Payroll Specialist - Asia region (multiple countries)

Bring your energy to Aggreko as Payroll Specialist – Asia who will be responsible for managing payroll operations across multiple Asian countries, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely execution.

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What You'll Do As Payroll Specialist - Asia

• Accurately process and consolidate multi-country payroll inputs, ensuring timely and correct employee compensation.
• Manage and process all payroll changes efficiently, meeting strict deadlines.
• Perform detailed payroll calculations, checks, and analysis.
• Oversee shadow payroll management.
• Manage relationships with payroll vendors, ensuring accountability and secure data exchange.
• Establish and enforce robust internal controls for payroll accuracy and compliance with legal requirements.
• Track and manage internal company loans.
• Contribute to and support payroll projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Generate comprehensive payroll reports and analysis, including calculations for new hires, international transfers, and exiting employees.
• Leverage payroll databases to create on-demand reports and support internal/external statutory audits.
• Serve as a primary contact for payroll queries, providing prompt and professional support to internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage payslip generation and distribution via Workday, including simulations and data reconciliation.
• Document and maintain up-to-date payroll processes and procedures.
• Adhere to internal validation and approval processes, maintaining thorough audit trails for all payroll inputs.
• Maintain the strictest confidentiality and data integrity for all payroll information.
  
  

You Are / Have

• A minimum 5 years of hands-on, end to end payroll experience
• Payroll experience across a minimum of 3 Asian countries, specifically Philippines, Singapore and a minimum one other (size of each payroll is not important, the regional experience is what we are seeking)
• Experience working with external payroll vendors within those Asian territories
• Experience in all aspects of end to end payroll for a medium sized company (e.g running a payroll for overall approx 150-400 people)
• Knowledge of payroll processes, local labor laws, and accounting principles related to payroll bookings and reconciliations.
• Proven resilience and strong analytical skills to navigate and resolve complex payroll scenarios.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, with a track record of effective stakeholder management across remote teams.
• Fluent in English.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Exceptional accuracy, attention to detail, discretion, and a flexible, adaptable approach.
• Able to work 3 days per week in our Manila office
  
  

Here's What You'll Get

• Fixed term contract role be based in our Manila, Philippines office.
• Industry-leading benefit plans
• Continuous training and development with career growth opportunities
• Safety-focused culture
  
  

Our people are can-do, positive, resilient and persistent. If that feels like you, apply now and build your career with the people bringing energy to the world.

Equal employment opportunity

We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people's unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that's how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.