Senior Payroll Manager

The Company
My client is a US MNC and a leader in its industry. Keen to hire a hands-on and driven Payroll talent with strong team management and process improvement experience to oversee a regional payroll portfolio.

Requirements

• Strong Regional payroll experience, with exposure in handling Asia countries such as China, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan and so on.
• Payroll accounting experience is a must
• Experience working with external payroll vendor required (payroll vendor management)
• Good communication skills, driven, detailed, reliable, team player
• Experience in driving process improvement and payroll projects
• Proven team management skills, able to motivate and upskill the payroll team
• Hands-on: willing to get hands dirty and handle payroll processing where required
• Availability: Immediate or short notice preferred
• US MNC experience can be highly advantageous

Budget
SGD 9,000 - 10,500 per month + 1 month completion bonus

Job Scope

• Responsible for end to end payroll processing across Asia Pacific, maintaining accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance
• Ensure adherence to country-specific legislative obligations, tax remittance requirements, and benefits administration
• Serve as internal expertise on regional payroll regulations and statutory frameworks
• Act as key coordination point between finance, HR, employees, and government authorities
• Oversee payroll accounting, journal entries, balance sheet reviews, and internal financial controls
• Maintain governance frameworks and audit readiness for internal and external reviews
• Ensure timely completion of system access certifications in line with compliance requirements
• Manage external payroll service providers, holding vendors to agreed service standards and performance accountability
• Lead vendor evaluation, contract renewals, and commercial negotiations to ensure terms remain fit for purpose
• Develop and maintain standardised operating procedures and process documentation
• Identify and implement cost optimisation opportunities across payroll operations, drive process improvement initiatives to streamline operations and improve efficiency
• Support rollout and enhancement of payroll platforms, with focus on automation
• Partner with global teams on system integration initiatives and regional finance transformation programmes

Apply Today
Please send your resume, in WORD format only and quote reference number GH13441629, by clicking the apply button. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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