1 Year Contract AVP, HR Payroll Operations (Financial Institution) #BLM

Recruit Express Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Recruit Express Pte Ltd is seeking an AVP, HR Payroll Operations on a 1-year contract in Singapore. You will own end-to-end monthly payroll, manage external vendors, handle CPF/IRAS submissions, and support international assignments while upholding strong controls and compliance.

The role requires 6-8 years of payroll experience within Singapore, with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and process improvements across payroll and related lifecycle activities.

Qualifications

• Min. 6-8 years of experience managing the end to end monthly payroll cycle.
• Strong working knowledge of Singapore payroll, CPF, IRAS reporting, statutory requirements, reconciliations and payroll controls.
• Experience managing a payroll vendor or working within a payroll service provider.

Responsibilities

• Own the end to end monthly payroll cycle, including payroll preparation, validation, reconciliation and post payroll controls to ensure accurate and timely salary payments.
• Manage the external payroll vendor, including task allocation, service delivery, SLA monitoring, issue resolution and continuous improvement of payroll operations.
• Handle statutory payroll requirements including CPF, year end tax reporting, government paid leave claims and statutory submissions, ensuring accurate and timely completion.
• Support payroll arrangements for international assignments and mobility cases, including expatriates, trainees, secondments, split payroll and shadow payroll where applicable.
• Support payroll audits, reconciliations and compliance reviews; maintain appropriate controls, documentation and audit trails while addressing employee payroll and tax enquiries.
• Drive payroll process improvements and system initiatives while supporting related employee lifecycle activities, including benefits administration and cross border employee movements.

Skills

Payroll management

Vendor management

Statutory compliance

Tools

Payroll system

Job description

1 Year Contract AVP, HR Payroll Operations (Financial Institution) #BLM

Jobs Responsibilities

• Own the end to end monthly payroll cycle, including payroll preparation, validation, reconciliation and post payroll controls to ensure accurate and timely salary payments.
• Manage the external payroll vendor, including task allocation, service delivery, SLA monitoring, issue resolution and continuous improvement of payroll operations.
• Handle statutory payroll requirements including CPF, year end tax reporting, government paid leave claims and statutory submissions, ensuring accurate and timely completion.
• Support payroll arrangements for international assignments and mobility cases, including expatriates, trainees, secondments, split payroll and shadow payroll where applicable.
• Support payroll audits, reconciliations and compliance reviews; maintain appropriate controls, documentation and audit trails while addressing employee payroll and tax enquiries.
• Drive payroll process improvements and system initiatives while supporting related employee lifecycle activities, including benefits administration and cross border employee movements.

1 Year Contract AVP, HR Payroll Operations (Financial Institution) #BLM

Singapore | Posted: Sep 25, 2026

Jobs Responsibilities

• Own the end to end monthly payroll cycle, including payroll preparation, validation, reconciliation and post payroll controls to ensure accurate and timely salary payments.
• Manage the external payroll vendor, including task allocation, service delivery, SLA monitoring, issue resolution and continuous improvement of payroll operations.
• Handle statutory payroll requirements including CPF, year end tax reporting, government paid leave claims and statutory submissions, ensuring accurate and timely completion.
• Support payroll arrangements for international assignments and mobility cases, including expatriates, trainees, secondments, split payroll and shadow payroll where applicable.
• Support payroll audits, reconciliations and compliance reviews; maintain appropriate controls, documentation and audit trails while addressing employee payroll and tax enquiries.
• Drive payroll process improvements and system initiatives while supporting related employee lifecycle activities, including benefits administration and cross border employee movements.

Job Requirements

• Min. 6-8 years of experience managing the end to end monthly payroll cycle.
• Strong working knowledge of Singapore payroll, CPF, IRAS reporting, statutory requirements, reconciliations and payroll controls.
• Experience managing a payroll vendor or working within a payroll service provider