Experienced Associate - Payroll (SG Team)

PwC Malaysia; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Malaysia is looking for a Payroll Specialist to support clients with high-quality payroll solutions. This role involves coordinating with clients and payroll vendors to ensure timely and accurate salary payments and handling complex payroll cases.

The ideal candidate has 1 to 3 years of experience in a payroll environment, is proficient in MS Office and payroll software, and possesses strong interpersonal communication skills. Candidates must reside in Malaysia or have the right to work in Malaysia.

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.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and work closely with clients and payroll vendor to ensure accuracy in payroll.
• Ensure timely reporting of employee remuneration to IRAS.
• Provide advice on complicated payroll cases while safeguarding confidentiality.
• Assist in streamlining business processes for efficiency.

Job description

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 our website.

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.

Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.