Remote APAC Payroll Operations Lead | Global Growth

OnHires; Philippines; Remote; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance contribution

Share incentive plan

Generous PTO + work from anywhere 4+1

Job summary

OnHires is hiring a Payroll Operations Associate APAC to support smooth, compliant payroll delivery across APAC markets including Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand.

The role partners with third-party payroll providers and internal teams to ensure payroll runs are accurate and on time each month while continuously improving processes and scaling operations. This is a fully remote position based in the Philippines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in payroll operations, payroll processing or payroll validation.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll operations across an assigned portfolio of APAC territories.
• Maintain payroll calendars, data cut-offs, checklists and action trackers.
• Collect and review payroll inputs for completeness, consistency and documented requirements.
• Coordinate with local payroll providers and in-country experts to track actions through to completion.
• Support payroll validations, reconciliations and output checks.
• Investigate routine payroll issues and escalate where needed.
• Support payroll-related employee lifecycle events, including onboarding, salary changes, bonuses, leave impacts, final pay and offboarding.
• Maintain SOPs, country checklists, process maps, control documentation and knowledge-base materials.
• Track payroll deadlines, risks, open actions, service levels and recurring issues.
• Support process improvement and automation initiatives.
• Assist with onboarding new territories and transitioning payroll knowledge into managed processes.

Skills

Payroll operations

Data handling

English communication

Deadline-driven

Attention to detail

Spreadsheet proficiency

Confidential information handling

APAC payroll knowledge

Tools

Excel

Payroll systems

Job description

OnHires is hiring a Payroll Operations Associate APAC to support smooth, compliant payroll delivery across APAC markets including Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand.

The role partners with third-party payroll providers and internal teams to ensure payroll runs are accurate and on time each month while continuously improving processes and scaling operations. This is a fully remote position based in the Philippines.