Payroll Specialist - People, Monee Credit Experienced (Individual Contributor) Manila

Monee; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Monee Credit, a leading digital payments and financial services provider in Southeast Asia, is seeking a Payroll Specialist (People, Monee Credit) in Manila. You will manage semi-monthly payroll, benefits, and data accuracy while coordinating with payroll vendors.

This role requires 5+ years in payroll, strong knowledge of statutory requirements, and a strategic mindset to support payroll projects and process improvements in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or higher in human resources management or related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant payroll experience.
• Excellent understanding of payroll processes and statutory requirements.
• Meticulous, organized and able to work in fast-paced environments.
• Strong problem-solving, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strategic mindset to contribute to payroll projects.

Responsibilities

• Process semi-monthly timekeeping, payroll, and benefits accurately.
• Coordinate with payroll vendor to ensure statutory compliance.
• Update employee payroll records promptly.
• Collect data and documents with onboarding team for payroll processing.
• Compute and finalize salary payments for resignations.
• Support monthly/adhoc payroll reporting.
• Review processes to improve efficiency and compliance with regulations.
• Participate in payroll projects (setup, reporting, budgeting, auditing).
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries.
• Assist in Tax Alphalist preparation and release.
• Other related tasks as assigned.

Skills

Payroll knowledge

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor degree in HR or related field

Job description

Payroll Specialist - People, Monee Credit

Experienced (Individual Contributor)

Location Manila

Department People

Monee is a leading digital payments and financial services provider in Southeast Asia, with a growing presence in Latin America. Its mission is to better the lives of individuals and businesses in the region with financial services through technology.

Monee delivers a comprehensive range of digital financial products and services, including mobile wallets, payment processing, credit, banking, and insurtech. By leveraging technology and strategic partnerships, Monee aims to drive greater digital financial inclusion, convenience, and accessibility for individuals and small businesses across Southeast Asia and Latin America.

Monee is part of Sea Limited, a global technology company.

Job Description:

A Payroll Specialist will be responsible for:

• Processing semi-monthly timekeeping, payroll, and mandatory benefits in a timely and accurate manner
• Coordinating with payroll vendor to comply with statutory requirements
• Providing prompt and accurate updating of employee records in payroll files
• Working closely with pre/on-boarding team to collect employee data and required personal documents needed for payroll processing
• Ensuring timely computation and final salary payment to resignees
• Providing support for information requests and monthly/adhoc reporting requirements
• Actively reviewing processes to optimise efficiency and maintain compliance with changing local labor regulations including tax and reporting requirements
• Participating in various projects involving payroll set-up, reporting, budgeting and auditing among other initiatives
• Responding to employee inquiries on payroll matters
• Assisting in Tax Alphalist preparation and release
• Other related tasks assigned by immediate super…

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree or higher in human resources management or related field
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in payroll, preferably in conglomerate setup
• Excellent understanding of payroll processes and statutory requirements
• Meticulous and organized, able to work in fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong problem-solving skills, interpersonal and communication skills
• Strategic mindset to think beyond the operational activities and contribute to payroll projects