Payroll & Local Delivery Senior Specialist

BP; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Payroll & Local Delivery Senior Specialist to manage payroll processing and local administration activities. The role involves ensuring compliance with tax regulations, managing third-party payroll vendors, and collaborating closely with Country HR. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, at least 3 years of relevant experience in HR and payroll, and be familiar with tools like Salesforce or SAP. This position offers a hybrid work environment, promoting a supportive culture for employee development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Paid parental leave policy

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years post qualification experience in payroll, service desk, and HR compliance role.
• Approximately 2 years working experience in a HR Shared Service environment preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of legal, fiscal, and regulatory principles of the local countries is required.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing third party payroll vendor and acting as a liaison in resolution of payroll problems.
• Conduct annual tax review to ensure existing compensations are correctly mapped for tax reporting.
• Promote collaboration and accountability to meet team goals.

Skills

Agility core practices

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Customer service delivery excellence

Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's Degree or professional qualification in HR management or accountancy

Tools

Salesforce

Workday

SAP

Job description

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As a leading global energy company, we provide heat, light and mobility to customers worldwide. Across the bp landscape, we're home to a range of brands across many areas of our industry.We're investing in today's energy system and helping build out tomorrow's.So while we're still in oil and gas, over the next decade we'll become a different kind of energy company. We're decarbonizing and diversifying our business, fundamentally transforming what we do so we can reach net zero by 2050 or sooner. We also have a strong mission to help the whole world reach net zero too - working across our industry to improve people's lives.

It's an exciting time to join bp. Meeting the energy challenge requires many different approaches and solutions. And as part of finance business & technology (FBT), you'll be fully connected into the world of bp. You'll play an increasingly important part within a network of like-minded colleagues partnering on strategic projects that stretch across the world. And it starts with you. There's a world of opportunities to build new skills, challenge yourself and grow a long-term career at FBT Malaysia. And no matter where you work, your role will have meaning, purpose and impact. So if you want to be part of a caring, supportive environment where you can realize your full potential, we're with you.

The Payroll & Local Delivery Senior Specialist is accountable for the payroll processing and local administration activities various entities. This role is responsible to ensure payroll is processed according to schedule and align with the local tax and statutory requirement. This role requires close collaboration with Country HR to ensure any legal, fiscal and regulatory changes or implementations are managed accordingly.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for managing third party payroll vendor and acting as a liaison in resolution of payroll problems between vendor and BP.
• Provides operational support and inputs to local country teams such as Reward and Tax on any new or update to employee's compensation and benefits and ensure proper governance and change control.
• Responsible for employee communication for any updates in relation to payroll and local statutory. This includes drafting the communication notes, getting the approval from Head of Country HR and Communication team before disseminating the communication to the targeted recipients.
• Responsible for ensuring the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) around the payroll process is constantly reviewed, updated and tested to ensure BCP readiness.
• Conducts annual tax review to ensure existing compensations are correctly mapped for tax reporting.
• Ensures proper documentation and compliance for internal controls and audits.
• Ensures proper governmental reporting and compliance.
• Assist in planning and overseeing the daily activities of the team.
• Promotes collaboration and accountability to meet team goals.
• Acts as the subject matter expert and provide guidance to the team members on day-to-day operations.
• Identify, analyse and improve existing process by recommending and implementing solutions in an innovate and logical manner.

Job Description:

As a leading global energy company, we provide heat, light and mobility to customers worldwide. Across the bp landscape, we're home to a range of brands across many areas of our industry.We're investing in today's energy system and helping build out tomorrow's.So while we're still in oil and gas, over the next decade we'll become a different kind of energy company. We're decarbonizing and diversifying our business, fundamentally transforming what we do so we can reach net zero by 2050 or sooner. We also have a strong mission to help the whole world reach net zero too - working across our industry to improve people's lives.

It's an exciting time to join bp. Meeting the energy challenge requires many different approaches and solutions. And as part of finance business & technology (FBT), you'll be fully connected into the world of bp. You'll play an increasingly important part within a network of like-minded colleagues partnering on strategic projects that stretch across the world. And it starts with you. There's a world of opportunities to build new skills, challenge yourself and grow a long-term career at FBT Malaysia. And no matter where you work, your role will have meaning, purpose and impact. So if you want to be part of a caring, supportive environment where you can realize your full potential, we're with you.

The Payroll & Local Delivery Senior Specialist is accountable for the payroll processing and local administration activities various entities. This role is responsible to ensure payroll is processed according to schedule and align with the local tax and statutory requirement. This role requires close collaboration with Country HR to ensure any legal, fiscal and regulatory changes or implementations are managed accordingly.

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for managing third party payroll vendor and acting as a liaison in resolution of payroll problems between vendor and BP.
• Provides operational support and inputs to local country teams such as Reward and Tax on any new or update to employee's compensation and benefits and ensure proper governance and change control.
• Responsible for employee communication for any updates in relation to payroll and local statutory. This includes drafting the communication notes, getting the approval from Head of Country HR and Communication team before disseminating the communication to the targeted recipients.
• Responsible for ensuring the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) around the payroll process is constantly reviewed, updated and tested to ensure BCP readiness.
• Conducts annual tax review to ensure existing compensations are correctly mapped for tax reporting.
• Ensures proper documentation and compliance for internal controls and audits.
• Ensures proper governmental reporting and compliance.
• Assist in planning and overseeing the daily activities of the team.
• Promotes collaboration and accountability to meet team goals.
• Acts as the subject matter expert and provide guidance to the team members on day-to-day operations.
• Identify, analyse and improve existing process by recommending and implementing solutions in an innovate and logical manner.

Qualification, Experience and Competencies

• Bachelor's Degree or professional qualification, in hr management, accountancy or its equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years post qualification experience in payroll, service desk and HR compliance role.
• Approximately 2 years working experience in a HR Shared Service, HR Operations, Global Business Service environment would be preferred.
• In-dept knowledge of legal, fiscal and regulatory principles of the local countries.
• The ability to articulate the issues to partners and provide solutions.
• Any case management system is a plus, especially in Salesforce, Workday or SAP.
• Familiar with complex environment and the ability to be agile.

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life! These benefits can include flexible working options, paid parental leave policy among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement
No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:
Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Customer service delivery excellence, Customer Service Design, Data Management, Decision Making, Developing and implementing strategy, Discovered resource estimation and assurance, Employee and labour relations, Extract, transform and load, Global Perspective, Information Security, Leading transformation, Management Reporting, Managing change, Managing strategic partnerships, Measurement and metrics, Organizational knowledge, Performance and planning, Project and programme management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management {+ 2 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

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