Total Rewards Specialist (Payroll and Timekeeping)

About Penbrothers:

Penbrothers is an HR & remote talent management partner and one of the fastest growing companies in the Philippines. We provide talented Filipinos with global opportunities in high-growth startups and dynamic companies, from the comfort of their own homes.

About the Role:

A Total Rewards Specialist is responsible for processing and overseeing employee compensation, payroll, timekeeping, final pay, compensation databases, benchmark compensation, and employee benefits. Your role is vital for providing solutions that will create a positive experience for our employees.

What you’ll do

Compensation & Benefits

• Monitor and research compensation and benefits trends, government advisories, and other relevant information
• Design reports and recommendations based on research and analysis for senior executive team
• Ensure the company is in compliance with Philippine Labor laws
• Regular evaluation and assessment of compensation policies
• Develop, update and implement benefit programs for the organization (e.g. retirement plans, leave policies, wellness programs, insurance policies, etc.)
• Make recommendations based on data analyses
• Monitor government regulations, legislation, and benefits trends and apply to our policies for execution
• Manage the HMO and Insurance enrollment, renewal, and distribution processes

Payroll & Timekeeping

• Perform end-to-end payroll process in ensuring that employees are paid accurately and timely with zero dispute per payout
• Ensure final payroll is processed within cut-off including overtime, deductions, bonuses etc. using our systems
• Track hourly rates, wages, compensation benefit rates and other related information
• Ensure accurate, timely processing of taxes for employees
• Responsible for resolving payroll issues and disputes
• Prepare reports or data analytics to management that support business decisions

Service Desk

• Respond to employee or client concerns regarding payroll transactions via Zoho / email
• Monitor SLAs, audit for quality of response

Other task

• Create and prepare payroll and benefit reports such as but not limited to Headcount Report, Onboarding, and the like
• Ensure accuracy and completion of all payroll data such as CORE data and Payroll Software
• Provide assistance related to All government-initiated benefits and certificate
• Perform other official work as instructed by the immediate supervisor/manager
• Recommend and proactively implement opportunities for increased departmental efficiency
• Extend work hours when needed

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What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
• At least 4 years prior experience in the field of end to end Payroll and/or Accounting
• Extensive experience in both manual and automated payroll processing
• Adequate experience with PH compensation labor laws and regulations including statutory benefits
• Experience in Payroll Software/HRIS/MS Office
• Experience with Total Rewards benchmarking is a plus
• Innovating, creative and solution oriented to ensure excellent employee experience
• Open to working beyond work hours when deemed necessary