Payroll Tax Manager (Fintech)

Location: Singapore

Company

Airwallex provides an AI-native financial operating system and regulated global payments infrastructure for businesses worldwide.

What you will do

• Own the global payroll tax strategy, policies, governance, controls, documentation, and audit-readiness framework.
• Oversee payroll withholding, employer social security, benefits-in-kind, equity compensation, statutory filings, year-end reporting, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Review payroll registers, tax calculations, payroll journals, reconciliations, payments, and reporting to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Advise on tax treatment for hires, terminations, bonuses, benefits, allowances, equity awards, relocations, new entities, and changes to employment models.
• Manage payroll tax audits, authority correspondence, external advisers, and vendors.
• Drive standardisation, data quality, analytics, automation, and process improvements across the payroll tax lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Tax, Human Resources, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of experience in payroll tax, employment tax, global mobility tax, payroll operations, or a related field.
• Strong experience working across multiple jurisdictions in a multinational organisation.
• Knowledge of payroll withholding, employer social security, benefits-in-kind, equity compensation, reconciliations, controls, statutory filings, and audits.
• Experience managing payroll vendors and partnering with HRIS, payroll, finance, Legal, People Operations, and other cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical, organisational, project-management, communication, discretion, and ownership skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in a global technology, financial services, or fintech organisation.
• Experience with payroll transformation, platform implementation, HRIS and payroll integrations, or cross-border employee mobility.
• Professional qualification such as CPA, CTA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent.
• Experience using data, automation, or AI-enabled tools to improve tax and payroll processes.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects, influencing senior stakeholders, or mentoring team members.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a global payroll team supporting employees across entities and markets worldwide.
• Collaborate with Global Payroll, People Operations, HR, Finance, Legal, Accounting, Global Mobility, HRIS, and external advisers.
• Contribute to a fast-paced, high-growth environment focused on first-principles thinking, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Support data-driven insights on people costs and scalable payroll operations.