Payroll Specialist

Job Summary

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of payroll, statutory submissions, payroll reconciliations, employee pay-related queries, and payroll compliance activities.

• Process monthly payroll cycles, supplementary payroll runs, bonuses, increments, and one-off payments.
• Validate payroll inputs and ensure data integrity before payroll processing.
• Review payroll exceptions, discrepancies, and withheld payment cases.
• Maintain employee payroll records within payroll systems.
• Process CPF contributions, refunds, and shortfall cases.
• Prepare and submit annual and ad-hoc tax filings (IR8A, IR8S, IR21, tax amendments).
• Ensure compliance with Employment Act, CPF regulations, and IRAS requirements.
• Reconcile payroll reports against General Ledger records.
• Prepare payroll variance, reconciliation, and management reports.
• Support external and internal audit exercises.
• Respond to employee payroll enquiries.
• Resolve salary discrepancies, CPF issues, and payment-related concerns.
• Manage overpayment recovery cases and communicate directly with affected employees.
• Participate in payroll system testing (UAT) and process improvements.
• Support payroll system upgrades and implementation of new payroll requirements.

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, or Business.
• 2–5 years of payroll administration experience.
• Experience with payroll systems such as SAP, Workday, Excelity, Oracle, or SuccessFactors.
• Strong knowledge of Singapore payroll legislation, CPF, and tax regulations.

Teng Jun Yong

EA License Number: 91C2918

Registration Number: R2093855