Associate, Payroll (Global Compliance & Reporting)

EY CORPORATE SERVICES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global accounting firm in Singapore is seeking a Payroll Associate / Consultant to manage payroll processing and ensure compliance with local regulations. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in HR, Accountancy, or Finance, along with at least one year of local payroll experience. Strong organizational, analytical, and spreadsheet skills are essential for this role, which involves responding to client queries and performing various payroll reports.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of local payroll experience.
• Good knowledge of payroll laws and best practices in Singapore.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly payroll in accordance to Singapore regulations.
• Handle government paid leave claim submission.
• Provide support in general administrative tasks.

Skills

Independence

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Spreadsheet skills (Excel)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources / Accountancy / Finance

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

Join a global network that understands what businesses need to have access, visibility and control. Our market-leading approach combines extensive local compliance and experience with a standard global compliance process and web-based tools to help you execute your job. In one country or many, you have the opportunity to provide clients an integrated, consistent, quality service that unlocks the potential of their finance and HR compliance functions.

The opportunity

As a Payroll Associate / Consultant, you will be responsible for producing timely, accurate and high quality payroll compliant output in accordance with the prevailing local statutory regulations and compensation details provided by our clients.

Your key responsibilities

• Perform monthly payroll in accordance to the Singapore statutory requirements
• Perform Singapore income tax returns filing (Form IR8A/IR21)
• Handle government paid leave claim submission
• Perform monthly payroll reports including General Ledger report
• Answer clients' queries promptly and accurately
• Provide support in general administrative tasks

Skills and attributes for success

• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Strong sense of urgency with great organizational skills to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• Meticulous, resourceful and reliable
• Numerically inclined with good analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation and organizational skills
• Strong spreadsheet skills (MS Excel essential) and good knowledge of MS Word

To qualify for the role you must have

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources / Accountancy / Finance related discipline
• At least 1 year of local payroll experience
• Good knowledge of human resources functions, payroll and employment related laws and best practices in Singapore

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player that collaborates with people from various teams while looking to develop your career in a dynamic organization.