Job Summary:
We are looking for a Payroll Manager to oversee end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, strong data controls, and efficient payout management.
This is a hands-on role focused on data validation, reconciliation, process improvement, and team leadership. We are open to candidates with direct payroll experience as well as professionals from high-volume finance or operations environments such as billing, reconciliation, shared services, or other data-intensive functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee end-to-end payroll processing, including data validation, computation, review, and payout
- Ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time across regular cut-off cycles
- Validate and reconcile payroll data against timekeeping, billing/operational data, and disbursement reports
- Investigate discrepancies and ensure timely resolution
- Establish and strengthen controls to minimize payroll errors
- Identify process gaps and implement improvements to payroll workflows
- Oversee payroll disbursement through bank and e-wallet platforms
- Monitor failed or incomplete transactions and ensure proper reprocessing
- Manage and provide guidance to payroll processors and validators
- Ensure the team meets accuracy and processing deadlines
- Coordinate closely with HR, Finance, Operations, and Technology teams
- Serve as an escalation point for payroll-related concerns and issues
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
- 5–8 years of relevant experience in payroll or high-volume finance/operations
- Experience handling large datasets and/or high employee volumes; experience with 1,000+ employees is preferred
- Strong experience in data validation, reconciliation, and process management
- Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Process-oriented with a strong control mindset
- Ability to work effectively under tight deadlines and manage high-volume data
- Proven leadership and team management skills
- Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills
- Must be willing to work onsite in San Juan City.
Preferred but Not Required
- Direct payroll experience
- Experience in manpower, logistics, BPO, or shared services
- Experience with payroll systems or HRIS
- Exposure to bank uploads, e-wallets, or other disbursement platforms
