Payroll Manager

This role offers an excellent opportunity for a seasoned and focused payroll specialist, who is client service focused, highly organized and detail orientated, to lead a team and play a key role in the growth of the HR and Payroll business service line. The role primarily supports our clients in Singapore.

A key member of the management team, your role is pivotal to client experience and to accelerating team growth and success. You will supervise and support the provision of payroll, human resource and advisory services to a broad portfolio of international clients. You will be responsible for new prospect engagements and the subsequent onboarding process.

In addition, you will manage a group of staff and impart your technical expertise to help your team develop and grow, acting as their coach and mentor. You will take ownership of your team’s performance. This position will be based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• Supervise and support the provision of payroll, human resource and advisory services to a broad portfolio of international clients
• Participate in new client prospects meetings and the subsequent onboarding process
• Garner a deep understanding of your client’s businesses to help ensure that Forvis Mazars’ reports and advice are timely and relevant and that a strong “Trusted Business Advisor” relationship is in place
• Impact technical expertise to your team to ensure payroll reports are prepared in line with the Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board guidelines. Furthermore, to highlight other possible advisory and compliance issues e.g. taxation, CPF Act, Employment Act and/or immigration to the appropriate experts within Forvis Mazars for further consideration
• Plan the work of your team and help them to ensure deliverables are timely and processes are efficient
• Provide coaching or training to your team
• Ensure all firm quality and risk processes are understood and complied with by your team
• Maintain an encouraging work environment, continuously develop staff and support their happiness and well-being
• Act as a key member of the management team, exhibiting and promoting high levels of client service and commercial thinking and
• Participate in any other ad-hoc projects and related tasks as and when required by the Partner(s)

Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline and/or equivalent professional qualification
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience with at least 1 year in a supervisory level, preferably from a professional services firm
• Deep understanding of Singapore compliance requirements – Employment Act and CPF Act.

Forvis Mazars Asia Pacific Services Sdn Bhd (FMAPS) is a Malaysia incorporated company and a member firm of Forvis Mazars, an international Advisory and Accountancy Group that operates as a single integrated partnership. Operating in over 100 countries and territories around the world, we draw on the expertise of more than 50,000 professionals to assist clients of all sizes at every stage in their development. FMAPS supports the business operations of Forvis Mazars member firms in Asia Pacific and beyond in the delivery of services to clients.