Associate, HR & Payroll

forvismazarssingapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 47,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars Singapore is seeking a payroll professional to join the outsourcing team. You will support monthly and statutory payroll activities, maintain client payroll data, and respond to payroll inquiries with accuracy and timeliness.

The role emphasizes collaboration across teams and strict adherence to deadlines. The ideal candidate holds a diploma/degree in HR or business, demonstrates excellent English, and shows strong organizational skills and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in HR or a business-related subject.
• Strong command of English.
• Team player with strong interpersonal and client service skills.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills to meet deadlines.
• Detail-oriented and able to handle confidential information.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and collaboration tools (MS Teams).

Responsibilities

• Prepare and support payroll processing and client payroll reports.
• Respond to payroll enquiries by phone or email within defined SLAs.
• Handle end-to-end payroll and leave processing.
• Maintain payroll inputs and personnel databases.
• Process weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly payroll.
• Coordinate CPF tracker updates and tax filings.
• Assist onboarding of new clients and establish client relationships.
• Ensure quality and risk processes are followed.
• Support ad-hoc projects as required by management.

Skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Org & time management

Client servicing

Excellent English

Education

Diploma/Degree in HR or business-related subject

Tools

Microsoft Excel

MS Teams

Job description

This role offers an excellent opportunity to build upon your payroll expertise and experience. You will form part of a team providing outsourcing services and support to international businesses from a diverse range of industries.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and support payroll processing and preparation of client’s payroll, which includes but not limited to monthly payroll reports, social security administration, statutory filing, year-end income tax returns.
• Attend to phone or email enquiries from the client on payroll related matters (within 24 hrs), except for complex email (within 72 hrs).
• Perform End-to-End payroll and leave processing.
• Responsible of collation of inputs from various sources for payroll processing.
• To maintain personnel database and documentation of all relevant documents (payroll advice, reports & correspondences).
• Process weekly, bi-weekly and monthly payroll for all employees.
• Prepare and compute payroll items in accordance with companies’ payroll processing cycle (payroll calendar).
• Monitor & update checklist in during payroll processing
• Update of CPF tracker upon filing of CPF return.
• Prepare the Monthly Rollover File.
• Assist to follow up AR dues & retrieve of SOA.
• Liaise with government agencies on payroll, CPF and tax filing requirements
• Submits CPF, IR8A, IR21 and other tax related matters accurately and timely.
• Ensure deliverables are submitted timely, to a high degree of accuracy and processes are efficient.
• Support the implementation and onboarding process for new clients.
• Establish and maintain good client relationships with your portfolio of clients.
• Ensure all firm quality and risk processes are understood and complied with.
• Supports the team with any other ad-hoc projects and related tasks as and when required by the Manager(s).

Requirements

• Diploma/Degree holder in Human Resource or business-related subject.
• Good command of the English Language.
• Team player with strong interpersonal and client servicing skills.
• Has excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage conflicting deadlines.
• Able to pay attention to detail and highly meticulous.
• Able to deal with confidential materials.
• Well versed in Microsoft Excel and collaboration tools, i.e. MS Teams.