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SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity.\n Responsible for supporting accurate and timely payroll processing in compliance with company policies and statutory requirements. This role handles payroll data preparation, validation, and reconciliation while ensuring employee pay is processed correctly and on schedule.\nWorks closely with HR, Finance, and external vendors to resolve payroll-related issues and maintain accurate payroll records.\nPayroll Processing\n\nCollates instructions for payroll such as new hires, resignations, incentives, allowances, updates on employee movements and ensure completeness and accuracy based on the payroll calendar\nCompile and register in the payroll instruction the notices received for loan deductions eg SSS, HDMF and other loans\nExtract time records summary report from the HRIS timekeeping system and validates against time records prior sending to the provider as part of payroll instructions\nEnsure at all times accurate and timely reporting of payroll and compensation related data.\nEnsure payroll transactions, benefits and allowances comply with company policies.\nReview compensation report generated from mysgs\nPrepares analytical and variance reports to identify and explain the differences in payroll amounts across periods.\nInvoice Management and Cost Monitoring\n\nProcess all payrol related invoices through the oracle system by creating purchase orders\nPrepare request for payment and ensure that invoice is properly accounted and received in the system for payment processing.\nMaintains a comprehensive record of all invoices received, ensuring each document is properly logged and tracked. Summarizes the invoices on a regular basis to support effective monitoring and control of payroll-related costs. This process facilitates accurate reporting, timely payments, and helps in identifying trends or discrepancies in payroll expenditures.\nProvide supports the annual release and reporting of BIR Form 2316, ensuring that all required information is accurately compiled and submitted within the designated timelines.\nPrepares certificates of employment and compensation upon request from employees, verifying relevant details for review and signature of Payroll Supervisor before sending to the requesters.\nCompensation\n\nKeeps abreast with statutory regulations on minimum wage and other compensation related matters and recommends appropriate actions to ensure compliance\nAssists in review and processing of Annual Incentive Plan ( AIP) and Annual Salary Review ( ASR)\nStatutory Compliance and Compensation Review\n\nMonitor legislative changes concerning minimum wage and other matters related to employee compensation eg. BIR ruling on taxability of benefits and allowances.\nPrepares computation of adjustment for employees affected by the minimum wage\nSupports the preparation and review of both the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP) and the Annual Salary Review (ASR). This includes collaborating with the Leaders and stakeholders to evaluate the employee eligibility, verify data accuracy, and facilitate timely completion of these annual compensation processes.\nContinuous Improvement, Communication, Employee Support, Reporting and Others\n\nParticipates in the review and development of policies governing payroll and compensation, this includes initiating enhancements to existing processes to ensure operational efficiency and compliance.\nPrepares reports required at local, region and global level. Ensuring timely submission and completeness of these deliverables.\nProvides assistance to Payroll Supervisor to conduct orientation and briefing on payroll for new hires and employees\nAddress employee concerns and payroll issues promptly with resolutions provided within the established turnaround time.\nResponsible for reports needed for Corporate Sustainability (CS) and others as required by the government agencies such as DOLE, PSA, and BIR, including tasks like 13th month reporting and quarterly and annual survey submissions.\nProvides support needed by external auditors as well as for internal and external audits.\n Profile\nGraduate of either BS Accounting, BS Computer Science, BS Psychology, or any Science or Business course\nMaintain a high level of confidentiality\nDetail-oriented, and have the ability to multi-task\nDemonstrated strength in regulatory compliance required.\nHas strong sense or urgency and sound judgement\nHas initiative and resourcefulness in meeting objectives.\nRequired Skills\nExperience / Technical knowledge\nKnowledge in implementation of employee benefits policies and its guidelines\nPrefarebly with extensive knowledge on the Philippine Labor Code and its implementing guidelines\nFamiliarity with the legal aspects of Human Resource Management","description_format":"text","description_chars":4846,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Testing, Inspection & Certification"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-26T00:27:46Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":33,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-27T05:46:45Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sgs-payroll-associate","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sgs-payroll-associate.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-27T18:27:15Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":8496,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3634},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3634"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsgs-payroll-associate"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsgs-payroll-associate"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsgs-payroll-associate"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/sgs-payroll-associate\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsgs-payroll-associate"}]}