Payroll Operations Manager (Philippines)

About the role

The Payroll Operations Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing end-to-end payroll operations, with primary accountability for Philippine payroll delivery, compliance, and governance. This role ensures the accurate and timely processing of payroll, compliance with Philippine labor laws, tax regulations, and statutory requirements. The successful candidate will act as a subject matter expert on Philippine payroll, partnering closely with HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, and business stakeholders to drive compliance, operational excellence, and an exceptional employee experience.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end payroll operations for employees in the Philippines
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing in compliance with company policies and Philippine regulatory requirements
• Review and approve payroll calculations, including salaries, allowances, incentives, commissions, overtime, holiday pay, night differential, shift differentials, and deductions
• Oversee payroll-related employee transactions, including new hires, salary adjustments, promotions, transfers, leaves of absence, and terminations
• Manage final pay processing and separation-related payroll activities in accordance with Philippine labor regulations
• Validate payroll reconciliations, payroll funding requirements, payroll journals, and reporting outputs
• Serve as the subject matter expert for Philippine payroll regulations and compliance requirements
• Ensure compliance with BIR, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, and other government-mandated obligations
• Lead, coach, and develop payroll team members
• Partner with HR, Finance, Tax, Legal, and business leaders on payroll-related matters

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field
• 7+ years of progressive payroll experience with significant expertise in Philippine payroll operations
• 3+ years of people management experience leading payroll teams
• Strong end-to-end knowledge of Philippine payroll processing, payroll taxation, statutory compliance, and labor regulations
• Extensive experience managing BIR, SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG requirements
• Experience supporting payroll operations within multinational, shared services, BPO, or large corporate environments
• Strong understanding of payroll controls, reconciliations, audits, and payroll accounting practices
• Experience managing payroll vendors and outsourced payroll providers
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills