Payroll Specialist

About TaskUs: TaskUs is a provider of outsourced digital services and next-generation customer experience to fast-growing technology companies, helping its clients represent, protect and grow their brands. Leveraging a cloud-based infrastructure, TaskUs serves clients in the fastest-growing sectors, including social media, e-commerce, gaming, streaming media, food delivery, ride-sharing, HiTech, FinTech, and HealthTech. 

The People First culture at TaskUs has enabled the company to expand its workforce to approximately 45,000 employees globally. Presently, we have a presence in twenty-three locations across twelve countries, which include the Philippines, India, and the United States.

It started with one ridiculously good idea to create a different breed of Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO)! We at TaskUs understand that achieving growth for our partners requires a culture of constant motion, exploring new technologies, being ready to handle any challenge at a moment’s notice, and mastering consistency in an ever-changing world.

What We Offer: At TaskUs, we prioritize our employees' well-being by offering competitive industry salaries and comprehensive benefits packages. Our commitment to a People First culture is reflected in the various departments we have established, including Total Rewards, Wellness, HR, and Diversity. We take pride in our inclusive environment and positive impact on the community. Moreover, we actively encourage internal mobility and professional growth at all stages of an employee's career within TaskUs. Join our team today and experience firsthand our dedication to supporting People First.

So what does a Payroll Specialist do?  You will be responsible for collating and validating Payroll inputs received from External and Internal Feeders in compliance with statutory rules, corporate policies and internal controls, driving overall employee engagement

As a Payroll Specialist, you will:

Operations

• Send payroll reminders/deadline for the submission of payroll inputs prior to the start of the processing period. 

• Collate, review and validate various payroll instructions for processing ensuring all processes and policies were followed and payroll calculations are accurate and in accordance to labor laws. 

• Validate tower specific time and non time inputs, gross to net pay calculations.

• Provide timely and quality responses to employee inquires

• Consolidate and prepare semi-monthly reports containing all validated inputs for pay-out

• Maintain payroll records and relevant pay period data for auditing and reference purposes in compliance with local regulation requirements for record retention and handling of private and sensitive data

• Executes and ensures specific tower assigned Payroll internal controls meet the corporate compliance requirement with Sarbanes Oxley Act.

Business Value

• Identify root cause and assist in proposing solutions to payroll impacting issues.

• Ensure active participation in Payroll related system implementation activities, requirements gathering, developing, and testing of new software, systems and functionality.

People Development

• Keeps abreast of applicable Timekeeping, Payroll and Accounting related policies, procedures, and standards, as applicable and implements appropriate training/procedures to ensure team elite capability. 

• Stays well-informed of industry standards and practices with a focus on process improvements and automation. 

• Recommend changes to streamline business processes and use of financial systems.

• Develops and implements knowledge sharing.

Do you have what it takes to become a Payroll Specialist?

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance, Math, Business Administration or related field

• Minimum three (3) years experience in a payroll environment with complex payroll and accounting related transactions

• Extensive skills and knowledge in MS Office applications, particularly MS Excel, G-Suite

• Strong communication and soft skills 

• Excellent analytical abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP), Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) or similar certification

• Hands-on experience with different Payroll, Time and Attendance, Human Resources Information Systems, and Payroll Service Providers specifically Oracle HCM, Workday HCM, ADP, Ramco and SAP Payroll

• Diverse HR and Payroll experience (payroll, operations, benefits, taxation, etc.)

• Knowledge of Asia statutory payroll requirements and Global Time and Absence policies

About TaskUs

TaskUs is a leading provider of outsourced digital services and next-generation customer experience to the world’s most innovative companies, helping its clients represent, protect and grow their brands. Leveraging a cloud-based infrastructure, TaskUs serves clients in the fastest-growing sectors, including social media, e-commerce, gaming, streaming media, food delivery and ride-sharing, Technology, FinTech and HealthTech. As of March 31, 2023, TaskUs had a worldwide headcount of approximately 47,700 people across 27 locations in 13 countries, including the United States, the Philippines and India.

In TaskUs we believe that innovation and higher performance are brought by people from all walks of life. We welcome applicants of different backgrounds, demographics and circumstances. Inclusive and equitable practices is our responsibility as a business.

TaskUs is committed to providing equal access to opportunities. If you need reasonable accommodation in any part of the hiring process, please let us know.

“Please take note that TaskUs will neither solicit money from you during your application process nor require any form of payment in order to proceed with your application. Kindly ensure that you are always in communication with only authorized recruiters of TaskUs.”

How We Partner To Protect You: TaskUs will neither solicit money from you during your application process nor require any form of payment in order to proceed with your application. Kindly ensure that you are always in communication with only authorized recruiters of TaskUs.

DEI: In TaskUs we believe that innovation and higher performance are brought by people from all walks of life. We welcome applicants of different backgrounds, demographics, and circumstances. Inclusive and equitable practices are our responsibility as a business. TaskUs is committed to providing equal access to opportunities. If you need reasonable accommodations in any part of the hiring process, please let us know.

We invite you to explore all TaskUs career opportunities and apply through the provided URL https://www.taskus.com/careers/.