Payroll Specialist - Asia

Aggreko plc; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading benefit plans

Career development opportunities

Safety-focused culture

Job summary

Aggreko plc in Manila, Philippines invites an experienced Payroll Specialist – Asia to join our team. You will manage payroll operations across multiple Asian countries, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

The role includes data integrity, shadow payroll oversight, and timely delivery of payroll outputs via Workday. We seek a professional with 5+ years in payroll within Asian territories, strong Excel skills, and fluency in English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on payroll experience in Asian territories and multinational environments.
• In-depth knowledge of payroll processes, local labour laws and payroll accounting reconciliations.
• Fluent in English with strong communication and data privacy discipline.

Responsibilities

• Accurately process and consolidate multi-country payroll inputs to ensure timely employee compensation.
• Manage payroll changes efficiently and meet strict deadlines.
• Perform detailed payroll calculations, checks and analysis.
• Oversee shadow payroll management and vendor relationships.
• Establish robust internal controls for payroll accuracy and compliance.
• Track and manage internal company loans and payroll-related audits.
• Generate comprehensive payroll reports for new hires, transfers and exits.
• Maintain payroll processes and procedures with thorough audit trails.
• Maintain confidentiality and data integrity for all payroll information.

Skills

Payroll processing

Multinational payroll

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Attention to detail

Tools

Excel

Workday

Job description

Bring your energy to Aggreko as Payroll Specialist – Asia who will be responsible for managing payroll operations across multipleAsiancountries, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely execution.

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What you’ll do as Payroll Specialist - Asia:

• Accurately process and consolidate multi-country payroll inputs, ensuring timely and correct employee compensation.

• Manage and process all payroll changes efficiently, meeting strict deadlines.

• Perform detailed payroll calculations, checks, and analysis.

• Oversee shadow payroll management.

• Manage relationships with payroll vendors, ensuring accountability and secure data exchange.

• Establish and enforce robust internal controls for payroll accuracy and compliance with legal requirements.

• Track and manage internal company loans.

• Contribute to and support payroll projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Generate comprehensive payroll reports and analysis, including calculations for new hires, international transfers, and exiting employees.

• Leverage payroll databases to create on-demand reports and support internal/external statutory audits.

• Serve as a primary contact for payroll queries, providing prompt and professional support to internal and external stakeholders.

• Manage payslip generation and distribution via Workday, including simulations and data reconciliation.

• Document and maintain up-to-date payroll processes and procedures.

• Adhere to internal validation and approval processes, maintaining thorough audit trails for all payroll inputs.

• Maintain the strictest confidentiality and data integrity for all payroll information.

You are:

• Experience: Minimum 5 years of hands-on payroll experience, specifically within Asian territories and multinational environments.

• Technical Expertise: In-depth technical knowledge of payroll processes, local labor laws, and accounting principles related to payroll bookings and reconciliations.

• Problem-Solving: Proven resilience and strong analytical skills to navigate and resolve complex payroll scenarios.

• Stakeholder Management: Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, with a track record of effective stakeholder management across remote teams.

• Language Proficiency: Fluent in English.

• Software Skills: Advanced proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.

• Attributes: Exceptional accuracy, attention to detail, discretion, and a flexible, adaptable approach.

Here’s what you’ll get:

• Fixed term contract role be based in our Manila, Philippines office.

• Industry-leading benefit plans

• Continuous training and development with career growth opportunities

• Safety-focused culture

Our people are can-do, positive, resilient and persistent.

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Equal employment opportunity

We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.