Michael Abu Hanna

Experienced Chief of Payroll with a history of working in the 
business services’ industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Budgeting, HR 
Consulting, Deferred Compensation, and Financial Management.

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF MADABA (AUM)| 
MADABA, JORDAN
SEP 2011 – PRESENT
CHIEF OF PAYROLL - Nov 2013 – Present
Employees’ Benefits: 
▪ Administer, direct, and review employees’ benefits
programs to ensure that programs are current, 
competitive and in compliance with legal requirements.
▪ Oversee, implement, maintain, review and update payroll 
processing systems to ensure timely and accurate 
processing of payroll transactions for current and newlyhired employees.
▪ Ensure and maintain accurate records and reports of 
payroll transactions.
▪ Assist in implementing a grading structure based on the 
university’s methodology.
▪ Explain the rules and procedures to the policy holders and 
manage the policies’ renewals and the enrollment of the 
newly-hired. 

University Annual Budget 
▪ Member of the university’s budget committee.
▪ Assist the financial manager in preparing the university’s
budget.
▪ Prepare analysis reports related to actual achievements Vs 
projected ones.
ACTING HR MANAGER - April 2013 – Oct 2014
▪ Cover all aspects of management, responsibilities and tasks 
related to the HR Manager:
- Recruitment and Selection.
- Employee’s Benefits.
- Payroll Processing.
- Employees’ Relations.
- General HR Duties.
HEAD OF COMPENSATIONS AND BENIFITS – Sep 
2011 – Apr 2013
▪ Manage all aspects of Employees’ Benefits. 

OPERATIONS MANAGER| JORDAN INTERNATIONAL 
INSURANCE CO (JIIC)| AMMAN, JORDAN
JUN 2011 – AUG 2011
▪ Oversee the company's organizational processes and 
operations to ensure productivity and quality.
AGENCY SERVICES MANAGER| AMERICAN LIFE 
INSURANCE COMPANY (ALICO)| AMMAN, JORDAN
NOV 2009 – APR 2011
▪ Manage Agency Services Dept. (ASD) and coordinate with 
Agencies Directors on all (ASD) functions.
BRANCH MANAGER| ORANGE (MOBILECOM)| 
AMMAN, JORDAN
JUL 2001 – NOV 2009
▪ Oversee staff, work with the customers, and help expand 
the branch network.

B.A IN ACCOUNTING
UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN
1996 – 2000
GPA: GOOD
TAWJIHI – SCIENTIFIC STREAM
LATIN PATRIARCHATE SCHOOL
1995 – 1996
AVERAGE: 90.5%