Payroll Accountant

At Employment Hero, we’re an ambitious bunch of people on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone.

Since our inception in 2014, we've had some pretty impressive growth (100% YoY), reached unicorn status in 2022, and now serve 300,000 businesses globally, with 2 million+ users on the platform. We have no plans to slow down. 

There’s never been a more exciting time to join one of the fastest-growing SaaS unicorns, so let’s see if we could be a match!

What your days might look like

We are seeking a highly ambitious PH Payroll Accountant to join our finance team.

As the PH Payroll Accountant, you will be a central member of the Finance team by ensuring our payroll and compliance obligations for the Philippines are delivered on time and accurately. Initially, you will be working with our external accounting firm to process payroll and related compliance, with the view to bring the entire process in-house in the short-term future. Once processes are set up the focus will shift to hands-on payroll preparation and ensuring we are proactively meeting our compliance obligations, as well as assisting with other accounting needs.

This role will cover the processing of two payroll streams - one for internal EH PH employees, the other for external Global Teams PH employees. Therefore, the PH Payroll Accountant will work closely with both internal and Global Teams People Operations and Finance teams to fulfil payroll deliverables.

The ideal candidate will be someone who is a great communicator with stakeholder management experience and a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment with lots of ambiguity.

This is a full time position supporting the APAC timezone (8.30am - 5.30pm PH time, Weekday Day Shifts)

As our Payroll Accountant, you'll be responsible for:

• Assist with payroll software selection and integration
• Hands on preparation of bi-monthly/off cycle payruns, including expense reimbursements, calculating termination pays, bonuses, leave benefits, sending payslips, loading payments into bank
• Prepare and pay monthly WTW submissions
• Preparation, filing, and remittance of payroll taxes and government contributions
• Annualisation of withholding taxes, preparation and submission of relevant BIR forms
• Processing payroll journals for all payruns
• Prepare relevant payroll-related balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist with cashflow forecasting and reporting
• Main point of contact for payroll-related queries from internal employees, GT employees, external advisors etc
• Identify improvement opportunities and implement strategies, processes and controls to enhance business efficiency

What you'll bring:

• CA/CPA qualified, with at least 3-5 years working experience
• Experience with Philippines payroll legislation and compliance a must; experience with other regions would be advantageous
• Experience of managing accounting & non accounting projects such as software implementation, process improvements & more
• Intermediate to Advanced experience with Excel/Google Sheets
• Experience with Netsuite, Sprout/Sunfish Payroll would be advantageous
• Experience with ESOP would be advantageous
• Strong planning and organisational skills with aptitude to learn and complete work within agreed deadlines
• Have strong communication and stakeholder management skills to work with various internal and external partners with varying levels of payroll/finance knowledge
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision in an environment of fast growth and ambiguity
• Possess excellent decision making and problem-solving skills
• A positive attitude and strong work ethic
  

Experience is important, but for us the biggest measure of success is people who can live and breathe The EH Way of working. Show us what you can bring to the table, and we'll empower you to let your talents shine.

The EH Way

The EH Way is how we describe our culture at Employment Hero and how we all operate. It is our DNA. You can read all about it on our careers page:

In short, you’ll love working with us if:

• Revolutionising employment gets your heart racing.
• You thrive on the flexibility (and responsibility) of a remote-first business.
• Our values align, and shape how you show up every day.
• You love the dynamic pace of a startup, are driven by innovation, and enjoy working with other smart people.

Plus, you’ll get to enjoy a number of great perks, including: 

• A generous budget for your home office.
• Cutting-edge tools and technology.
• Reward and recognition programs - because great work should be recognised and rewarded.
• Cashback offers and discounts on popular brands through our Swag app.
• Employee Share Option Program: be an owner of Employment Hero.
• Annual Global Gathering - so far we’ve been to Thailand, Vietnam, Bali and are excited to meet in Dubai in 2025.

Are we a match?

Think we're the right match for you? Fantastic! Click 'Apply' and our talent team will reach out with the next steps.

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Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.

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