Payroll Lead

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage in-house payroll process full cycle for all entities (including overseas).
• Responsible for accurate and timely payroll computation and processing.
• Perform timesheet calculations/validation and liaise with the Operations on the attendance and leave matters.
• Handle tax clearance, monthly CPF submission, annual income tax filing and the submission of government paid-leave claims, NS claims, FWL waiver, etc.
• Liaise with Finance on payroll GL reporting, interco billing and perform payroll reconciliations.
• Attend to staff queries on payroll related matters.
• Manage the annual manpower budget exercise, HR audit and prepare Group reporting.
• Prepare monthly manpower costing, staff movement report and perform cost analysis for review.
• Submit statutory report and survey to the authorities.
• Review and streamline Payroll processes.
• Lead project implementation, system migration, integration, UAT, go-live, user training, system maintenance, etc.
• Manage ad-hoc HR related tasks and other payroll projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in Human Resource Management or equivalent.
• At least 8 years of working experience in Payroll with lead role.
• Experience in handling overseas payroll is an added advantage (for Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, China and Malaysia).
• Experience in handling complex payroll for 700 headcount across 20 entities in 6 countries.
• Good payroll knowledge and well-versed in the Employment Act and HR practices.
• Proficient in Times Software with Advanced MS Excel skills.
• Strong supervisory skills and able to manage a small team.
• Excellent interpersonal, communications, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Independent and able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Meticulous, fast learner and well organized.
• Strong project management skills with experience in system migration (end-to-end).
• Knowledge in WorkDay implementation is an added advantage.
• Excellent multi-tasking skills to meet tight payroll deadlines for the Group.