Regional Payroll & Workforce Finance Analyst - SEA

ACCA Careers; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCA Careers is partnering with a global healthcare and medical technology organisation to hire a commercially minded finance professional for a regional SEA payroll planning, budgeting and headcount management role.

You will lead payroll forecasting, develop reporting models, and collaborate with HR and business leaders across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to drive workforce costs, productivity and profitability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of payroll cost analysis, workforce planning, or headcount reporting in a multinational environment.
• Strong financial modelling, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Advanced Excel skills for large datasets and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll forecasting, budgeting, and workforce planning across SEA markets.
• Maintain and enhance payroll reporting models for accuracy and efficiency.
• Partner with HR and business stakeholders to track employee movements and costs.
• Analyse payroll and headcount variances with commentary and recommendations.
• Support operating expense forecasting by integrating workforce costs.
• Assist in business initiatives including organizational changes and acquisitions.
• Deliver insights on payroll trends, productivity, and profitability for decisions.

Skills

Payroll forecasting

Budgeting

Headcount planning

Financial modelling

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Stakeholder management

Multinational experience

Education

Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics

Tools

ERP systems

Financial reporting tools

Job description

ACCA Careers is partnering with a global healthcare and medical technology organisation to hire a commercially minded finance professional for a regional SEA payroll planning, budgeting and headcount management role.

You will lead payroll forecasting, develop reporting models, and collaborate with HR and business leaders across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan to drive workforce costs, productivity and profitability.