Payroll Operations Specialist (Energy Management/Contract)

Manpower Staffing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower Staffing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking a senior payroll professional to manage end-to-end payroll for a regional cluster in Singapore. The role requires overseeing accuracy and timeliness while ensuring compliance with statutory and company requirements.

You will act as a trusted advisor to HR, Finance, vendors, and external agencies, driving service excellence and continuous process improvement across payroll controls and transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of payroll experience across multiple countries.
• Strong understanding of payroll processes, compliance, and controls.
• Excellent analytical, project management and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll operations for a regional cluster, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
• Serve as payroll advisor to HR, Finance, vendors and external agencies.
• Govern payroll controls, audits, reconciliations and risk management.
• Lead payroll transformation, automation and process optimization.
• Collaborate with regional teams on system implementations and integrations.
• Provide day-to-day coaching to junior staff; support continuity and learning.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / Business / Finance / Accounting

Job description

Industry: Global leader in energy management and industrial automation

Duration: 12 months contract

Location: Kallang

About the Job

• Manage end-to-end payroll operations which includes processing, checking, for a cluster of countries, ensuring payroll is delivered accurately, timely, and in compliance with statutory, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Act as a trusted payroll advisor and key point of contact for the HR community, Finance, vendors, and external agencies, driving service excellence and effective issue resolution.
• Govern payroll controls, compliance requirements, audits, reconciliations, and risk management activities to ensure a solid and sustainable control environment.
• Lead payroll transformation initiatives, process optimization, automation, and digitalization efforts to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and employee experience.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support payroll system implementations, technology enhancements, integrations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drive change management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communication planning, training, and adoption strategies to support business and payroll transformation.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously enhance payroll policies, standard operating procedures, process documentation, control checklists, and knowledge repositories.
• Identify opportunities to standardize processes, strengthen governance, improve service delivery, reduce operational risks, and embed best practices across payroll operations.
• Support regional and global payroll projects, organizational changes, acquisitions, transitions, and new country deployments impacting payroll delivery.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for designated payroll processes, providing guidance, troubleshooting complex issues, and driving process excellence.
• Coach and provide day-to-day support to junior team members, fostering capability development, knowledge sharing, and a culture of continuous learning and collaboration.
• Collaborate with teammates across regions to ensure operational resilience and business continuity.

Requirements

• Degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of payroll experience.
• Experience in payroll operations, preferably in multiple countries.
• Solid understanding of payroll processes, compliance, and controls.
• Effective analytical, project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to solve problems and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Able to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in payroll transformation or automation is desirable.
• Eager to learn and continuously develop new skills.