Associate, Payroll Audit
Aprio
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Makati City • Philippines
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About the role
- Review new client payroll configurations to ensure accurate system setup.
- Validate payroll elements including earnings codes, deductions, tax configurations, and employee classifications.
- Confirm payroll system setup aligns with client requirements and compliance standards.
- Conduct pre-processing and post-processing audits of payroll runs.
- Validate payroll data including hours, wages, tips, taxes, and deductions.
- Identify discrepancies, variances, or anomalies prior to payroll release.
- Generate audit reports identifying discrepancies and payroll variances.
- Escalate payroll exceptions to payroll specialists for correction.
- Ensure all issues are resolved before payroll is finalized and transmitted.
- Maintain payroll audit checklists and validation logs.
- Document audit procedures and support development of standard operating procedures.
- Ensure consistent application of payroll quality control processes.
- Partner with U.S. Payroll Associates to resolve payroll issues.
- Support accurate client onboarding by validating payroll system setup.
- Provide feedback that helps reduce recurring payroll errors and rework.
- Identify patterns in payroll discrepancies or system setup issues.
- Recommend process improvements to reduce payroll errors and strengthen compliance.
- Contribute to the enhancement of payroll audit and validation processes.
Requirements
- 2+ years of payroll processing experience
- Experience reviewing payroll data for accuracy and identifying discrepancies
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
- Ability to work with payroll systems and payroll reports
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
- Detail-oriented and highly organized
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Process and quality control mindset
- Ability to work under payroll deadlines
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Experience working with multi-state payroll
- Experience auditing payroll setups or payroll runs
- Familiarity with payroll platforms such as Proliant, Paylocity, Gusto, ADP, or similar systems
Benefits
- Wellness program
- HMO coverage
- Rewards and Recognition program
- Free shuttle service (provided by CDC | for onsite employees)
- Free lunch meal (For onsite employees)
- On-demand learning classes
- Discretionary time off and Holidays
- Performance-based salary increase
- Discretionary incentive compensation based on client or individual performance
- Hybrid set up to selected roles/location, terms and conditions may apply
- CPA & Certification Assistance and Bonus Program
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Hard Skills & Tools
payroll processingpayroll data validationaudit proceduresdiscrepancy identificationprocess improvementquality controlmulti-state payrollpayroll reportinganalytical skillsattention to detail
Soft Skills
strong communicationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsdetail-orientedanalytical mindsetability to work under deadlinescollaborationfeedback provisionpattern identificationdocumentation skills