Advertised: 15 November 2025
PNG Air Limited
Accounting / Finance, Airline / Airport / Travel | National Capital District
PNG Air Limited

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We at PNG Air pride ourselves as the leading domestic airline operating over 26 ports across the length and breadth of Papua New Guinea as the Airline of Choice. Operating the largest fleet of ATR 72-600 series in the region. We are committed to providing affordable world class experience with value fares and unbeatable cargo rates, ensuring reliable and safe on time service to our valued customers and stakeholders

PARYOLL MANAGER

An opportunity has risen within the Finance Division for an experienced Payroll Manager.

Based in Port Moresby, this position functionally reports to the Chief Financial Officer and operationally reports to the CEO. The incumbent will be responsible to coordinate and lead the Company’s payroll team to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, salary sacrifice, taxes, and other deductions for PNG payroll

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage and supervise direct reports within the payroll team
  • Ensure the processing of new hires, temporary workers, transfers, promotions and
  • terminations is accurate and timely.
  • Supervise and check reconciliation of group tax
  • Supervise the reconciliation of general ledger journals
  • Oversee and process fortnightly processing of wages for Nationals and Expats
  • Audit payroll balance sheets, YTD earnings, etc.
  • Communicate actively with Operations, HR and Finance to review cross-departmental impacts and reconcile data sharing.
  • Ensure systems are set-up and updated to reflect the current employee base, including wages, allowances and leave in line with contracts and rosters.
  • Manage regular preparation of relevant management reports, including weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports (gross payroll, hours worked, leave accrual, tax deductions, benefit deductions, etc.).
  • Managing staff salary sacrifice balances and reconciliations including monthly reporting
  • Identifying staff training requirements
  • Other duties as assigned by Group Payroll Manager or CFO

Qualification/Experiences

  • Diploma/Degree in Accounting
  • 5-10 years of experience
  • Extensive experience in processing high volume payroll.
  • Preferable experience with Attache Payroll System
  • Experience managing a team.
  • Extensive experience as a payroll manager

To apply, please send your application to:

[email protected]

Late applications & applications submitted in hard copy will not be accepted. Please submit application in only one PDF file.

Applications close: Friday 28th November 2025

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

We are an equal opportunity employer

We look forward to hearing from you.

More information

Job ID: #25210

Industry: Accounting / Finance, Airline / Airport / Travel

Location: National Capital District, Papua New Guinea

Company: PNG Air Limited

Company Description: In the land of a thousand tribes and cultures, we connect travelers to over 22 destinations on PNG’s widest domestic network. We do this by focusing on our customers, operating the country’s youngest fleet of aircraft and ensuring you get to your destination reliably. Book your next adventure today and experience PNG with PNG Air.

Company Website: http://www.pngair.com.pg

Source: www.pngworkforce.com


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