HR Operations – Payroll Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Oversee the complete Philippine payroll process independently, which involves preparation, computation, validation, reconciliation, payment coordination, and statutory reporting.

• Execute and confirm payroll and withholding tax calculations.

• Compute and verify salaries, allowances, overtime, bonuses, incentives, deductions, adjustments, leave-related payments, 13th-month pay, final pay, and various other payroll transactions.

• Compute and confirm BIR withholding tax, as well as SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG deductions and contributions.

• Reconcile payroll, address discrepancies, and respond to employee payroll inquiries.

• Oversee payroll statutory filings, year-end obligations, records, reports, and accompanying documentation.

• Collaborate with Finance, banks, external payroll service providers, and government agencies.

• Manage HR administration throughout the employee lifecycle, covering hiring, onboarding, employee transitions, benefits administration, record-keeping, retention, and offboarding.

• Provide recruitment assistance through sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer support, pre-employment activities, and onboarding.

• Partner with hiring managers and stakeholders to facilitate recruitment and candidate-to-employee transitions.

• Sustain effective HR workflows and daily administrative processes.

• Ensure adherence to Philippine labor, employment, payroll, and statutory regulations.

• Keep accurate and confidential HR and payroll records.

• Assist with HR and payroll reporting, audits, statutory filings, and other operational necessities.

• Execute additional tasks as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• A minimum of 5–7 years of pertinent experience in HR Operations, with direct involvement in payroll, employee administration, and recruitment.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience in independently managing the complete Philippine payroll process.

• Strong practical understanding of Philippine payroll and withholding tax computations.

• In-depth knowledge of BIR, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, 13th-month pay, final pay, and other statutory payroll requirements in the Philippines.

• Direct recruitment experience, including candidate sourcing and screening, interview coordination, offer support, and onboarding.

• Comprehensive understanding of Philippine labor and employment laws and regulations.

• Experience managing HR processes throughout the employee lifecycle.

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail, particularly regarding payroll calculations and employee data handling.

• Ability to demonstrate integrity and professionalism while maintaining strict confidentiality.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with a proven capability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with employees, hiring managers, Finance, external providers, and other stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary package.

• Career opportunities within one of the largest international consulting and engineering firms.

• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.

• Possibility to work on international renewable energy projects.

• A friendly international working environment with a diverse range of interesting and challenging tasks.

• Options for remote work.