HR Compensation and Benefits Specialist

IDGC; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

IDGC in Metro Manila, Philippines, seeks an HR Compensation and Benefits Specialist to manage end-to-end payroll, timekeeping, and government remittances. You will ensure accurate salary processing, maintain payroll records, and ensure compliance with labor regulations.

You will coordinate with government agencies, perform manual payroll computations when needed, and develop payroll trackers and reports using Excel. This role requires 3–5 years of related experience and a strong eye for detail.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HRM, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3–5 years of payroll processing, timekeeping, or HR operations.
• Experience with end-to-end payroll processing and manual computations.
• Strong knowledge of Philippine payroll practices and government remittances.
• Proficient in Excel, incl. advanced formulas and PivotTables.
• Experience with Sprout Payroll or similar HRIS is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll cycle ensuring accurate salary computation and disbursement.
• Prepare and validate payroll inputs: basic salary, overtime, allowances, deductions, and earnings.
• Process payroll changes: hires, resignations, final pay, and adjustments.
• Perform manual payroll computations when needed and validate calculations.
• Reconcile payroll registers and employee records before finalization.
• Monitor attendance, undertime, overtime, tardiness, absences, leaves.
• Process statutory contributions and remittances (SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, BIR).
• Coordinate with government agencies and handle in-person liaison transactions.
• Use Excel to prepare, validate, reconcile, and analyze payroll data.
• Develop payroll trackers, templates, and management reports.

Skills

Payroll processing

Timekeeping

Excel formulas

HRIS systems

Analytical skills

Government liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Sprout Payroll

Payroll software

Job description

HR Compensation and Benefits Specialist

Full work onsite

About the role

The Compensation and Benefits Specialist is responsible for managing the end-to-end payroll process, timekeeping, compensation and benefits administration, and statutory government remittances. The role ensures accurate and timely salary processing, proper maintenance of employee payroll records, compliance with applicable Philippine labor and statutory requirements, and efficient coordination with government agencies. The position also handles manual payroll computations, payroll-related reporting, and HR administrative and liaison activities.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the complete payroll cycle, ensuring accurate and timely salary computation and disbursement.
• Prepare and validate payroll inputs, including basic salary, overtime, night shift differential, holiday pay, rest-day pay, allowances, incentives, deductions, and other applicable earnings.
• Process payroll adjustments, salary changes, new hires, resignations, final pay, and other employee-related payroll transactions.
• Perform manual payroll computations and independently validate payroll calculations when necessary.
• Reconcile payroll registers, employee records, and supporting documents before payroll finalization.
• Monitor and validate employee attendance, undertime, overtime, tardiness, absences, leaves, and other timekeeping records.
• Prepare, process, reconcile, and monitor statutory contributions and remittances, including SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, and applicable withholding tax obligations.
• Conduct in-person transactions and coordinate with relevant government agencies, including SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, and BIR, as required.
• Utilize advanced Microsoft Excel formulas and functions to prepare, validate, reconcile, and analyze payroll and timekeeping data.
• Develop and maintain payroll trackers, computation templates, reconciliation sheets, and management reports.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Accountancy, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 3–5 years of relevant experience in payroll processing, timekeeping, compensation and benefits, or HR operations.
• Demonstrated experience handling end-to-end payroll processing and manual payroll computations.
• Strong knowledge of Philippine payroll practices, statutory contributions, government remittances, and applicable labor regulations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including advanced formulas, data validation, lookups, and PivotTables.
• Preferably experienced in Sprout Payroll or similar payroll and HRIS platforms.
• Experience coordinating with government agencies and handling in-person liaison transactions.
• Strong numerical accuracy, analytical skills, organization, and attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality when handling employee information and payroll data.
• Capable of working independently, meeting payroll deadlines, and coordinating effectively with HR, Finance, and other departments.