Payroll Process Lead

Payroll Process Lead Full-time State/Province: Philippines Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Global Business Services - Philippines ROHQ Business Line: Geography OH Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: Group Support Primary Location: PH - Taguig City, Bonifacio Stopover Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. Job Description This role is responsible for day-to-day processing of assigned payroll activities for the ANZ region. The role will also further support junior members of the team by providing process guidance and leverage on expertise to solve complex process issues in compliance with relevant local regulations, policies, procedures, and methodologies support with the necessary audit requirements. Responsibilities and Duties: • Perform complex payroll activities in compliance with established procedures, strategies, and methodologies. • Perform taxation, legislative and statutory obligations, effective processing and preparation of returns, documents management, and maintenance of key processes. • Lead and support in ensuring up-to-date processes and compliance with legislative, award, and other region-specific changes for accurate payroll processing. • Contribute as subject matter expert by applying technical expertise in the overall payroll process. • Provide guidance and technical expertise to junior members of the team regarding query resolutions for unique cases and process exceptions, completing projects, and performing (sub-process) activities. • Develop and prepare multiple reports, analyses, and presentations for periodic and ad hoc requirements. • Address critical and unique issues with the guidance of Team Lead for timely resolution of escalated issues. Identify risks and propose ways to prevent occurrence of similar issues and concerns. • Work with Team Lead to develop process improvement initiatives to streamline processes, improve customer experience, and increase productivity. • Create and update SOP/DTP of current and new processes and incorporate documentation updates as required. • Resolve identified issues and keep the Team Lead updated for open or ongoing concerns. • Be involved in various and simultaneous process improvement initiatives to streamline processes, improve customer experience, and increase productivity. • Facilitate in audit-related programs. • Perform complex tasks in compliance with service level agreement, process, policies, procedures, and SOX & internal controls. • Lead and support key projects, audit reviews, activities, and documentation. • Keeping knowledge of legislation that affects the payroll up to date by research and subscriptions as well as attendance at various workshops and training seminars • Providing accurate and timely payroll information and reports to stakeholders as needed • Planning staff workload on a daily basis and assisting them in the completion of assigned tasks and duties within reported deadlines. • Monitor and respond to Employee Centre support requests as it pertains to Payroll