Senior Manager (Payroll & Donation)

People's Association; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The People’s Association in Singapore seeks a Senior Manager to lead Payroll & Donations, overseeing payroll, donations, fixed assets and CDF accounting with a focus on accuracy, governance and digitalisation. You will direct day-to-day operations and drive process improvements across financial controls and reporting.

Key responsibilities include supervising payroll, CPF submissions, OOE recovery, and delivering SB-FRS-compliant financial statements, while strengthening governance and asset

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in finance or accounts.
• Experience with payroll operations, fixed asset accounting or fund management preferred.
• Familiarity with Workday or equivalent ERP systems is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee team operations for payroll, donations, fixed assets and CDF functions.
• Supervise payroll, statutory contributions and recovery operations with CPF submissions and EOM/OOE recovery.
• Oversee PA CDF Fund accounting and reporting for SB-FRS-compliant statements.
• Manage fixed asset and lease accounting, asset counts, controls.
• Strengthen donations governance and risk management with AML compliance.
• Oversee statutory and audit reporting and respond to audit inquiries.
• Improve financial policies, processes and controls with SOPs and templates.

Skills

Payroll operations

Fixed asset accounting

Fund management

Governance & risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Tools

Workday

Accounting ERP

Job description

What the role is:

The Senior Manager (Payroll & Donations) oversees the day-to-day management of PA's payroll, donations, fixed assets, and Community Development Fund (CDF) accounting functions, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely financial operations and reporting. The role provides first-line supervisory leadership, safeguards the integrity of financial processes and controls, and drives operational excellence through sound financial management, strong governance, digitalisation, and continuous process improvement.

What you will be working on:

• Lead and oversee team operations by setting priorities, allocating resources, reviewing performance, and developing staff to ensure effective and efficient delivery of payroll, donations, fixed assets and CDF functions.
• Supervise payroll, statutory contribution and recovery operations to ensure accurate, timely and compliant payroll, payments and CPF submissions, review payroll analysis, and ensure prompt recovery of Expenditure on Manpower (EOM) and Other Operating Expenditure (OOE) from Offsites and Community Development Councils.
• Oversee PA CDF Fund accounting and reporting to ensure complete and accurate financial records, timely month-end closure and Statutory Board Financial Reporting Standards (SB-FRS)-compliant financial statements for statutory audit and PA's annual reporting.
• Manage fixed asset and lease accounting by coordinating timely capitalisation and lease accounting entries, planning PA HQ asset counts, evaluating results and recommending appropriate controls to maintain accurate asset records, safeguard assets; and address exceptions.
• Strengthen donations governance and risk management by monitoring Anti-Money Laundering compliance, assessing donation risks and controls to support sound acceptance decisions and timely reporting; recommending mitigating actions and escalating high-risk or exceptional cases to safeguard PA’s donations governance framework.
• Oversee statutory and audit reporting by coordinating the preparation and submission of statutory returns, managing audit engagements, and ensuring timely and accurate responses to audit queries to meet regulatory, governance, and reporting requirements.
• Improve financial policies, processes and controls by reviewing procedures and developing checks, SOPs, templates and best practices to strengthen accounting quality, efficiency and compliance.

What we are looking for:

• Experience: Minimum 3 years of experience in finance or accounts, with exposure to payroll operations, fixed asset accounting, or fund management preferred.
• Systems: Familiarity with Workday or equivalent accounting/ERP systems is an advantage.
• Soft Skills: Meticulous, with strong attention to detail, able to manage competing priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment. Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage stakeholders and foster effective collaboration.

About People's Association

The People’s Association was set up in 1960, in a time of racial and communal strife, to foster racial harmony and social cohesion. Today, we continue to be driven by the same purpose - to build an inclusive, united and resilient Singapore. We create spaces and opportunities for people of different backgrounds to participate and volunteer in their community. Through community participation, we connect people and deepen relationships to build communities of mutual care and trust.