Payroll Specialist

Cobden & Carter International; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational payroll management firm in Makati is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage payroll processing for expatriates and local employees. The ideal candidate has over 2 years of global payroll experience, is proficient in MS Excel, and possesses strong communication skills. This role offers a hybrid work setup with shifting schedules and requires meticulous attention to detail. Applicants may need to work overtime during critical payroll periods.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in global payroll from multinational companies.
• Ability to work well alone and in a team.
• Experience with payroll systems such as Workday and ADP.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll processing for all employees, including expatriates.
• Check and upload overtime schedules into the database.
• Audit payroll output reports and correct entries as necessary.

Skills

Global payroll processing experience

Proficient in MS Excel (Pivot, Vlookup)

Communication skills

Teamwork

Strong ethics

Education

Accounting background

Tools

Workday

ADP systems

Kronos Time & Attendance System

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Manage payroll processing for all employees, including expatriates with split payments and consultants in local offices.
• Check and upload overtime schedules prepared by the team into the database.
• Compute prorated salaries for new hires, departing employees, and those on leave.
• Organize and maintain employee files related to banking details, tax documents, and payroll records.
• Audit payroll output reports for data changes, investigate system discrepancies, and correct entries within the payroll system as necessary.
• Review payroll status reports, including scheduled and retroactive deductions, and coordinate with HR and Benefits teams when needed.
• Address payroll-related inquiries from office administrators and department managers.
• Create payroll funding schedules for Treasury and share payroll reports with the Accounting team.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of global payroll processing experience from multinational companies/ global shared services.
• Highly proficient in MS Excel, Word, and Outlook 2016 (Intermediate MS Excel skills is a must like Pivot and Vlookup).
• Experience in Workday and ADP systems including Vantage HCM, iReports, ADP Reporting, and ADP GL a plus
• Good written and verbal skills, ability to communicate and articulate payroll procedures to management.
• Applicants must be able to work well alone and as part of a team, have strong ethics, a high level of personal and professional integrity.
• Overtime may be required during payroll processing weeks in addition to quarterly and yearend deadlines with little or no advanced notice.
• Accounting background a plus.
• Kronos Time & Attendance System a plus

Location: Makati

Work set-up: Hybrid (3x onsite 2x WFH)

Schedule: shifting schedule

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