Senior Payroll Officer (APAC) (NZ/AU)

Drake International Philippines; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full-time employment

Hybrid working arrangement

Competitive salary package

Exposure to APAC operations

Supportive finance team environment

Job summary

Drake International Philippines seeks an experienced Payroll Officer to join our Manila Shared Services team. You will deliver end-to-end payroll for Australia and New Zealand, ensure accuracy and timeliness, maintain master data, handle payroll inquiries, and support statutory filings.

The role requires solid experience in AU/NZ payroll, strong Excel skills, and a detail-oriented mindset within a dynamic international environment. Hybrid work arrangements and a competitive salary are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Commerce or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of end-to-end payroll processing experience.
• Minimum 1 year of Australian payroll experience.
• Working knowledge of New Zealand payroll legislation and processing requirements.
• Experience preparing payroll journals, reconciliations and accruals.
• Experience supporting payroll audits and compliance activities.
• Experience using payroll software in a high-volume environment.
• Strong payroll system administration capability.
• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payroll for Australian and New Zealand employees on fortnightly payroll cycles.
• Validate payroll inputs including new hires, terminations, salary changes, allowances, deductions, bonuses and leave transactions.
• Ensure payrolls are processed accurately and within established deadlines.
• Maintain payroll master data and employee records.
• Manage payroll queries and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Process final pays, redundancy payments and termination calculations in accordance with legislation.
• Prepare and process payroll-related statutory payments and filings.
• Reconcile payroll clearing accounts, payroll liabilities, leave provisions, superannuation, PAYG and other payroll-related balance sheet accounts.
• Calculate and prepare monthly entitlement accruals including annual leave, personal/sick leave, long service leave and other employee benefit provisions.
• Analyse labour costs and payroll trends and prepare wage cost reports and variance analysis

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Australian payroll

New Zealand payroll

Excel (advanced)

Payroll software experience

Attention to detail

Payroll accounting

Reconciliations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business/Commerce

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Officer / Payroll Accountant to join our growing Shared Services team based in Manila. This role will be responsible for the accurate and timely delivery of end-to-end payroll services for employees across Australia and New Zealand as a start. The successful candidate will possess strong payroll processing expertise, sound accounting knowledge, and a thorough understanding of Australian and New Zealand payroll legislation and compliance requirements. In addition to payroll processing, the role will support payroll accounting, reconciliations, compliance reporting, entitlement management, and labour cost analysis. The role will also play a key role in payroll system implementation projects, supporting payroll transformation initiatives and ensuring the successful transition to new payroll platforms across the APAC region. This position offers an excellent opportunity for a payroll professional who enjoys working in a dynamic international environment and contributing to continuous process improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Process end-to-end payroll for Australian and New Zealand employees on fortnightly payroll cycles

• Validate payroll inputs including new hires, terminations, salary changes, allowances, deductions, bonuses and leave transactions

• Ensure payrolls are processed accurately and within established deadlines

• Maintain payroll master data and employee records

• Manage payroll queries and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner

• Process final pays, redundancy payments and termination calculations in accordance with legislation

• Prepare and process payroll-related statutory payments and filings

• Reconcile payroll clearing accounts, payroll liabilities, leave provisions, superannuation, PAYG and other payroll-related balance sheet accounts

• Calculate and prepare monthly entitlement accruals including annual leave, personal/sick leave, long service leave and other employee benefit provisions

• Analyse labour costs and payroll trends and prepare wage cost reports and variance analysis

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Commerce or related discipline

• Minimum 3 years of end-to-end payroll processing experience

• Minimum 1 year of Australian payroll experience

• Working knowledge of New Zealand payroll legislation and processing requirements

• Experience preparing payroll journals, reconciliations and accruals

• Experience supporting payroll audits and compliance activities

• Experience using payroll software in a high-volume environment

• Strong payroll system administration capability

• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy

Benefits

• Permanent full-time employment

• Hybrid working arrangement

• Competitive salary package

• Exposure to APAC operations

• Supportive and collaborative finance team environment

• Career growth and development opportunities