Global Payroll Manager (Trasformation)

Curran Daly & Associates; Pasig; Hybrid; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Pasig onsite 2-3 days/week

Career growth opportunities

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Curran Daly & Associates is seeking a Global Payroll Manager to oversee end-to-end payroll operations across the Philippines, United States and Belize. You will lead a major payroll migration and drive process improvements, automation, and QA to ensure accuracy and compliance.

You will head the Manila payroll team, collaborate with US stakeholders and align with regional initiatives, working a hybrid schedule in Pasig.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, HR, or related field.
• At least 5 years of hands-on end-to-end payroll experience.
• 3 years in a supervisory or managerial capacity.
• Strong experience managing multi-country payroll, with US payroll experience required.
• Working knowledge of Philippine and US payroll requirements and compliance.
• Proven experience leading projects, process improvements, system enhancements, or payroll transitions.
• Strong analytical, reconciliation, quality assurance, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Dayforce is highly relevant; familiarity with EasyPay or similar systems is an advantage.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and team leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-country payroll operations across the Philippines, the United States, and Belize.
• Lead a major payroll migration/transition, specifically transitioning Belize payroll from an outsourced provider to internally managed process.
• Strengthen internal controls and improve processes.
• Drive automation and AI adoption in payroll operations.
• Lead the payroll team in Manila.
• Drive process improvements and system enhancements.
• Strengthen quality assurance across payroll operations.
• Ensure consistent standards across countries.
• Partner with senior Finance stakeholders based in the US.
• Work the night shift aligned with US stakeholders.

Skills

Multi-country payroll

US payroll experience

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Automation & AI in payroll

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business/HR

Tools

Dayforce

EasyPay or similar

Job description

As Global Payroll Manager, you will oversee end-to-end payroll operations across PH, US, Belize (LATAM), ensuring accuracy, compliance, timely delivery, and strong internal controls. A key priority will be leading the transition of Belize payroll from an outsourced provider to an internally managed process. You will also drive process improvements, strengthen quality assurance, optimize payroll systems, and ensure consistent standards across countries.

Key responsibilities

• Lead multi-country payroll operations across the Philippines, the United States, and Belize

• Lead a major payroll migration/transition, specifically transitioning Belize payroll from an outsourced provider to internally managed process

• Strengthen internal controls and improve processes

• Drive automation and AI adoption in payroll operations

• Lead the payroll team in Manila

• Drive process improvements and system enhancements

• Strengthen quality assurance across payroll operations

• Ensure consistent standards across countries

• Partner with senior Finance stakeholders based in the US

• Work the night shift aligned with US stakeholders

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, HR, or a related field

• At least 5 years of hands-on end-to-end payroll experience

• 3 years in a supervisory or managerial capacity

• Strong experience managing multi-country payroll, with US payroll experience required

• Working knowledge of Philippine and US payroll requirements and compliance

• Proven experience leading projects, process improvements, system enhancements, or payroll transitions

• Strong analytical, reconciliation, quality assurance, and problem-solving skills

• Experience with Dayforce is highly relevant; familiarity with EasyPay or similar systems is an advantage

• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and team leadership skills

Culture & Benefits

• Stable, people-oriented environment with average tenure of over 8 years

• Positive and healthy workplace culture valuing accountability, teamwork, and professional respect

• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with experience and capabilities

• Hybrid work arrangement with 2-3 days onsite per week in Pasig

• Career growth and development opportunities to take ownership of regional initiatives and expand global payroll expertise

• Meaningful leadership opportunity to lead and develop a payroll team