Senior Payroll Specialist

FrieslandCampina; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

FrieslandCampina in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to partner with HR SSC for daily payroll operations and continuous improvement across APAC. You will manage end-to-end payroll, address employee queries, ensure statutory compliance, and drive automation projects.

The role requires 4–5 years of payroll experience, strong analytical skills, and advanced Excel/automation capabilities. On-site position in Malaysia with regional scope.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in HR, Finance, Accounting or related field.
• 4–5 years of payroll experience with APAC exposure.
• Strong end-to-end payroll and tax experience in local and regional functions.
• Detail-oriented under pressure with timely delivery.
• Analytical, strategic planning mindset and advanced problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel and automation skills (RDA, RPA, Macro, etc).

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for APAC countries via vendor and in-house systems.
• Be the point of contact for employee queries on rewards, attendance, onboarding.
• Ensure compliance with country statutory requirements and remittance.
• Maintain payroll controls and support audits.
• Identify optimization and automation opportunities across APAC payroll.
• Lead payroll projects independently with minimal supervision.
• Document processes and maintain up-to-date work instructions.

Skills

Excel

Automation (RDA)

Automation (RPA)

Macros

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in HR/Finance/Accounting

Tools

Payroll software

Job description

As a Senior Payroll Specialist, this role acts as full-fledged sparring partner for HR SSC Kuala Lumpur to perform excellent daily operations and continuous improvement activities for end-to-end payroll processes for APAC countries. Actively participate in payroll process harmonization and automation projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end Payroll processing responsible for the accurate, timely and compliant delivery of payroll across APAC countries. Working through 3rdparty payroll vendor and in-house payroll processing.
• Point of contact for all employee and departmental queries on rewards, workforce administration, time & attendance or onboarding related (complex) question.
• Ensure compliance with country legislative / statutory requirement and timely remittance and statutory submissions.
• Maintain strong payroll control and support both internal and external audits.
• Identify optimization / automation opportunities across APAC Payroll activities to achieve efficiency and quality outputs.
• Able to drive or lead payroll operational projects independently with minimal supervision.
• Provide up to date documentation of own work processes and monitor/review the work instructions independently.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant discipline of Human Resource, Finance, Accounting or related field.
• Possess 4 to 5 years of work experience in handling payroll, preferably in HR SSC/GBS background with APAC countries exposure.
• Strong end-to-end Payroll and Tax related experience in local and regional payroll function under fast-paced work environment.
• High attention to details with ability to deliver quality output whilst working under pressure and agreed timeline.
• Great analytical skill, strategic planning mindset and advanced problem-solving skills.
• Advance skillset in Microsoft Excel and Automation (RDA, RPA, Macro & etc).

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