GH13441629 - 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.

• 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

• 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

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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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