Payroll Specialist Resume Example
Process layout: monthly pay-run cycle strip, country coverage table and accuracy metrics.
Use this example Template: Payroll Specialist
Maria Isabel Santos
Senior Payroll Specialist — APAC
maria.santos@example.com+63 917 555 2841Taguig City, Philippineslinkedin.com/in/mariaisabelsantos-payroll
6,800Employees paid
99.96%Accuracy
9Countries
- 1HR data cut-off
- 2Gross-to-net
- 3Variance review
- 4Bank file & payment
- 5GL posting & filings
Summary
Payroll specialist with 9 years running multi-country payroll from Manila. I own the monthly pay run for 6,800 employees in 9 APAC countries, keep accuracy at 99.96% and led the move from spreadsheets and three vendors to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll.
Experience
Senior Payroll Specialist
Accenture — Global Payroll Services · Taguig City
Mar 2020 – Present
- Run end-to-end payroll for Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand
- Led the SAP ECP migration for 4 countries: parallel runs matched to the cent in three cycles, go-live with no late payments
- Cut off-cycle payments from 140 to 35 a month by fixing HR data cut-offs with country HR teams
- Prepared year-end filings (IR8A, EA forms, BIR 2316, STP finalisation) with zero penalties for 4 years
Payroll Analyst
Concentrix · Makati City
Jun 2017 – Feb 2020
18,000Agents on payroll
- Processed semi-monthly payroll for 18,000 Philippine contact-centre staff, including night differential and holiday pay
- Built SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG reconciliation templates that closed a ₱4.2m variance in one quarter
Payroll Associate
SGV & Co. (EY) · Makati City
Jun 2015 – May 2017
- Supported outsourced payroll for 25 multinational clients and answered 300 employee queries a month
Country coverage
| Country | Headcount | Frequency | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,900 | Semi-monthly | BIR · SSS · PhilHealth · HDMF |
| Singapore | 1,350 | Monthly | CPF · IRAS (AIS) |
| Malaysia | 1,100 | Monthly | EPF · SOCSO · PCB |
| Australia | 820 | Fortnightly | STP Phase 2 · Super |
| 5 more countries | 630 | Monthly | HK · ID · TH · VN · NZ |
Skills
Payroll
Multi-country payrollStatutory filingsPayroll audit & controlsEquity & expat pay
Systems
SAP SuccessFactors ECPWorkdayADP CelergoAlteryxExcel (Power Query)
Certifications
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)PayrollOrg · Oct 2021
- SAP Certified Associate — SuccessFactors Employee Central PayrollSAP · Mar 2022
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)Professional Regulation Commission (PH) · Oct 2015
Education
BS · Accountancy
University of Santo Tomas
Jun 2011 – Apr 2015
Languages
- EnglishFluent
- TagalogNative
- JapaneseBasic (A2)
Summary example
Payroll specialist with [N] years running multi-country payroll from Manila. I own the monthly pay run for [N] employees in [N] APAC countries, keep accuracy at [X%] and led the move from spreadsheets and three vendors to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll.
Example bullet points for a Payroll Specialist
- Run end-to-end payroll for Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand
- Led the SAP ECP migration for [N] countries: parallel runs matched to the cent in three cycles, go-live with no late payments
- Cut off-cycle payments from [N] to [N] a month by fixing HR data cut-offs with country HR teams
- Prepared year-end filings (IR8A, EA forms, BIR 2316, STP finalisation) with zero penalties for [N] years
- Processed semi-monthly payroll for [N] Philippine contact-centre staff, including night differential and holiday pay
- Built SSS, PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG reconciliation templates that closed a ₱[N] variance in one quarter
- Supported outsourced payroll for [N] multinational clients and answered [N] employee queries a month
Replace the [brackets] with your own numbers and facts. Never claim results you didn't achieve.
Skills to include
- Multi-country payroll
- Statutory filings
- Payroll audit & controls
- Equity & expat pay
- SAP SuccessFactors ECP
- Workday
- ADP Celergo
- Alteryx
- Excel (Power Query)
Tips for a Payroll Specialist resume
- Put the hard requirements recruiters screen for in the top third: Multi-country payroll, Statutory filings, Payroll audit & controls.
- List current credentials with the issuing body, e.g. Certified Payroll Professional (CPP), SAP Certified Associate — SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll.
- Give every recent role at least one measured result — for example employees paid.
- Match the job title in your headline to the posting where it is honest to do so.
- Run the built-in resume checker and paste the job description into the keyword match before you download.
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