Senior Specialist, Payroll Operations

About SSMC

Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company Pte. Ltd. (SSMC) is a joint venture between NXP and TSMC, specializing in semiconductor fabrication with a fully automated SMIF cleanroom environment and proven wafer production processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end monthly payroll processing covering data validation, pay run, banking, payslip distribution, and post-run verification.
• Ensure the accuracy, timeliness, and confidentiality of payroll for diverse employee groups including shift workers, technicians, engineers, and managers.
• Administer multiple variable pay components such as overtime, shift, transport, meal, and site allowances, as well as attendance, production incentives, retention bonuses, and other reward schemes.
• Review and update payroll inputs including employee data changes, onboardings, exits, transfers, leave without pay, deductions, reimbursements, and salary adjustments.
• Ensure compliance with Singapore statutory payroll requirements such as CPF contributions, SDL, FWL, IRAS reporting, MOM regulations, and internal company policies.
• Coordinate year-end statutory tasks including tax submissions (IR8A/AIS), CPF reconciliations, and statutory audits.
• Maintain and improve payroll policies, standard operating procedures, internal controls, approval workflows, and audit trails.
• Support SOX and internal control audits, external audits, and remediate payroll control deficiencies.
• Prepare payroll accounting entries including journals, accruals, reversals, reconciliations, and monthly reports.
• Collaborate with Finance on month-end closing, payroll cost analysis, variance investigations, cash flow planning, and general ledger reconciliation.
• Create payroll dashboards and management reports on costs, headcount changes, overtime, allowances, incentives, and exceptions.
• Analyze root causes of payroll variances and implement preventive measures.
• Verify and process expense claims, internship allowances, and final payments for employees leaving the company.
• Manage petty cash receipts, prepare journal vouchers, and generate reconciliation reports for Finance.
• Prepare final tax computations, file IR21 forms, and coordinate tax payments for departing staff.
• Operate and troubleshoot SuccessFactors/SAP SuccessFactors payroll and HRIS systems, ensuring data integrity across payroll, time management, finance, and banking interfaces.
• Drive process automation, workflow optimization, data quality checks, and enable self-service payroll functions.
• Ensure strict confidentiality and data privacy of employee and payroll information.
• Provide payroll advisory services to HR, Finance, Operations, and staff regarding policies, statutory compliance, and incentive administration.
• Handle payroll inquiries promptly and professionally, resolving issues within agreed service levels.
• Mentor junior payroll team members to enhance team capabilities and support cross-training and business continuity efforts.
• Contribute actively to compensation and benefits initiatives, payroll transformation projects, and continuous improvements.

Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma or degree in Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, Business, or related fields.
• At least 6 years of practical payroll experience for Senior Specialist level; 8-10+ years preferred for Principal Specialist roles, ideally in manufacturing, semiconductor, engineering, or similarly complex operational settings.
• In-depth understanding of Singapore payroll laws and statutory requirements, including CPF, SDL, IRAS filings, MOM regulations, employment deductions, and payroll tax reporting.
• Proficient with SuccessFactors/SAP SuccessFactors employee central modules and payroll-related data, including time and attendance systems, workflow approvals, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting HRIS-payroll data integrity and system enhancement projects highly advantageous.
• Demonstrated capability managing payroll with complex elements such as rotating shifts, overtime, shift premiums, standby/call-back pay, transport and meal allowances, attendance and production incentives, and variable bonus schemes.
• Strong payroll accounting knowledge including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, balance sheet schedules, variance analysis, audit support, internal controls, and SOX compliance.
• Attributes include high integrity, meticulousness, confidentiality, customer service focus, ability to perform under tight deadlines, analytical problem-solving skills, and excellent communication with HR, Finance, Operations, and employees.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity

SSMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants without discrimination based on age, race, gender, religion, marital status, family responsibilities, disability, or other protected characteristics according to Singapore laws and guidelines.