Senior Officer, Payroll

SIA ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Singapore seeks a Senior Payroll Officer to manage payroll operations and ensure compliance with local tax and labor regulations. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience in payroll within large SMEs or MNCs and is familiar with SAP Payroll systems. Responsibilities include handling payroll processing, reconciling accounts, and preparing reports. This position offers an opportunity to improve efficiency and contribute to strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in payroll teams in large SMEs or MNCs.
• Experience with SAP Payroll or SAP Employee Central Payroll system is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll processing operations and ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Reconcile payroll accounts and resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare and submit payroll-related reports.

Skills

Team player

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Diploma in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

SAP Payroll

SAP Employee Central Payroll

Job description

Job Description

Reporting to Payroll Assistant Manager, the Senior Payroll Officer is responsible for managing payroll operations to ensure timely and accurate processing of employee payments. This role will involve working with the team, ensuring compliance with local tax and labor regulations, maintaining accurate records, and liaising with internal and external stakeholders. He/she will support Assistant Manager to improve efficiency in transactional operations and enhance role of Finance as strategic Business Partners providing actionable business insights & performance measurement.

Responsibilities

Payroll related duties

• Co-ordinate the day-to-day payroll processing operations
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness and completeness for all payroll runs (regular/off-cycle runs) tax withholding, company deduction and CPF submissions
• Reconcile payroll accounts and resolve any discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Prepare and submit payroll-related reports to internal stakeholders and external bodies
• Review and manage outstanding receivables from ex-staff with HR Division
• Respond to employee inquiries and resolve payroll-related issues
• Support Accountant in month end activities such as processing Journals.
• Support in Annual IR8E Exercise, internal and external audits
• Support in any other annual testing, ad-hoc projects or tasks as assigned by management

Requirements

• Min Diploma in Accounting/Finance/Business in Accounting.
• At least 5years of relevant experience in payroll teams in large SMEs or MNCs
• Experience using SAP Payroll or SAP Employee central payroll system
• Good team player and have good communication and problem-solving skills

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be notified.

SIAEC is proud to have received the 2024 'Gold Standard in Excellence in Talent Management & Acquisition Award' from the Singapore Human Resources Institute.

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