Why Should You Hire a Payroll Manager with Penbrothers

Overview of the Role

Your Payroll Manager ensures every employee gets paid accurately and on time while keeping your business compliant. They manage complex calculations and regulatory requirements. But they also think strategically about process optimization. Not just payroll processors but compliance guardians.

Candidate Skillset

They know ADP, QuickBooks, and Workday inside and out. Multi-state tax regulations, garnishment processing, benefits administration. The technical foundation is solid. But here’s what sets them apart: they understand business impact, streamline processes that save hours weekly, and think in terms of risk mitigation. Experience with growing companies and multi-location operations.

How We Vet Payroll Manager Candidates

We don’t just verify payroll certifications and experience. Every Payroll Manager candidate completes real payroll processing scenarios that demonstrate their ability to ensure accurate compensation while maintaining compliance with labor laws and tax regulations.
Every candidate typically goes through validated skills assessments powered by TestGorilla:

  • Payroll Management: Evaluates payroll processing, tax calculations, and benefits administration capabilities;
  • Microsoft Excel (Advanced): Tests complex payroll calculations and reporting dashboard creation;
  • Leadership & People Management: Assesses team management and HR collaboration skills;
  • Attention to Detail (Textual): Measures precision in payroll accuracy and regulatory compliance verification.

 

Have specific assessment requirements? 
We seamlessly integrate your custom tests, payroll software evaluations, or compliance assessments into our vetting process. Whether using our standard assessments or your specialized requirements, only candidates who demonstrate genuine expertise make it through our evaluation.

Ways They'll Collaborate with and Make an Impact on Your Team

Your Payroll Manager becomes the backbone of employee satisfaction and business compliance. HR needs accurate reporting for decision-making. Finance needs precise cost tracking. Leadership needs confidence in regulatory compliance. They understand how payroll connects to retention, budgeting, and growth planning.

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Hire an Experienced Payroll Manager in the Philippines

Whether you're establishing payroll operations or expanding your HR finance team, we offer three levels of expertise:

Junior Payroll Manager

  • Processes bi-weekly and monthly payrolls
  • Maintains accurate payroll records
  • Handles basic tax filings
  • Resolves standard discrepancies
  • Supports benefits enrollment
Years of Experience 3 +
Talent Location: Philippines
Monthly Salary: $2,502

Mid-Level Payroll Manager

  • Manages multi-location operations
  • Ensures compliance across jurisdictions
  • Optimizes payroll workflows
  • Prepares audit documentation
Years of Experience 5 +
Talent Location: Philippines
Monthly Salary: $3,145

Senior Payroll Manager

  • Leads strategic transformation projects
  • Manages vendor relationships
  • Oversees compliance strategies
  • Develops policies and procedure
  • Presents cost analysis to leadership
Years of Experience 9 +
Talent Location: Philippines
Monthly Salary: $3,788

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For standard roles, we deliver pre-vetted candidates within 3-5 days. Interview only the best, hire faster, and start building your payroll operations with confidence in accuracy and compliance.

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Accounting Roles Hired

30 days

Time to hire

$1,000

Average Salary

Penbrothers makes outsourcing to the Philippines work long-term

Hire within days.

Skip the lengthy recruitment cycles. Our pre-vetted talent pool allows you to hire fast — often in under a week.

Save up to 70% on salaries

Build a cost-efficient team without compromising on skill, culture fit, or reliability.

Hypercare Onboarding Experience

We go beyond placement. From Day 1 to Day 180, we provide structure, check-ins, and support to ensure success for both you and your new hire.

How it works

1

Discovery Call

Let’s understand your goals, timelines, and the kind of talent you need.

2

Solution Presentation

We present a custom setup with the roles and structure to build your remote team.

3

Find and Hire

We source, screen, and present top candidates from our curated pool of Filipino professionals. You choose who fits best, we handle the rest.

4

Hypercare Onboarding

Once hired, we stay involved.
From Day 1 to Day 180, our team supports onboarding, engagement, and early success.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does the vetting process take?

Our complete scouting and vetting process takes up to 30 days. This includes sourcing, rigorous screening, skills assessments, and client interviews to ensure the best candidate fit for your team.

Hypercare is our 90-day post-hire support program. It ensures seamless onboarding, proactive check-ins, performance tracking, and structured feedback loops to set up your offshore team for long-term success.

We specialize in building offshore teams across tech, product, design, marketing, finance, and customer support. Our approach is tailored to each client’s operational needs and growth stage.

No need. Penbrothers serves as your local employment and compliance partner, so you can legally and efficiently hire full-time offshore staff without setting up a legal entity.

Our offshore teams can work in your timezone, Philippine business hours, or a hybrid setup depending on the role and your operational requirements.

Start Building Your Payroll Team Today

Great payroll management is within reach. With Penbrothers, you get detail-oriented Filipino Payroll Managers built for accuracy, compliance, and long-term reliability.