Payroll Administrator, II

Zebra Technologies; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Payroll Administrator II, where you will ensure accurate payroll processing across multiple countries. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders, including HR and payroll vendors, to maintain compliance with statutory regulations and company policies. You will play a crucial role in supporting payroll improvements and maintaining confidentiality while meeting all deadlines. If you are detail-oriented and thrive in a team environment, this opportunity will allow you to contribute to a dynamic work culture that values innovation and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant fields with 1-2 years of payroll experience.
• Solid knowledge of payroll laws and accounting practices.

Responsibilities

• Process multi-country payroll, ensuring compliance with laws and deadlines.
• Act as primary contact with payroll vendor to resolve discrepancies.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Detail-oriented

Effective Communication

Team Collaboration

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Spreadsheet Applications

Word Processing Applications

Job description

Remote Work: Hybrid

Overview: At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working to make everyday life better. United by curiosity and care, we develop dynamic solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.
Being a part of Zebra Nation means being seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our diverse perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are a part of a team pushing boundaries to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.
You have opportunities to learn and lead at a forward-thinking company, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes that you care about – locally and globally. We’ve only begun reimagining the future – for our people, our customers, and the world.
Let’s create tomorrow together.

The Payroll Administrator II is responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate processing of all payroll related tasks, including statutory tax filings and associated general ledger entries. This position will serve as liaison to employees, managers, Human Resources, Information Technology, and third-party payroll vendors to ensure payroll is processed in accordance with company-specific pay policies (e.g. vacation, overtime, LOA, government regulations, withholding exemptions, etc).

Responsibilities:

• Accurately process multi-country payroll in compliance with wage and hour laws and meeting company deadlines.
• Collate the inputs provided and review the data to ensure its reasonableness and accuracy. Unusual items are investigated and resolved before providing the inputs to payroll vendor.
• Act as a primary point of contact with payroll vendor, resolving issues or discrepancies that arise.
• Review payroll output report to ensure all inputs provided are accurately captured and to ensure the payroll report complies with local statutory regulations, and the vendor is adhering to these standards.
• Reconcile and analyze payments for payroll tax withholdings, retirement plan contributions, garnishments, and all other withholdings ensuring that statutory due dates are met.
• Execute and maintain all court-ordered withholdings.
• Create ad hoc reports upon request.
• Keep current on all payroll-related laws, policies, and regulations through online and written resources, and attending payroll seminars as needed.
• Register and maintain tax agency accounts.
• Process all non-cash compensation transactions including stock options, employee awards, relocations, and other programs.
• Prepare and process year-end wage tax information.
• Document and update all payroll procedures as needed.
• Support payroll journal entry, payroll account reconciliation and review of payroll related accounts.
• Provide support for and participate in external initiatives, such as all payroll system upgrades, and integration projects as needed.
• Assist with payroll process improvements and other departmental initiatives.
• Maintain proper payroll records to support internal and external audits.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of payroll records.
• Maintain payroll KPI (timeliness & accuracy) target at 100% every month.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields.
• Typically requires 1-2 years of related experience
• Solid knowledge of statutory payroll laws and payroll accounting practices
• Ability to meet all payroll and accounting deadlines
• Must be highly organized and detail-minded
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with a customer service approach
• Ability to work within a team environment and possess skills to support process change
• Competency in spreadsheet and word processing applications