Executive recruitment company Monroe Consulting Group Philippines is recruiting on behalf of an award-winning digital platform that's home to over 7,000 premium newspapers and magazines. Our highly respected client is partnered with thousands of publishers to bring readers on-demand access to the stories that matter to them.
Job Summary
Our respected client is seeking an experienced Payroll Expert of the highest professional standing and a background in payroll-related tasks such as processing payroll information, reviewing and performing payroll audits, and serving as a point of contact for questions about pay policies and procedures for the job of Payroll Specialist
The Payroll Specialist is expected to be a meticulous and independent team-player with excellent people skills and a high aptitude for numbers. The job is in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, and offers a day shift and a hybrid work arrangement.
Key job responsibilities:
- Maintain and update Payroll Software
- Provide, coordinate, and consolidate all necessary data to process payroll in a timely and accurate manner following legal and company standards
- Validate payroll and tax reports to ensure all payroll related data proceeded accurately
- Develop and improve appropriate weekly, monthly, and quarterly payroll and statutory reports as needed.
- Ensure full compliance for the payroll/statutory reports
- Knowledge of the Company's policies and procedures related to payroll, timekeeping, audit, and accounting.
- Year- end processing/taxation
- Manage ad-hoc analyses and special projects as requested by the Executive and Finance Leadership team.
- Coordinate with Internal Finance team and stakeholders through email correspondences and weekly meetings.
- Perform other related tasks as may be assigned by management.
Key job requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance, preferably a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) but not required or any equivalent certification
- Three (3) years and above of work experience as a Payroll Officer with at least 300 employees.
- With BPO/Shared Service experience
- Familiarity with all facets of timekeeping, payroll, and basic accounting principles
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- With background in using Payroll Software
- Proficient Microsoft applications especially Excel
- High degree of accuracy and strong attention to detail is essential
- Ability to deliver work on time and within deadline
- Able to do tasks with minimum supervision
- Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and possess the flexibility to work on various projects and deliverables.
- Demonstrate a commitment to achieving continuous improvement and total quality in the performance of all assigned duties.
