Payroll Specialist | Onsite

Acquire Intelligence; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HMO coverage

Yearly parties

Value Awards

Internal promotions

Meaningful work

Promotions

Leadership training

Job summary

Acquire Intelligence Philippines is hiring a Payroll Specialist to handle high-volume, accurate payroll data entry and transactional processing supporting Australian and New Zealand payroll, prepared for review by the Senior Payroll Specialist and onshore sign-off. You will ensure timely, compliant processing and respond to routine inquiries.

You will perform data entry for new hires, changes and terminations; validate timesheets in Dayforce; manage leave and deductions; maintain payroll records

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in payroll or high-volume data-entry/transactional processing.
• Australian payroll experience is preferred but not required.
• Exposure to payroll or rostering systems; Dayforce is an advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams).
• Familiarity with Australian payroll concepts is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-volume, accurate data entry for new hires, employee changes and standard terminations.
• Chase and validate timesheet and roster exceptions in Dayforce.
• Enter leave, deductions and entitlement updates against configured rules.
• Maintain payroll records and documentation digitally in line with Acquire’s SOE (no hardcopy).
• Triage tier-1 employee and manager queries and support inbox management; resolve routine items and elevate the remainder to the Senior Payroll Specialist.
• Support reconciliations and standard reporting as directed.
• Follow payroll SOPs and Acquire’s SOE, least-access and no-hardcopy production-floor rules.
• Support compliance activities within agreed processes and SOPs.
• Identify process-improvement opportunities.
• Flag anomalies and potential issues early.

Skills

Payroll processing

Data entry

Attention to detail

English communication

Tools

Dayforce

MS Office

Excel

Word

Outlook

Teams

Job description

WHY JOIN THE A-TEAM?

Come for a career, stay forthe fun!

• HMO coverage for you and your family**
• Yearly Kick Off Parties with major giveaways (like the car in 2023)
• Get recognized through our ‘Value Awards’
• Grow your career - yes, we love to promote internally
• Do meaningful work and collaborate with the best
• 900 promotions given each year
• 2,700+ leadership training courses

A Glimpse into Your New Role

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for high-volume, accurate payroll data entry and transactional processing supporting Australian and New Zealand payroll, prepared for review by the Senior Payroll Specialist and onshore sign-off. Working within operating environments, the role focuses on accurate, timely and compliant transactional processing and first-line query triage.

As anPayroll Specialist,you will:

Transactional Processing

• Perform high-volume, accurate data entry for new hires, employee changes and standard terminations.
• Chase and validate timesheet and roster exceptions in Dayforce.
• Enter leave, deductions and entitlement updates against configured rules.
• Maintain payroll records and documentation digitally in line with Acquire’s SOE (no hardcopy).

Queries & Support

• Triage tier-1 employee and manager queries and support inbox management; resolve routine items and elevate the remainder to the Senior Payroll Specialist.
• Support reconciliations and standard reporting as directed.

Quality, Compliance & Improvement

• Follow payroll SOPs and Acquire’s SOE, least-access and no-hardcopy production-floor rules.
• Support compliance activities within agreed processes and SOPs.
• Identify process-improvement opportunities.
• Flag anomalies and potential issues early.

WhatYou’llBring

Required Skills & Competencies:

Work Experience

• 1–3 years’ experience in payroll or high-volume data-entry / transactional processing
• Australian payroll experience preferred but not required.
• Exposure to payroll or rostering systems; experience with Dayforce is an advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)
• Familiarity with Australian payroll concepts is an advantage.

Advantageous Experience

• Exposure to a large casual / retail workforce.
• Experience in an outsourced / shared-services environment.

Interpersonal / Professional Skills

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy are essential, particularly when processing high-volume payroll data.
• Clear written and verbal English communication.
• Strong communication and customer service skills are essential, with the ability to respond professionally to employee and manager queries.
• Discretion and confidentiality when handling sensitive data.
• Reliable; follows process and escalates appropriately.
• Comfortable with repetitive, deadline-driven work and with change.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet payroll deadlines.
  

WHAT WE VALUE

We’reproud of our diverse global team, all working in a collaborative environment and happy to share these common values:

• Curious and Clever: Smart questions spark smart solutions.
• Entrepreneurial Energy: Think like an owner.Solvelike a founder.
• Fast with Intent: We move fast and deliverreal results.
• Laugh and Learn: Wedon’ttake ourselves too seriously, just our results.

What are you waiting for?

Come for a career, stay forthe fun!