Deputy Manager, Payroll

Keppel Management Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading management company in Singapore seeks a Payroll Coordinator to manage payroll processes, ensuring compliance and accuracy. Responsibilities include gathering data for payroll, verifying payments, and maintaining records according to statutory requirements. The ideal candidate will have strong stakeholder management skills and experience in regional payroll. This role offers a dynamic environment where you can contribute to improving payroll efficiencies.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and manage tasks effectively.
• Experience in regional payroll and/or payroll implementation is advantageous.
• Strong skills in stakeholder and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Gather and compile data changes for payroll processing.
• Ensure compliance and accuracy in payroll and tax submissions.
• Verify timely payments to employees and agencies.
• Maintain payroll records in line with corporate requirements.
• Point of contact for payroll queries from stakeholders.

Skills

Independent working

Team collaboration

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Job description

Job Description:

• Gather, review, transform, and compile data changes from various sources of information and provide to outsourced payroll vendor

• Ensure the processing of new hires, transfers, terminations, overtime, and compensation changes are accurate, compliant, and timely

• Statutory registration and de-registration to social security/labour/tax authorities

• Verify and ensure timely payroll/tax/social security contributions and filings – i.e. checking and reconciling the payroll information to achieve accurate, timely and compliant payments to employees, government agencies and third-party providers (pensions, social security, health insurances, etc.)

• Complete all payroll activities in a timely and accurate manner – i.e. coordinate monthly payments (review and approve payroll funding bank file) and journal entry submissions to Finance including reconciliation of records and bank statements

• Review statutory government claims submissions processed by outsourced payroll vendor e.g. NSmen pay, maternity leave, paternity leave, childcare leave, etc

• Perform staff cost recharging and accruals

• Maintain records and ensuring data management are kept in line with corporate and statutory requirements

• Point of contact for handling payroll queries from employees, stakeholders, auditors and local authorities

• Increase effectiveness and efficiency of payroll processing – i.e. identify gaps in system design and/or processes, propose solutions, document change requests, and coordinate the implementation of the changes in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders

• Create, develop, and maintain payroll process documentation and enhancement

• Such other duties and responsibilities as may be reasonably requested by your immediate supervisor / the head of department from time to time

Requirements:

• Able to work independently and in a team
• Experience in regional payroll and/or payroll implementation is a plus
• Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills