Associate/Senior Associate (12 months contract), Payroll

Temasek Holdings; Singapore; On-site; SGD 84,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Temasek Holdings, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, is seeking an Associate/Senior Associate to join the Payroll team on a 12-month contract. The role focuses on payroll processing for SG and international offices, ensuring compliance with tax and CPF regulations.

You will prepare inputs for vendors, review payroll data, and support statutory reporting, audits, and system testing for OnePayroll. A minimum of 5 years’ payroll experience in SG is required.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar payroll processing role.
• Experience in SG payroll processing.
• Experience in IO countries payroll (Belgium, UK, USA, France) preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare payroll instructions for external vendor using standard input templates.
• Review IR21 and ensure compliance with tax & CPF regulations.
• Prepare ad-hoc GL postings outside payroll cycles.
• Collate payroll information for external vendors on agreed frequency.
• Support statutory reporting for IO offices.
• Participate in annual payroll audit.

Skills

Payroll processing

MS Office

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team player

Job description

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Associate/Senior Associate (12 months contract), Payroll

Location: SG, 238891

Group: Corporate Group

Department: Organisation & People

Section: O&P Operations

Job Type: Contract

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 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.
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

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

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