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Senior Global Payroll Operations Specialist (Singapore)

Rippling· Operations
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Hybrid (Singapore)full-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior role leading APAC payroll operations within Rippling’s Global Payroll Operations, focusing on Singapore with cross-region exposure and collaboration with Engineering and Product to ensure compliant, native payroll software and scalable processes.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with monthly payroll tax filings and payments throughout the APAC region
  • Manage for statutory payment submission, such as Foreign Worker Levy, NS Claims and Government-Paid leaves (e.g., Maternity, Shared Parental, Military leave submissions)
  • Ensure full compliance with Singapore's employment laws and regulations by calculating and submitting Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions on time
  • Act as the subject matter expert for handling annual income tax (Auto Inclusion Scheme) submissions and IR21 forms for employees leaving Singapore
  • Assist with operational tasks in New Zealand such as payday filings and STP filings and superannuation in Australia
  • Conduct regular audits of payroll records, deductions, and tax withholdings across all APAC countries
  • Drive issue resolution and communication with various government agencies such as IRAS, ATO and IRD
  • Directly engage with our customers and effectively resolve their issues
  • Work closely with Global Payroll Engineering and Product teams to ensure that: Natively built payroll software supports key payroll and tax compliance requirements; Product bugs and product issues (e.g., calculation errors, file generation errors) are quickly addressed; Internal tooling requirements and automated solutions are properly prioritized and implemented
  • Oversee the management, communication, and documentation of operating procedures and policies
  • Help the organization scale and grow with the business, which includes driving the APAC payroll strategy to streamline processes while ensuring consistency, accuracy, and best-in-class product

Qualifications

  • Extensive experience running payroll in the APAC region with expertise in payroll and tax compliance, particularly in Singapore (Prior exposure to payroll operations in Australia and New Zealand is a plus)
  • Prior involvement with tax as well as tax notice resolution with ATO, IRD, and IRAS
  • Familiarity with APAC HR & Payroll law and policy
  • Minimum of 4+ years in experience in Singaporean payroll operations and minimum of 3+ years in a client-facing role
  • Ability to manage and solve a queue of customer support tickets
  • Strong project management, communication, and organizational skills: high attention to detail with excellent work product, time management, and execution
  • Strong proficiency with Google Suite or Microsoft Office for data analysis and task organization; familiarity with Salesforce, JIRA, and Confluence a plus
  • Ability to overlap with U.S. hours (both Eastern and Pacific time zone - EST/PST, preferred)

Skills

Required:APAC payroll managementTax compliance and noticesRegulatory complianceCustomer supportProject management

Benefits

  • Rippling is an equal opportunity employer.
  • Diversity and inclusion commitment.
  • Reasonable accommodations available upon request (accommodations@rippling.com)
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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