Regional Payroll Specialist (HR/ Generalist/ Kallang)

Manpower Staffing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 45,000 - 56,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Contract bonus

Job summary

Manpower Staffing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd is seeking a Regional Payroll Specialist to manage end-to-end payroll across multiple countries from our Kallang location. You will drive payroll transformation, digitalization, and process excellence while partnering with regional stakeholders to deliver accurate, compliant payroll services.

The role requires 8+ years of payroll experience, multi-country exposure, and strong analytical and project-management skills.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of payroll experience.
• Experience in payroll operations 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.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll operations for a cluster of countries, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance.
• Act as a trusted payroll advisor and primary contact for HR, Finance, vendors, and external agencies.
• Govern payroll controls, audits, reconciliations, and risk management activities to maintain a strong control environment.
• Lead payroll transformation initiatives, process optimization, automation, and digitalization to improve efficiency and experience.
• Collaborate on payroll system implementations, integrations, and continuous improvement with cross-functional teams.
• Drive change management, training, and adoption to support payroll transformation.
• Develop and maintain payroll policies, SOPs, checklists, and knowledge repositories.
• Identify opportunities to standardize processes and reduce operational risks.
• Support regional and global payroll projects, changes, acquisitions, and new country deployments.
• Provide SME guidance, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive process excellence.
• Coach team members and foster knowledge sharing and collaboration.

Skills

Payroll management

Cross-country payroll

Transformation & automation

Stakeholder management

Analytics & project management

Compliance & controls

Job description

Regional Payroll Specialist (HR/ Generalist/ Kallang)

Our client believes access to energy and digital is a basic human right. They empower all to do more with less, ensuring Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, at every moment. They provide energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability.

6 Months - 12 Months Contract (Renewable)

Location: Kallang

Contract Bonus

Salary Up to $5,000 depending on experience

Job Summary

Manage end-to-end payroll operations across a cluster of countries, while driving payroll transformation, digitalization, and process excellence initiatives. This role partners with regional stakeholders to deliver timely, accurate, compliant, employee-centric payroll services and support ongoing organizational change.

Responsibilities

• 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 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

• At least 8 years of payroll experience.


• Experience in payroll operations 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

More Information (Why join us)

• Opportunity to work across multiple countries and cultures.


• Exposure to regional stakeholders and complex payroll environments.


• Participation in payroll transformation and digitalization initiatives.


• Support a modern, high-performing Payroll Hub


• A collaborative, inclusive, and growth-oriented work environment