Experienced Associate - Payroll (SG team)

PwC Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Malaysia is seeking an Experienced Associate to join the Payroll team within Managed Services. You will support clients with high-quality payroll solutions, ensuring statutory compliance and smooth operations. You will apply technical payroll knowledge, attention to detail, and a client-focused mindset to deliver reliable outcomes.

The role requires 1–3 years in payroll, comfort with MS Office and payroll software, and the ability to multi-task and collaborate effectively in a team.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of solid working experience in a payroll environment.
• Candidates from outsourced payroll environment will be advantageous.
• Proficient in MS Office and proven experience in the usage of payroll software.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and work closely with clients and payroll vendor to ensure accurate and timely salary payment.
• Ensure reporting to IRAS within timelines for relevant payroll events.
• Provide advice on complicated payroll cases while safeguarding confidentiality.
• Assist in business process streamlining for work efficiency.

Skills

Payroll experience

MS Office

Payroll software

Multi-tasking

Teamwork

Confidential data handling

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

Experienced Associate - Payroll (SG team)

Line of Service Tax

Industry/Sector Not Applicable

Specialism General Tax Consulting

Management Level Associate

Job Description & Summary At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com.

You’ll be part of our Payroll team within Managed Services, supporting clients with practical, high-quality payroll solutions that help them meet statutory requirements and run their operations with confidence. In this role, you’ll combine technical payroll knowledge, attention to detail and a client-focused mindset to deliver reliable outcomes and continuous improvement.

Key accountabilities

• Coordinate and work closely with our internal/external clients and payroll vendor to provide relevant payroll information as well to ensure accuracy, completeness and timeliness in the payment of salaries
• Responsible in ensuring that Returns on Employees Remuneration/Notification of a Non-Citizen Employees' Cessation of Employment or Departure from Singapore are duly reported to IRAS within the stipulated timeline
• Provide advice and make decisions on complicated payroll cases within the stipulated service standards and ensure that confidentiality of payroll data is safeguarded
• Assist in the business process streamlining and re-engineering for work efficiency.

Skills, experience and qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of solid working experience in a payroll environment
• Candidates who come from outsourced payroll environment will be advantageous
• Proficient in MS Office and proven experience in the usage of payroll software

• Must have the ability to multi-task, prioritise and deal sensitively with confidential information
• You must be able to work effectively in a team with good work attitude and good interpersonal communication skills.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accounting Practices, Active Listening, Communication, Corporate Tax Planning, Drafting Tax Documents, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Audit, Financial Review, Financial Statement Analysis, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Monitoring and Analyzing Financial Trends, Optimism, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance Consulting, Regulatory Submissions Filing, Teamwork, Well Being

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. It is this focus which forms the services we provide and the decisions we make.

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. It is this focus which forms the services we provide and the decisions we make.