Payroll Specialist APAC

Main Responsibilities

• Handle the daily activities necessary to deliver payroll through in-country service providers.
• Ensure HR data is provided in a timely accurate manner to the various in-country service providers for the assigned countries.
• Review preliminary payroll calculations from payroll vendor/HR and Finance and advise of changes, provision of final approval for each payroll.
• Work with benefit service providers to manage the social security insurance subject to the statutory requirement.
• Ensure accurate, timely delivery of payroll funds into employee accounts as well as depositing income and social taxes, benefit plan obligations and other deductions as required.
• Ensure timely receipt and uploading of general ledger data as it pertains to payroll, assisting with the account reconciliations for Payroll related GL Accounts.
• Ensure compliance with all Internal Controls.
• Handle employee inquiries in a timely professional manner in liaison with in-country service provider.
• Ensure maintenance of appropriate supporting documentation.
• Establish good working relationships with all parties involved in the process.
• Participate in change management activities as necessary, including development and delivery of change communications.
• Compile/maintain metrics, participate in selected industry benchmarking initiatives.
• Advise on the effectiveness of payroll service and recommend changes to processes or contractual obligations.
• Keep current of regulatory changes impacting payroll services.
• Ensure compliance with country specific benefits.

Key Skills Required

• Degree holder with minimum 5 years payroll experience, preferably in MNCs.
• Have a Manufacturing environment and experience is preferable
• Ability to effectively communicate in the English and Mandarin, able to read & write Chinese (dealing with China counterpart) 
• Familiar with HR/Payroll System in SAP, EASYPAY System.
• Proficient in MS Office applications, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc
• Well-organized and attention to details