APAC Payroll Lead — Transform & Ensure Compliance

Warner Bros (FE) Inc; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery in Hong Kong is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist, APAC, for a 12-month fixed-term contract.

You will support regional payroll operations across Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, and other APAC markets, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance. You will work with Employee Connection, People & Culture, Finance, and external vendors; contribute to payroll transformation initiatives and vendor management; manage year-end tax reporting and statutory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of payroll experience, preferably supporting multiple APAC countries.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, social security, and statutory requirements across APAC markets.
• Experience working with outsourced payroll providers.
• Solid understanding of payroll accounting, general ledger postings, and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end payroll processing for APAC countries, including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand.
• Coordinate payroll inputs, validations, and approvals with Regional Employee Connection, People & Culture Partner, Finance teams, and external payroll providers.
• Review payroll calculations to ensure accuracy and compliance with local legislative requirements, company policies, and internal controls.
• Ensure payroll is processed and funded according to established payroll calendars and service level agreements.
• Manage year-end payroll and tax reporting processes for assigned APAC countries, including preparation, reconciliation, filing of annual tax returns, issuance of employee tax statements, and coordination with payroll vendors and tax authorities to ensure compliance with local regulations.
• Prepare, review, and submit statutory filings and payments as required by local regulations.
• Liaise with tax authorities, social security agencies, pension funds, and other government bodies on payroll-related matters.
• Monitor legislative changes across APAC countries and support implementation of required payroll process updates.
• Prepare payroll journals and supporting reconciliations for General Ledger posting.
• Partner with Finance teams to resolve payroll accounting discrepancies and reconciliation issues.
• Maintain payroll records and documentation in compliance with audit and regulatory requirements.
• Act as a primary point of contact for payroll vendors and internal stakeholders on payroll-related inquiries.
• Escalate payroll issues and drive timely resolution to minimize employee impact.
• Build effective working relationships with HR, Finance, Benefits, Mobility, and external partners.
• Support internal and external payroll audits.
• Prepare audit documentation and respond to audit requests in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, SOX/internal controls, and local payroll regulations.

Skills

APAC payroll knowledge

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related discipline

Job description

Warner Bros. Discovery in Hong Kong is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist, APAC, for a 12-month fixed-term contract.

You will support regional payroll operations across Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Korea, and other APAC markets, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance. You will work with Employee Connection, People & Culture, Finance, and external vendors; contribute to payroll transformation initiatives and vendor management; manage year-end tax reporting and statutory