Payroll Specialist

Responsibilities: Manage payroll processing for all employees, including expatriates with split payments and consultants in local offices. Check and upload overtime schedules prepared by the team into the database. Compute prorated salaries for new hires, departing employees, and those on leave. Organize and maintain employee files related to banking details, tax documents, and payroll records. Audit payroll output reports for data changes, investigate system discrepancies, and correct entries within the payroll system as necessary. Review payroll status reports, including scheduled and retroactive deductions, and coordinate with HR and Benefits teams when needed. Address payroll-related inquiries from office administrators and department managers. Create payroll funding schedules for Treasury and share payroll reports with the Accounting team. Qualifications: 2+ years of global payroll processing experience from multinational companies/ global shared services. Highly proficient in MS Excel, Word, and Outlook 2016 (Intermediate MS Excel skills is a must like Pivot and Vlookup). Experience in Workday and ADP systems including Vantage HCM, iReports, ADP Reporting, and ADP GL a plus Good written and verbal skills, ability to communicate and articulate payroll procedures to management. Applicants must be able to work well alone and as part of a team, have strong ethics, a high level of personal and professional integrity. Overtime may be required during payroll processing weeks in addition to quarterly and yearend deadlines with little or no advanced notice. Accounting background a plus. Kronos Time & Attendance System a plus Location: Makati Work set-up: Hybrid (3x onsite 2x WFH) Schedule: shifting schedule  By applying, you give consent to collect, store, and/or process personal and/or sensitive information for recruitment and employment, may it be internal to Cobden & Carter International and/or to its clients.