Regional Payroll Lead (SEA) – Multinational Healthcare

Monroe Consulting Group; Selangor; Presencial; MYR 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Monroe Consulting Group in Malaysia, an executive recruitment firm, is partnering with a regional healthcare organization to hire a Senior Payroll Specialist for SEA. The role focuses on end-to-end payroll operations across multiple Southeast Asian countries, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.

You will collaborate with HR, Finance, and external vendors to streamline processes, resolve issues, and support audits, while staying up-to-date with country-specific tax and employment

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of payroll experience, preferably in a multinational environment.
• Experience managing multi-country payroll across SEA countries.
• Good knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation and statutory requirements across Southeast Asia.

Responsabilidades

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for SEA countries.
• Prepare, validate and submit monthly payroll inputs to external payroll vendors.
• Review payroll calculations, statutory deductions, taxes, and benefit-related transactions for accuracy.
• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and within established payroll calendars and statutory deadlines.
• Coordinate off-cycle payrolls, salary adjustments, bonuses, commissions, allowances, overtime payments, and final settlements.
• Process payroll activities relating to new hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes and employee terminations.
• Respond to payroll-related enquiries from employees, HR Business Partners and Finance.
• Liaise with external payroll vendors to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing.
• Monitor payroll deliverables and escalates payroll issues where necessary.
• Participate in payroll system enhancements and process improvements.
• Ensure payroll complies with country-specific employment legislation, tax regulations and statutory requirements.
• Support annual tax filings, statutory reporting and year-end payroll activities.
• Prepare payroll documentation required for internal and external audits.
• Maintain payroll records in accordance with company policies and compliance standards.
• Maintain accurate payroll-related employee master data within HRIS and payroll systems.
• Validate employee movements impacting payroll, including hires, exits, promotions and salary revisions.
• Support payroll reporting and headcount reconciliation.
• Build strong working relationships with HR, Finance, payroll vendors and regional business stakeholders.
• Provide professional payroll support while maintaining confidentiality of employee information.
• Support Payroll Manager with regional payroll initiatives and special projects.

Conocimientos

Payroll processing

Regulatory compliance

Multi-country payroll

Excel skills

Vendor coordination

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

SAP SuccessFactors

BIPO

ADP

TMF

BoardRoom

Descripción del empleo

Monroe Consulting Group in Malaysia, an executive recruitment firm, is partnering with a regional healthcare organization to hire a Senior Payroll Specialist for SEA. The role focuses on end-to-end payroll operations across multiple Southeast Asian countries, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.

You will collaborate with HR, Finance, and external vendors to streamline processes, resolve issues, and support audits, while staying up-to-date with country-specific tax and employment