ACCOUNTING PAYROLL ASSISTANT

About the role

This role involves preparing and processing manual payroll for deployed employees, performing detailed payroll calculations, and maintaining accurate payroll records in a manpower/staffing agency environment.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and process manual payroll for deployed employees based on approved attendance, timesheets, schedules, and payroll instructions
• Manually calculate basic salary, daily rates, overtime, holiday pay, rest day pay, night differential, allowances, deductions, and other payroll adjustments
• Verify and reconcile employee attendance and timesheets before payroll processing
• Compute payroll deductions, including government-mandated contributions, withholding tax, loans, cash advances, and other authorized deductions
• Prepare final pay computation, payroll summaries, payroll registers, and other payroll-related reports
• Check payroll computations for accuracy and investigate discrepancies before payroll release
• Coordinate with clients, supervisors, coordinators, and employees regarding attendance, payroll adjustments, and payroll concerns
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee payroll records
• Assist in preparing payroll schedules and ensuring payroll is completed within established deadlines

About you

• Graduate of BS Accountancy, Business Management, Finance, or a related course
• Experience in manual payroll preparation and accounting
• Experience in a manpower/staffing agency is highly preferred
• Knowledge of Philippine payroll computation and statutory deductions is an advantage
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, particularly formulas and spreadsheets
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills
• Highly detail-oriented and accurate, especially when handling manual payroll computations
• Good organizational and time-management skills
• Able to work under pressure and meet strict payroll deadlines
• Trustworthy and capable of handling confidential employee and financial information