Payroll Analyst III, APAC

Boston Scientific Gruppe; Penang; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Scientific Gruppe in Penang, Malaysia, seeks a Payroll Analyst III to independently manage end-to-end payroll delivery for APAC sites and employee populations, ensuring accurate, on-time payments and compliance with statutory and company requirements.

You will validate payroll results, coordinate with HR, Finance and external providers, and drive process improvements, audits, and automation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, HR or related field.
• 5–6 years of payroll experience, preferably APAC.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end payroll processing and statutory compliance.
• Experience with multiple payroll vendors and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Analytical, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in payroll systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in Shared Services/GBS preferred.
• Exposure to payroll projects, process improvement, or automation.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll for assigned countries/sites/employees.
• Process and validate payroll transactions including changes, compensation, time and leaves.
• Perform reconciliations, controls, variance analysis, and resolve discrepancies.
• Ensure compliance with payroll, tax, social security, SOX, and data privacy.
• Prepare statutory filings, payments, year-end activities, and reports.
• Coordinate expatriate and complex payroll transactions as needed.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Tax, Benefits, and GBS for accurate delivery.
• Manage external payroll providers and monitor service levels.
• Address complex payroll queries from employees and stakeholders.
• Support audits and corrective actions.
• Drive payroll process improvements and automation initiatives.

Skills

End-to-end payroll

Payroll controls

Analytical thinking

Excel proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Payroll systems

Job description

The Payroll Analyst III independently manages end-to-end payroll delivery for assigned countries in APAC, sites, or employee populations, ensuring employees are paid accurately, on time, and in compliance with statutory and company requirements. The role applies advanced payroll expertise to validate payroll results, maintain effective controls, manage external provider performance, and resolve complex payroll issues in partnership with HR, Finance, and other stakeholders. It also supports payroll projects and drives standardization, automation, and continuous improvement to strengthen payroll accuracy, efficiency, and service quality.

Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end payroll for assigned countries, sites, or employee populations, ensuring accurate and timely payment.
• Process and validate payroll transactions, including employee changes, compensation, time and leave, deductions, benefits, and off-cycle payments.
• Perform payroll reconciliations, controls, variance analysis, and exception reviews; investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Ensure compliance with payroll, tax, social security, statutory, SOX, company policy, and data privacy requirements.
• Prepare and review statutory filings, payments, year-end activities, and payroll reports.
• Coordinate expatriate, equity compensation, and other complex payroll transactions, where applicable.
• Partner with HR, People Services, Finance, Accounting, Tax, Benefits, and GBS to ensure accurate payroll delivery and reporting.
• Manage external payroll providers, monitor service levels, validate outputs, and resolve performance issues.
• Address complex employee and stakeholder payroll queries in a timely and professional manner.
• Support internal and external audits, regulatory reviews, and related corrective actions.
• Drive payroll process improvements and support projects such as system upgrades, implementations, transitions, automation, and standardization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Human Resource or a related discipline.
• Requires to have 5 - 6 years of payroll experience, preferably supporting APAC countries.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end payroll processing, payroll controls, and statutory compliance.
• Experience working with multiple payroll vendors and cross-functional stakeholders, including HR and Finance.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Proficiency in payroll systems and Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in a Shared Services/GBS environments is highly preferred
• Exposure to payroll projects, process improvement, or automation initiatives and migrating services

As a leader in medical science for more than 40 years, we are committed to solving the challenges that matter most – united by a deep caring for human life. Our mission to advance science for life is about transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve patient lives, create value for our customers, and support our employees and the communities in which we operate. Now more than ever, we have a responsibility to apply those values to everything we do – as a global business and as a global corporate citizen.