Associate/Senior Associate (12 months contract), Payroll

Temasek; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Temasek is a global investment company based in Singapore, seeking an experienced payroll specialist to join the SG payroll team. The role focuses on accurate payroll processing for the Singapore office and international offices, ensuring compliance with tax and CPF/social security regulations.

The successful candidate will manage vendor interactions, monthly and statutory reporting, and ad-hoc payroll activities, contributing to timely and accurate payroll outcomes for the group.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in payroll processing.
• Experience with SG payroll processing.
• Experience in IO countries payroll (Belgium, UK, USA, France) preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare instructions to payroll vendor using standard input template for any manual instructions.
• Retrieve documents for leavers’ payment of leave encashment or payment recoveries.
• Review IR21 prepared by vendor.
• Ensure compliance to employment tax & CPF/social security regulations.
• Prepare ad-hoc GL for postings outside of payroll cycles.
• Prepare submissions for government paid leave annually.
• Collate and provide payroll information to external payroll vendor(s) on agreed frequency.
• Review draft payroll prepared by the external payroll vendor(s).
• Prepare payroll funding template.
• Prepare variance and general ledger reports.
• Statutory reporting for IO offices.
• System testing for OnePayroll payroll reporting system.
• Participate in annual payroll audit by external auditing firm
• Preparation of data for annual Key Management Disclosure

Skills

Payroll processing

SG payroll

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Temasek is a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, with a net portfolio value of S$518 billion (US$401b, €350b, £304b, RMB2.77t) as at 31 March 2026. Our Purpose “So Every Generation Prospers” guides us to make a difference for today’s and future generations. We seek to build a resilient and forward-looking portfolio that will deliver good sustainable returns over the long term.
We have 13 offices in 9 countries around the world: Beijing, Hanoi, Mumbai, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore in Asia; and Brussels, London, Mexico City, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Washington, DC outside Asia.
For more information on Temasek, please visit www.temasek.com.sg
For Temasek Review 2026, please visit www.temasekreview.com.sg
For Sustainability Report 2026, please visit www.temasek.com.sg/SR2026

Introduction

This role based in Singapore (SG) will join the Payroll team responsible for payroll processing for the SG office as well as International Offices (IOs).

Responsibilities

• Prepare instructions to payroll vendor using standard input template for any manual instructions
• Retrieve document for leavers’ payment of leave encashment or payment recoveries
• Review IR21 prepared by vendor
• Ensure compliance to employment tax & CPF/social security regulations
• Prepare ad-hoc GL for postings outside of payroll cycles
• Prepare submissions for government paid leave annually
• Collate and provide payroll information to external payroll vendor(s) on agreed frequency
• Review draft payroll prepared by the external payroll vendor(s)
• Prepare payroll funding template
• Prepare variance and general ledger reports
• Statutory reporting for IO offices
• Ensure compliance to employment tax & CPF/social security regulations
• System testing for OnePayroll( payroll reporting system)

Other Payroll Duties

• Participate in annual payroll audit by external auditing firm
• Preparation of data for annual Key Management Disclosure

Requirements

• At least 5 years’ of experience in a similar payroll processing role
• Must have experience in SG payroll processing
• Experience would be preferred in at least 1 of the following IO countries’ payroll processing: Belgium, UK, USA, France.
• Possess a positive attitude, resilience, independence, excellent attention to detail and strong communication skills
• Proven track record as a team player who can thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications