Regional Payroll Senior Analyst

Confidential; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Senior Analyst in Payroll who can manage the most complex multi-country payroll cycles as an individual contributor—ensuring accuracy and on-time delivery across markets.

You will own end-to-end payroll processes, respond to statutory questions, lead mid-cycle corrections, and drive system improvements. Collaboration with Accounting, Tax, and Finance is essential to deliver reliable payroll data.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of regional payroll-processing experience.
• Deep knowledge of international payroll, payroll tax, and statutory requirements across Southeast Asian markets.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll for multiple international countries: own variable inputs to payroll vendors, lead first-pass analysis of payroll reports and statutory components, and hold the cycle to deadline.
• Be the reference point for statutory, tax, and compliance questions that cut across job areas — the analyst others escalated to, not from.
• Lead the complex cases: mid-cycle corrections, retroactive adjustments, off-cycle runs, sensitive termination calculations.
• Own and drive a payroll process-improvement or system-optimisation initiative for your markets as part of a project team, from problem diagnosis to implemented fix.
• Build strong working relationships with Accounting, Tax, and Finance — persuade partners of your position and deliver reliable payroll cost data and reconciliations.
• Safeguard documentation, system security, and confidentiality of payroll records in line with internal control standards.

Skills

Payroll processing

Multi-country payroll

Data analysis

English communication

HR systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business

Tools

Payroll platforms

Job description

About the role

As a Senior Analyst in Payroll, you’re the person the team comes to when a case gets hard. You manage the most complex multi-country payroll cycles as an individual contributor — no direct reports, but real technical authority. You take on problems that don’t have a clean SOP answer, own the judgment calls inside your area, and persuade Finance and Tax partners to your recommended course even when the final decision sits with them

• Manage end-to-end payroll for multiple international countries: own variable inputs to payroll vendors, lead first-pass analysis of payroll reports and statutory components, and hold the cycle to deadline
• Be the reference point for statutory, tax, and compliance questions that cut across job areas — the analyst others escalated to, not from
• Lead the complex cases: mid-cycle corrections, retroactive adjustments, off-cycle runs, sensitive termination calculations
• Own and drive a payroll process-improvement or system-optimisation initiative for your markets as part of a project team, from problem diagnosis to implemented fix
• Build strong working relationships with Accounting, Tax, and Finance — persuade partners of your position and deliver reliable payroll cost data and reconciliations
• Safeguard documentation, system security, and confidentiality of payroll records in line with internal control standards

Requirements

• You have at least 4 years of relevant regional payroll-processing experience.
• You have deep, current command of international payroll, payroll tax, and statutory requirements across Southeast Asian markets
• You find the error before the audit does — detail-oriented with a genuine analytical edge
• You’re proficient across payroll and HR platforms and use reporting to manage your operation, not just describe it
• You manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders without losing accuracy or composure
• You handle confidential data with rigorous control and discretion
• You hold a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or equivalent
• You communicate clearly in English, written and verbal; a regional language is a plus