Assistant Manager/Senior Executive Finance Payroll Accountant

SIA Engineering Company; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Singapore seeks an Assistant Manager/Senior Executive Payroll Accountant to manage day-to-day payroll operations. Candidates should have a degree in Accounting or ACCA with at least 3 years of experience leading payroll teams. Responsibilities include ensuring timely and accurate payroll runs, preparing financial reports, and collaborating with finance leaders to enhance operations. Competitive compensation and opportunities for growth are available.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in large SMEs or MNCs.
• Must demonstrate ability to handle ambiguity and urgency.
• Strong capabilities in collaborating with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage the payroll team operations.
• Ensure accuracy for payroll runs and CPF submissions.
• Prepare monthly payroll variance analysis reports.
• In charge of Annual IR8E Exercise.
• Prepare annual payroll budget.

Skills

Leadership in payroll teams

Communication skills

Project management

Confidence

Collaboration

Education

Degree in Accounting or ACCA

Tools

Success Factors – Employee Central Payroll

Job description

Assistant Manager/Senior Executive Finance Payroll Accountant

Reporting to Manager (Accounts Payable & Payroll), the Payroll Accountant plays a strategic and integral role in Finance Division and will be responsible to drive improvement initiatives and ensure timeliness, accuracy and completeness of payroll. He/she will support CFO and VP Finance (Financial Services) to improve efficiency in transactional operations and enhance the role of Finance as strategic Business Partners providing actionable business insights & performance measurement.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the payroll team
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness and completeness for all payroll runs (regular/off‑cycle runs) and CPF submissions
• Review/prepare journals for posting by staff at month end
• Prepare monthly & quarterly payroll variance analysis report
• Review monthly reconciliation of all other payroll related accounts
• Review monthly recharge to holding company, subsidiaries and JVs
• Review transactions performed by team for increment, upgrading, promotion and contract renewal
• Prepare quarterly payment for Directors' fees & Technology Advisory Committee (TAC)
• Review and manage outstanding receivables from ex‑staff with HR Division
• In charge of Annual IR8E Exercise
• Preparation of annual payroll budget
• Perform annual system review on payroll authorisation & payroll vendor master
• In charge of annual DR Testing and annual LCP upgrade
• Undertake any other ad‑hoc projects or tasks as assigned by management

Requirements

• Degree in Accounting, ACCA or related field
• At least 3 years of relevant experience leading payroll teams in large SMEs or MNCs
• Experience using Success Factor – Employee Central Payroll or other payroll systems
• Must demonstrate confidence, good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to drive project with sense of urgency and deal effectively with ambiguity

Applicants may be placed in the position of Assistant Manager or Accountant depending on experience and qualifications.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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