Senior APAC Payroll SME & Process Excellence Lead

Allegis Group; Pasig; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Allegis Group is seeking a senior Payroll Specialist to provide subject matter expertise, governance oversight, and quality assurance across APAC payroll countries. The role serves as the final checker of payroll results to ensure accuracy and compliance.

The ideal candidate will lead root cause analysis, drive continuous improvement, and maintain payroll documentation while supporting capability building across the team.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to interpret payroll data and identify risks, anomalies, and trends.
• Work independently with minimal supervision and exercise sound professional judgment.
• Demonstrate deep payroll expertise and apply knowledge to simple and complex situations.

Responsibilities

• Participate in day-to-day payroll operations and critical payroll activities as required.
• Provide operational support during peak payroll periods, system changes, and business-critical events.
• Maintain awareness of country-specific legislative and regulatory changes and assess operational impacts.
• Serve as the recognized payroll subject matter expert (SME) for assigned countries and payroll processes.
• Provide guidance on payroll legislation, payroll controls, systems, policies, and operational practices.
• Support payroll projects, transitions, audits, and business initiatives requiring specialist payroll expertise.

Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving.

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Ability to interpret payroll data and

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Deep payroll expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field preferred.

Job description

Allegis Group is seeking a senior Payroll Specialist to provide subject matter expertise, governance oversight, and quality assurance across APAC payroll countries. The role serves as the final checker of payroll results to ensure accuracy and compliance.

The ideal candidate will lead root cause analysis, drive continuous improvement, and maintain payroll documentation while supporting capability building across the team.