Payroll Specialist

Enable PH; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 540,000 - 780,000; Full time

Job summary

Enable PH is seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage accurate, timely payroll processing, tax withholdings, and statutory contributions. You will coordinate with HR on data validation and maintain confidentiality of payroll records in a finance-focused environment.

The role covers timesheet auditing, off-cycle payroll, payroll reconciliations, and month-end closings, requiring strong analytical skills and attention to detail in a Philippines-based on-site setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• At least 5 years of payroll processing experience.
• Strong knowledge of Philippine labor laws and taxation.
• Solid understanding of payroll reconciliation and financial reporting.
• Attention to detail with strong analytical and numerical skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and audit employee timesheets, attendance, and leaves for accuracy.
• Process regular and off-cycle payroll including salaries, overtime, allowances, and 13th month pay.
• Compute statutory contributions and withholding taxes, and remit to agencies.
• Validate payroll data with HR to ensure accuracy.
• Prepare payroll registers, reports, and GL entries.
• Reconcile payroll disbursements, deductions, and contributions.
• Handle payroll inquiries and resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain payroll documents for tax and government compliance.
• Coordinate with Finance on month-end closings and accruals.
• Safeguard confidential payroll records and ensure data privacy.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll accuracy and efficiency.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Payroll computations

Philippine labor laws

Taxation

Data privacy

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance

Tools

Jeonsoft

PPH

Job description

JOB TITLE: Payroll Specialist

DEPARTMENT: Finance & Accounting

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Payroll Officer

JOB SUMMARY: The Payroll Specialist is responsible for the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of employee payroll, including salary computations, statutory contributions, tax withholdings, and other payroll-related adjustments. The role oversees timesheet management, payroll validation, employee loan deductions, and payroll reconciliation while ensuring compliance with applicable labor laws, tax regulations, and government requirements. The Payroll Specialist also coordinates with HR on employee data validation and HRIS-related payroll requirements while maintaining the confidentiality of payroll records.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitor and audit employee timesheets, attendance records, and leave transactions for accuracy and discrepancies.

• Process regular and off-cycle payroll, including salaries, overtime, holiday pay, allowances, incentives, 13th-month pay, leave conversions, and other payroll adjustments.

• Compute statutory contributions, withholding taxes, employee loans, and other authorized deductions, and ensure timely remittance to the respective government agencies.

• Validate payroll-related employee information in coordination with HR to ensure accurate payroll processing.

• Prepare payroll registers, timesheet reports, statutory reports, and supporting schedules for financial reporting and general ledger (GL) entries.

• Reconcile payroll disbursements, deductions, and statutory contributions to ensure accuracy and completeness.

• Address employee payroll inquiries, investigate discrepancies, and resolve payroll-related concerns.

• Prepare and maintain payroll documents for labor, tax, and government compliance, including employee tax records.

• Coordinate with Finance on payroll reconciliations, accruals, & month-end closing requirements.

• Safeguard confidential payroll records and ensure compliance with data privacy, internal controls, and company policies.

• Identify and implement opportunities to improve payroll accuracy, efficiency, and processes.

• Perform other payroll-related duties as may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in payroll processing and administration.

• Strong knowledge of payroll computations, Philippine labor laws, taxation, and statutory government contributions.

• Solid understanding of accounting principles, payroll reconciliation, and financial reporting.

• Strong analytical, mathematical, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.

• Proficient in using HRIS or payroll systems (Jeonsoft, PPH)

• Ability to handle confidential information and maintain data privacy.

• Strong organizational, communication, and coordination skills.

• Open to an on-site work schedule in Mandaluyong City.