Assistant Manager, Human Resource (Payroll)

sggovterp; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

sggovterp is seeking an experienced payroll specialist to oversee the outsourced payroll team's end-to-end operations and ensure timely compensation.

You will support post-payroll activities, and assist with the annual manpower budgeting exercise, including forecast and variance analysis. A degree in HR and 5+ years payroll experience are required, with Workday and Prosoft experience a plus.

Qualifications

• Degree in HR management or equivalent with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with payroll on Workday and Prosoft is advantageous.
• Strong Excel skills and numerical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Oversee outsourced payroll team to ensure timely, accurate compensation.
• Manage and review all payroll processes.
• Handle reconciliation, cost centre charging, and staff cost recovery.
• Generate payroll reports for monthly reporting, audits, and surveys.
• Prepare budget assumptions and templates for the manpower budget.
• Analyse budget variances and forecast manpower budget utilisation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Meticulous

Numerical proficiency

Microsoft Excel

Education

Degree in HR management or equivalent

Tools

Workday

Prosoft

Job description

What the role is

Responsible for overseeing the full spectrum of payroll administration managed by the outsourced payroll team, ensuring that all employees receive timely and accurate compensation. This role also encompasses post-payroll follow-up activities after each pay run, as well as supporting the organisation's annual manpower budgeting exercise.

What you will be working on

The areas of responsibility include:

• Managing the outsource payroll team in the monthly payroll operations, which includes sampling to verify the accuracy of payments
• Managing & reviewing all payroll processes
• Handling all payroll matters, eg reconciliation, cost centre charging, staff cost recovery etc
• Generating various payroll reports for monthly reporting, audits, insurance, surveys, policy reviews, etc
• Preparing budget assumptions and templates for the annual manpower budget exercise.
• Analysing budget variances and providing forecast of manpower budget utilisation.

What we are looking for

• Have a degree in human resource management or equivalent with at least 5 years of relevant working experience. Experience in handling payroll on Workday and Prosoft has advantage.
• Be analytical, meticulous and numerical, and be highly proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Be self-motivated with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

This is a 2 year contract position.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.