Payroll Executive

About Tradition

Tradition is the interdealer broking arm of Compagnie Financière Tradition and one of the world's largest interdealer market operators in over the counter, cleared, and listed financial and commodity-related products. Represented in over 30 countries, Compagnie Financière Tradition is listed on the Swiss stock exchange and has significantly expanded in the last decade.

Overview

Join our APAC operations team and work alongside the Regional Payroll Manager to keep the engine of our business running smoothly: accurate, well-governed employee data. In this role, you'll gain hands-on exposure to payroll operations, HR systems, and compliance processes across multiple countries. The focus is on data accuracy and consistency the foundation for payroll, finance, compliance, and management reporting. It's a great opportunity to learn how a large regional organisation manages people data at scale and why precision matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Employee Data Governance: Maintain accurate staff records across HR systems (SIS, BIPO, TIMES, M365 Active Directory). Run regular checks to ensure data quality and consistency.
• Payroll Support: Assist the Regional Payroll Manager in processing payroll (Singapore and Hong Kong) and meeting monthly and annual statutory compliance requirements.
• System Administration & Testing: Support HR/payroll system setup, upgrades, and testing assist with data migration and documentation.
• Reporting & Compliance: Generate staff reports for management, audits, and government submissions (e.g. MOM, NS Pay, maternity/paternity claims).
• Process Improvement: Contribute to workflow improvements and help integrate HR and Finance systems to reduce duplication and improve efficiency.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of HR/payroll experience
• Familiar with automation tools and able to streamline and optimize processes through automation (Copilot, Python, etc)
• Strong interest in payroll operations and HR data governance
• Good numerical and analytical skills with strong attention to detail
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 HR/payroll software experience a plus
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive data with discretion