RTR Manager - Payroll Accounting

AECOM
Philippines
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 7-10 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Critical thinking","Issue resolution","Mentoring","Stakeholder management","Process improvement"]

Own the end-to-end payroll accounting process, including monthly accruals, reconciliations, and high-risk journal entries. Lead clean-up and issue resolution for variances between timekeeping and GL data, ensuring accurate payroll reporting and audit-ready documentation. Strengthen internal controls and compliance with SLA and productivity targets, drive process improvements, and guide/mentor a payroll accounting team while partnering with Finance and HR to deliver timely, accurate results.

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RTR Manager - Payroll Accounting

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Job Summary

Own the end-to-end payroll accounting process, including monthly accruals, reconciliations, and high-risk journal entries. Lead clean-up and issue resolution for variances between timekeeping and GL data, ensuring accurate payroll reporting and audit-ready documentation. Strengthen internal controls and compliance with SLA and productivity targets, drive process improvements, and guide/mentor a payroll accounting team while partnering with Finance and HR to deliver timely, accurate results.
Location: Philippines
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the end-to-end payroll accounting process including monthly accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries.
  • •Prepare and manage payroll-related journals for unpaid salaries and wages, bonuses/incentives, unused vacation/leave balances, 13th month pay/statutory accruals, and employer statutory contributions.
  • •Analyze and resolve variances between timekeeping records and GL data, including hours vs. paid, overtime/leave discrepancies, payroll output vs. accrual differences, and incorrect cost center or wage type mapping.
  • •Ensure compliance with internal financial controls and external audit requirements, including audit-ready documentation standards and governance checkpoints.
  • •Support and oversee daily payroll operations, guide and mentor the team, act as escalation point for complex issues, and drive improvements that reduce processing time and eliminate recurring variances.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsuranceDisability BenefitsPaid LeaveFlexible Work

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, or a related field.
  • •At least 7–10 years of experience in finance or accounting, with 3–5 years in a payroll accounting role.
  • •Minimum 3 years of managerial experience with strong background in controllership.
  • •Solid knowledge of payroll-related reconciliations (timekeeping vs. payroll register, payroll vs. GL, accruals vs. actual payouts) using Workday, ADP, ADP GlobalView, and Oracle.
  • •Proven ability to lead process improvement initiatives and strengthen compliance frameworks; CPA is a plus.
Experience:7-10 yearsPayroll accounting
Education:Bachelor's in Accountancy, Finance, or a related field
Skills:Critical thinkingIssue resolutionMentoringStakeholder managementProcess improvement
Certifications:CPA
Languages:English
Tech Stack:WorkdayADPADP GlobalViewOracle

Company Brief

AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure firm providing design, consulting, construction, and management services across transportation, buildings, water, environment, and energy sectors, delivering large-scale projects for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Civil Engineering
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 1990
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