

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Problem Solving Under Pressure

Calmly resolving complex HR queries, compliance issues, and operational challenges in fast-paced environments.

What People Say

Testimonials

"

Reem is the kind of HR professional every organisation needs — meticulous, discreet, and genuinely invested in making things run smoothly. Her ability to manage payroll, compliance, and employee relations simultaneously without error is remarkable.

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Ahmed Hassan

HR Director, Adam International

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Reem's proactive approach impressed me most — she identified process gaps before they became problems and built systems that simply worked. Her onboarding redesign saved us significant time and improved how new staff experienced their first weeks.

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Sara Mohamed

VP Human Resources, GIU

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Reem handled HR for over 200 employees with a level of precision that is rare to find. From SAP administration to labour compliance, she was always two steps ahead, and our leadership trusted her completely with sensitive data and complex cases.

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Karim Abdelaziz

Operations Manager, Trans Business

Technical Proficiency

Tools & Systems

SAP HRIS

Zoho HR

Advanced Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Google Workspace

Payroll Systems

Time & Attendance

Document Control

Personnel File Mgmt

HR Audit Systems

ReemElshatla

The Operational BackboneBehind High-Performing Teams