HR Payroll Administrator

Work Location: BGC, Taguig city Work Setup: Hybrid (3 days onsite and 2 days WFH; Mondays and Fridays are fixed collaboration days) Shift: Midshift (2:00 pm to 11:00 pm) Key responsibilities - Own and coordinate the end-to-end monthly UK payroll process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to local requirements. - Coordinate and support payroll activities across the UK and APAC regions, working closely with internal stakeholders and external payroll providers to ensure smooth payroll operations. - Collect, validate, and maintain payroll inputs (e.g., starters/leavers, salary changes, allowances, deductions, absences), ensuring data integrity across HR systems and payroll files. - Liaise with external payroll vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve payroll queries, manage exceptions, and ensure smooth payroll execution. - Perform payroll reconciliations and pre-/post-payroll checks (gross-to-net, variance analysis, audit trails), escalating issues with clear documentation. - Support statutory and internal reporting requirements (e.g., payroll registers, control reports), ensuring records are maintained in an audit-ready manner. - Handle employee payroll-related questions professionally and confidentially, providing clear guidance and timely resolution. - Utilize HR systems and service management tools to manage employee requests, maintain employee data, and ensure timely resolution of payroll-related inquiries. - Support shared services activities by processing employee lifecycle transactions and maintaining accurate HR records. - Contribute to continuous improvement by documenting processes, identifying control gaps, and improving templates, tools, and controls. - Provide support for additional HR Operations activities and projects as assigned. Job Qualifications: - Experience supporting end-to-end payroll administration, preferably UK payroll. - Experience working within a Shared Services, HR Operations, or Payroll environment. - Experience supporting multi-country payrolls or working in a regional payroll environment is an advantage. - Familiarity with HR systems such as SuccessFactors and service management platforms such as ServiceNow is an advantage. - Strong attention to detail and a process-oriented mindset, with a commitment to accuracy and confidentiality. - Comfortable working with deadlines and managing multiple inputs from different stakeholders. - Strong MS Excel skills (e.g., lookups, pivots, data validation, reconciliation/variance checks) and the ability to work with large datasets. - Clear and professional communication skills, with the ability to explain payroll-related matters to employees and stakeholders. - Collaborative working style with HR, Finance, external vendors, and employees. - Proactive, organized, and willing to take ownership of tasks through to completion. - Willingness to support broader HR Operations activities and projects as business needs require.