Global Payroll & US Tax Lead — Remote (Night Shift)

Career Team; Philippines; Remote; PHP 6,949,000 - 9,476,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Team in the Philippines is seeking a Head of Global Payroll and US Tax Compliance to lead our payroll operations from PH. This senior role reports to the VP of HR and partners with US finance and operations to ensure accurate, multi-state payroll and tax filings across 15+ states.

You will build and scale a PH-based payroll team, own ADP Workforce Now or equivalent, and drive continuous improvement to achieve scalable, audit-ready processes while aligning with remote US business hours.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of US multi-state payroll experience with 3+ years in people leadership.
• Experience building/scaling a Philippines-based payroll team.
• Deep expertise in US multi-state tax compliance (SUTA/FUTA, FICA, W-2/W-3).
• Advanced Excel: Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Macros, Power Query.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication for US stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance.
• Comfort working 10:00 PM–7:00 AM PHST to align with US hours.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a PH payroll team, building a high-performance function.
• Oversee end-to-end payroll across 15+ US states and serve as escalation point for complex issues.
• Lead multi-state tax compliance including filings and nexus management.
• Own payroll systems (ADP Workforce Now) and optimize integrations.
• Register state tax IDs and manage tax filings across growing US footprint.
• Respond to federal/state tax notices and year-end reconciliations (W-2/W-3).
• Provide executive reporting on payroll and 401(k) contributions to the C-suite.
• Drive automation and process improvements to ensure audit-ready operations.

Skills

US payroll

Leadership

PH-based team

US tax compliance

Advanced Excel

English communication

Bachelor’s degree

Night shift hours

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Kronos/UKG

Job description

Career Team in the Philippines is seeking a Head of Global Payroll and US Tax Compliance to lead our payroll operations from PH. This senior role reports to the VP of HR and partners with US finance and operations to ensure accurate, multi-state payroll and tax filings across 15+ states.

You will build and scale a PH-based payroll team, own ADP Workforce Now or equivalent, and drive continuous improvement to achieve scalable, audit-ready processes while aligning with remote US business hours.