Regional HR Payroll Advisor

Kerry Consulting; Singapore; On-site; SGD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Consulting is seeking an experienced payroll lead to own in-house payroll across APAC, including Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea. Reporting to the HR Director, you will manage monthly payroll, ensure accurate calculations and statutory compliance, and partner with Finance on funding and reporting.

The role demands strong Excel and HRIS skills, meticulous data handling, and the ability to operate in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of end-to-end in-house payroll experience across multiple APAC markets.
• Strong knowledge of payroll calculations, statutory contributions, tax, and deductions.
• Experience collaborating with Finance on funding, journals and accruals.
• Proficient in Excel and HRIS/payroll systems with strong data privacy discipline.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to meet critical payroll deadlines independently.

Responsibilities

• Manage full monthly in-house payroll across APAC markets (SEA, Japan, Korea).
• Process and validate inputs: new hires, exits, changes, bonuses, leaves, reimbursements.
• Ensure accurate payroll payments, taxes, and statutory contributions.
• Maintain payroll records, reconciliations, journals, and audit docs.
• Collaborate with Finance on funding, reporting, and month-end accruals.
• Prepare tax filings and year-end payroll reporting per local requirements.
• Keep up with local payroll/tax changes and respond to employee queries.
• Maintain payroll controls, privacy standards, calendars, and process docs.
• Support lifecycle events and HRIS data maintenance; assist HR projects.

Skills

Payroll processing

APAC markets

Excel

HRIS

Data privacy

Deadline management

Tools

Payroll systems

Job description

Join a high-growth, private equity-backed data centre platform with strong funding and ambitious expansion plans across Asia-Pacific. This is an opportunity to take ownership of in-house payroll across Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea, while gaining broader exposure to regional HR operations, systems, and people processes. Reporting directly to the HR Director, you will work in a lean, flat, and collaborative environment where you can make a tangible impact as the business scales.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full monthly, in-house payroll cycle across APAC, including Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea.
• Process and validate payroll inputs, including new hires, exits, salary changes, bonuses, allowances, overtime, leave, reimbursements, and other variable payments.
• Ensure accurate calculation and payment of salaries, statutory contributions, taxes, deductions, and other payroll-related payments.
• Maintain payroll records, reconciliations, payroll journals, bank files, statutory reporting, and audit documentation.
• Partner with Finance on payroll funding, payments, cost allocations, month-end reporting, and accruals.
• Prepare statutory filings, tax documentation, and year-end payroll reporting in accordance with local requirements.
• Keep abreast of local payroll, tax, social-security, and employment-law changes across relevant markets.
• Respond to employee payroll queries accurately and promptly.
• Maintain robust payroll controls, data privacy standards, payroll calendars, and process documentation.
• Support employee lifecycle administration, including onboarding, transfers, employee changes, and offboarding.
• Maintain accurate employee information across HRIS, payroll systems, and personnel records.
• Support HR reporting, benefits administration, process improvement, HRIS enhancements, and other regional HR projects.

Background

• 6-8 years of payroll experience, including direct responsibility for end-to-end, in-house payroll processing.
• Experience supporting multiple APAC markets; Southeast Asia experience is essential, while exposure to Japan and/or Korea would be advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of payroll calculations, statutory contributions, tax, deductions, payroll accounting, reconciliations, and compliance requirements.
• Experience working closely with Finance on payroll funding, reporting, journals, and accruals.
• Proficient in Excel and experienced in using HRIS and payroll systems.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, discreet, and able to manage critical payroll deadlines independently.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving, and less structured environment.