APAC Payroll SME — Singapore & Regional Lead

Delivery Hero; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 287,000 - 415,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free food

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

foodpanda, part of the Delivery Hero Group, is seeking a Senior Specialist, APAC Payroll to own and deliver accurate, timely payroll operations across APAC with a focus on Singapore. You will collaborate with Finance and People & Culture to ensure statutory compliance and strong internal controls.

You will drive process improvements, support audits, and mentor junior payroll specialists within a dynamic APAC shared services environment.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of payroll operations experience, with strong Singapore payroll expertise.
• Independently manage full payroll cycles.
• Strong understanding of Singapore statutory contributions, tax reporting, and compliance requirements.
• Experience in multi-country or regional payroll environments.
• Exposure to payroll system implementations or process improvement initiatives is a strong advantage.
• High ownership mindset with ability to manage payroll in high-pressure environments.
• Ability to guide and mentor junior payroll team members.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll cycles for Singapore and assigned APAC markets.
• Validate payroll inputs, statutory deductions, and gross-to-net calculations with high precision.
• Ensure adherence to payroll calendars, cut-offs, and internal control checkpoints.
• Review payroll outputs prior to finalization, ensuring statutory accuracy (CPF, IRAS, SHG, SDL).
• Oversee off-cycle payroll processing (final pay, bonuses, adjustments).
• Act as escalation point for payroll specialists where applicable.

Skills

Singapore payroll

End-to-end payroll

Audit & controls

Regional payroll

Mentoring juniors

Job description

foodpanda, part of the Delivery Hero Group, is seeking a Senior Specialist, APAC Payroll to own and deliver accurate, timely payroll operations across APAC with a focus on Singapore. You will collaborate with Finance and People & Culture to ensure statutory compliance and strong internal controls.

You will drive process improvements, support audits, and mentor junior payroll specialists within a dynamic APAC shared services environment.