Payroll Risk & Compliance Lead - APAC

Remote; Singapore; Remote; SGD 52,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global payroll solution company is seeking a Payroll Risk & Compliance Lead to ensure compliance with payroll legislation across the APAC region. The role involves leading audits, managing compliance risks, and driving process improvements in payroll operations. This is a fully remote position, requiring strong analytical and communication skills, with a competitive salary range of $40,700 to $91,650 USD annually based on experience and location.

Benefits

Budget for local in-person social events

Flexible schedule

Qualifications

• Expertise in payroll legislation, employment tax, and social security regulations in APAC.
• Experience in payroll compliance within a multinational environment.
• Strong analytical skills with data analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical lead on payroll and employment legislation for APAC.
• Lead country-specific payroll audits and drive improvements.
• Resolve compliance matters with tax authorities.

Skills

Deep expertise in payroll legislation

Experience in payroll compliance

Proven track record in managing regulatory compliance

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Proactive mindset

Experience in leading process improvements

Fluency in English

Job description

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote. We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.

If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!

What this job can offer you

This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in payroll compliance in APAC Region, with a primary focus on APAC. As Payroll Risk & Compliance Lead, you will act as the subject matter expert for payroll and employment legislation in your region, ensuring full compliance while driving strategic improvements across processes, policies, and systems.

You will lead audits, proactively identify risks, and collaborate with internal teams to enhance payroll accuracy and efficiency. As a trusted advisor, you will support the Payroll Operations team and other key stakeholders by providing expert guidance on compliance matters. You will also play a key role in resolving regulatory challenges, managing internal audits, and driving high-impact projects that improve our global payroll capabilities.

What you bring

• Deep expertise in payroll legislation, employment tax, and social security regulations in APAC.
• Experience in payroll compliance, payroll operations, or payroll audit within a multinational environment.
• Proven track record in managing regulatory compliance, handling authority audits, and resolving payroll-related compliance issues.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience in data analysis, reconciliations, and risk identification.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex regulatory topics clearly and effectively.
• Proactive and strategic mindset, capable of identifying opportunities for improvement and driving meaningful change.
• Experience in leading process improvements, including automation, system enhancements, and operational efficiencies.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, international, and largely asynchronous environment.
• Fluency in English.

Key Responsibilities

• Be the technical lead on payroll and employment legislation for APAC, ensuring compliance with wage tax laws, social security regulations, and employment policies.
• Lead country-specific payroll audits, identifying risks, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement, and drive solutions through to implementation.
• Resolve compliance matters efficiently, engaging with tax authorities, legal advisors, and internal teams to address audits, disputes, and inquiries.
• Act as a strategic advisor to Payroll Operations and Product teams, ensuring our payroll processes remain robust and scalable.
• Drive process improvements and automation, optimising workflows to enhance payroll accuracy and efficiency.
• Lead and support high-impact projects, influencing the development of payroll processes, compliance frameworks, and operational strategies.
• Deliver training and support on compliance matters to payroll and cross-functional teams.

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote’s Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not engage in cheap-labor practices and therefore we pay above in-location rates. We aim to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.

Our salary ranges reflect geographic pay differentials as part of a global compensation strategy to stay competitive in various markets while hiring globally. The base salary range for this full-time position is between $40,700 USD and $91,650 USD. Actual pay depends on location, skills, experience, training, business needs, and market demands. The range may change over time.

Practicals

• You'll report to: Manager, Global Payroll Strategy & Compliance
• Team: Global Payroll Risk and Compliance

Our full benefits & perks are explained in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, some benefits/perks vary by country, but some are available to all Remoters:

• budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces

How you’ll plan your day (and life)

We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). Read more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt you will default to action instead of waiting. Your life-work balance is important and you will be encouraged to put yourself and your family first, and fit work around your needs.

If that sounds like something you want, apply now!

How to apply

• Please fill out the form below and upload your CV in PDF format.
• We kindly ask you to submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardised language we use at Remote.
• If you don’t have an up-to-date CV but you are still interested in talking to us, please add a link to your LinkedIn profile.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We have 4 ERGs (Women, Disability, Queer, Minorities in Tech) and provide accommodations upon request. We also collect optional demographic data to support diversity and inclusion initiatives. This data is confidential and used for reporting and improvement purposes only.

We also use AI tools during interviews. If you consent to recording with these tools, it will not affect your candidacy. Details on data protection and GDPR are provided during the application process.

At Remote, we embrace AI as a valuable tool while prioritizing human creativity and authenticity. To learn more about Remote’s AI guidelines, see the policies referenced in the handbook.

Note: applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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