Bookkeeper
Bookkeeping, payables and receivables, reconciliations, payroll prep and month-end.
Hire an offshore payroll officer in the Philippines
Give your pay runs a clear owner and a repeatable process. Explore offshore professionals with relevant payroll experience, discuss your payroll software and pay cycle, then agree the employment cost and terms before hiring.
From USD$1,600 a monthA$2,300 · NZ$2,860 · full-time, before tax
- Works with your tools
- Employment Hero, KeyPay, Xero Payroll, MYOB, iPayroll
- Works with your team
- Your business hours, NZ, AU or US time
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About the role.
What does an offshore payroll officer do?
They prepare and process Australian and New Zealand pay runs from approved timesheets and leave records, following the rules and rates you or your adviser set.
Collect and check approved timesheets, leave requests and pay changes
Prepare pay runs in your payroll software for your approver to review and release
Process Single Touch Payroll (STP) reporting and superannuation payments in Australia
Process PAYE, employer contributions and KiwiSaver deductions in New Zealand
Maintain employee records, payslips and starter and leaver paperwork
Prepare payroll reports and reconcile payroll journals to the general ledger
Which software do they use?
Common payroll software includes Employment Hero or KeyPay, Xero Payroll and MYOB in Australia, and iPayroll, Smartly or Xero Payroll in New Zealand. Each profile lists the software that person has used, so you can pick someone who already knows yours.
Payroll officers process pay to the rules you set; they do not give payroll, award or tax advice. Keep that advice with your accountant or, in Australia, a registered tax or BAS agent, whose registration you can check on the Tax Practitioners Board public register.
For an accounting firm adding payroll capacity, our accounting-firm hiring guide helps you define the work, reviewer and handover. Before agreeing the hire, use the offshore employment cost checklist to compare recurring costs, one-off charges and agreed coverage.
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Full-time people
Local salary estimate
NZ$75,000
NZD a year · NZ$6,250 a month
Payroll Officer · New Zealand
Ramp Remote from
NZ$34,320
NZD a year · NZ$2,860 a month
Full-time Philippines hire · before tax · 46% of the local cost
Potential annual savingsNZ$40,680
54% below the local salary estimate.
1 full-time person · your quote confirms the total.
Comparison uses the local salary estimate published by Ramp Remote and this role’s starting service price. The figures have different inclusions. Experience, benefits, taxes and one-off costs may vary. Your quote confirms the total.
What changed for a client
40%
“During a period of rapid growth, [Ramp Remote] gave us access to talent we couldn’t find on our own. They guided each hiring manager through the process, helping us secure the right people with the right skillsets—perfectly matched to our culture. This has significantly reduced the cost of our delivery and back office by upwards of 40%.”
Paul PrichardGroup CEO, Overdose DigitalFind the right person for the work.
What good looks like
Agree a clear pay calendar with your finance team. Useful measures include timesheet and leave cut-offs met, pay runs prepared for approval ahead of payment day and payroll reports reconciled to the ledger each period.
Define who approves each pay run, who can change bank details and pay rates, and who answers award, entitlement or tax questions.
Assess the right fit
Our catalogue candidates are reviewed and interviewed by our team.
Discuss experience with your payroll software, pay frequency, number of employees and whether you pay under awards or enterprise agreements. Ask the candidate to explain how they handle a late timesheet, a pay error found after release and a request to change bank details.
Agree any practical exercise with our team, using fictional information. Give the candidate only the access the role needs, and confirm they will process payroll to your rules rather than advise on awards or tax.
Your next payroll officer could change your day.
More capacity for your business. More time for the work that needs you. Tell us who you need and we’ll help you find the right fit.
Let’s find your personStart with a conversation. Agree the full quote and terms before you hire.
From your brief to their first day.
Meet the person. Understand the cost. Start with a plan you’ve agreed together.
Tell us what you need
Share the work, experience and hours you need. You can start with a role enquiry or discuss someone you have seen in the catalogue.
Meet your shortlist
Review suitable people, discuss relevant experience and interview the candidates you want to consider. Agree any role-specific assessment with us.
Agree the hire and get started
Review the full quote, service terms and working arrangements before committing. Then plan access, handover and onboarding together.
How do I fill my Payroll Officer role in the Philippines?
Start with a brief for your Payroll Officer role: the responsibilities they will own, the systems they will use and the working hours you need to overlap with your team in New Zealand or Australia. Meet candidates against that brief and agree the total monthly cost before choosing a start date.
With Ramp Remote, we employ and support your person in the Philippines. You provide the business context, set priorities and review their work. Start with one clear responsibility and a named manager, then expand the role as the handover takes hold.
Before you hire.
What the monthly price includesThe starting price is a guide for a full-time hire in the Philippines. Your quote confirms the total for your chosen person, agreed hours and service arrangements.
- Experience and scope: specialist skills, seniority and the responsibilities you need affect the price.
- Hours and coverage: agree the working week, time-zone overlap and any evening or weekend needs.
- What is included: ask for the breakdown of employment costs, our service, equipment and any one-off charges, with currency and applicable taxes stated.
We confirm these details before you commit. The starting price is not a fixed quote for every candidate.
Timing depends on the brief, candidate availability, interviews and any notice period. We will agree the next update and a target start date with you once those details are clear. If the right person is not currently available, we can recruit to your brief.
- Set the controls: agree access, the approval path for each pay run, cut-off dates and how pay changes are requested.
- Run in parallel: prepare one pay run alongside your current process and compare it line by line before release.
- Review the first cycle: check payslips, the statutory outputs (STP and super, or PAYE and KiwiSaver) and payroll reports, then agree the ongoing cadence.
You can discuss a role without committing to a hire. Before proceeding, review your written quote and agreement for payment timing, currency and taxes, notice requirements, the support included and what happens if the hire is not the right fit.
We will confirm replacement arrangements and any conditions in your agreement before you proceed.
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