Payroll Specialist

Sherwin-Williams; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwin-Williams in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a dedicated Payroll professional to manage multi-country payroll activities for APAC and ANZ, ensuring timely data delivery to our outsourced vendor and accurate deductions for taxes, benefits, and statutory payments.

You will implement internal controls, stay compliant with evolving payroll laws, and collaborate with regional payroll, finance, and business partners to resolve issues and drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• 3 years of multi-country payroll experience including garnishments, taxes, and local laws.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills with a commitment to excellence.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Problem solving and conflict resolution capabilities.
• Ability to manage change and re-engineer processes.
• Organized, detail oriented, and able to shift priorities.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day payroll processing for multiple countries.
• Process payroll data per prescribed timetables.
• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of earnings statements and payments.
• Adhere to payroll compliance and internal controls.
• Resolve payroll issues and investigate discrepancies.
• Respond to inquiries on payroll, social insurance, and taxation.
• Identify and implement payroll process improvements and participate in trainings.
• Maintain payroll procedures manual and support transitions/implementation.

Skills

Multi-country payroll

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Problem solving

Change management

Time management

Customer service

Teamwork

Education

GCE A-Levels

Finance/Business degree

Payroll certifications

Tools

Payroll systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

This position is responsible for all the multi-country payroll activities in the company, ensuring all data is timely and accurately provided to the outsourced vendor. The Company’s APAC and ANZ payroll specialist objectives are to ensure the Vendor makes accurate and timely payments to all employees, makes payroll deductions for taxes, statutory payments, benefits, and other items to respective parties. In addition, this individual will be responsible for performing a standard set of internal controls over APAC and ANZ regions payroll processes to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial data related to the payroll function, the protection of Company assets, and the privacy of employee data. Furthermore, this position is also responsible for making certain the Company is in compliance with all current and future payroll laws and regulations for each Country within the regions.

This position is responsible for all the multi-country payroll activities in the company, ensuring all data is timely and accurately provided to the outsourced vendor. The Company’s APAC and ANZ payroll specialist objectives are to ensure the Vendor makes accurate and timely payments to all employees, makes payroll deductions for taxes, statutory payments, benefits, and other items to respective parties. In addition, this individual will be responsible for performing a standard set of internal controls over APAC and ANZ régions payroll processes to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial data related to the payroll function, the protection of Company assets, and the privacy of employee data. Furthermore, this position is also responsible for making certain the Company is in compliance with all current and future payroll laws and regulations for each Country within the regions.

Responsibilities

• Perform the day to day payroll processing activities.
• Processing of the payroll data in accordance with the prescribed timetables.
• Ensure the vendors make accurate and timely preparation of earnings statements and payment of wages for the employees in the countries assigned.
• Follow payroll-related compliance and controls.
• Resolve level payroll problems and investigate any discrepancy.
• Respond to all internal and external inquiries on payroll related issues, social insurance, and taxation.
• Identify and present solutions for continuous process improvement and take training, workshops and knowledge sessions quarterly, at a minimum.
• Build and foster "customer" relationships with key business partners, both internal and external.
• Responsible for payroll audits, internal and external agencies in collaboration with correct stakeholder
• Responsible to bring to the immediate attention of the Regional Payroll Manager, APAC and ANZ any identified payroll or compliance issues
• Identify and execute payroll process improvements
• Document and maintain payroll procedures manual
• Provide support to the Regional Payroll Manager, APAC and ANZ and Project Team during the Payroll and Time and Attendance Transition/Implementation, such as data collection, review, testing, go-live
• Able to partner, collaborate and support all key stakeholders, customer, local and Global Payroll Team.

Qualifications

FORMAL EDUCATION:

Recommended

• Payroll certifications preferred
• Ideally educated to GCE Advanced Level or hold
• Equivalent in Business, Finance or Administration

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

Required:

• 3 years of Multi-country related experience with knowledge of all aspects of payroll processes and related systems, including garnishments, benefits, taxes, social security, local legislations, time & attendance collection preferred.
• Teamwork and collaboration oriented with a commitment to excellence.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent problem solving and conflict resolution capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage change and re-engineer processes.
• Organized, self-motivated, detail oriented, and able to shift priorities.
• Capability to synthesize and analyze information quickly and make informed decisions.
• Strong commitment to customer service.

Preferred:

• Project management or system implementation experience.

TECHNICAL/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

• A demonstrated understanding of all aspects of Multi-country payroll processes and related systems; including, but not limited to, benefits, taxes, Social Security and time and attendance collection.
• The ability to review regulatory publications, understand technical terminology and easily determine the effect pending and/or newly enacted legislation will have on current Department procedures.

Preferred:

• Computer savvy with working Microsoft knowledge

About Us

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being

Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution

Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities

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