Senior Payroll Specialist, APAC (Contract)

Hunters International Sdn Bhd; Petaling Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 78,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Completion bonus

Other benefits

Job summary

Hunters International Sdn Bhd is seeking an experienced Payroll Lead to manage end-to-end payroll operations across APAC, driving transformation, digitalization, and process excellence. You will partner with regional HR and Finance to deliver timely, accurate payroll services.

The role requires strong governance, compliance, and change management, with oversight of multi-country payroll, system enhancements, and vendor engagement.

Qualifications

• Degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• At least 8 years of payroll experience.
• Experience in payroll operations, preferably in multiple countries.
• Solid understanding of payroll processes, compliance, and controls.
• Analytical, project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in payroll transformation or automation is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Payroll Delivery: Manage accurate, timely, and compliant multi-country payroll processing, checking, and delivery in line with statutory and company standards.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Engagement: Act as a trusted payroll advisor and primary contact for HR, Finance, vendors, and external agencies to ensure service excellence and issue resolution.
• Governance, Compliance & Controls: Govern payroll controls, compliance requirements, audits, reconciliations, and risk management to maintain a robust control environment.
• Transformation & Automation: Lead payroll transformation, process optimization, automation, and digitalization to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and employee experience.
• System Implementations & Projects: Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support payroll system implementations, technology enhancements, integrations, and regional/global projects.
• Change Management: Drive change management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communication planning, training, and adoption strategies.
• Documentation & Policies: Develop, maintain, and enhance payroll policies, standard operating procedures, documentation, control checklists, and knowledge repositories.
• Process Standardization: Identify opportunities to standardize workflows, strengthen governance, reduce operational risks, and embed industry best practices.
• Subject Matter Expertise & Coaching: Serve as a process SME by troubleshooting complex issues, coaching junior team members, and fostering capability development.
• Cross-Regional Collaboration: Collaborate with teammates across regions to ensure operational resilience, business continuity, and a culture of continuous learning.

Skills

Payroll operations

Stakeholder management

Project management

Compliance controls

Analytical skills

Change management

Multi-country payroll

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Finance

Job description

About the company:

Our client is leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation.

Location:

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Work Mode: Hybrid
Contract: 12 month

About the Role

Manage end-to-end payroll operations across a cluster of countries (APAC), while driving payroll transformation, digitalization, and process excellence initiatives. This role partners with regional stakeholders to deliver timely, accurate, compliant, employee-centered payroll services and support ongoing organizational change.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Payroll Delivery: Manage accurate, timely, and compliant multi-country payroll processing, checking, and delivery in line with statutory and company standards.
• Stakeholder & Vendor Engagement: Act as a trusted payroll advisor and primary contact for HR, Finance, vendors, and external agencies to ensure service excellence and issue resolution.
• Governance, Compliance & Controls: Govern payroll controls, compliance requirements, audits, reconciliations, and risk management to maintain a robust control environment.
• Transformation & Automation: Lead payroll transformation, process optimization, automation, and digitalization to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and employee experience.
• System Implementations & Projects: Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support payroll system implementations, technology enhancements, integrations, and regional/global projects (including acquisitions, transitions, and new country deployments).
• Change Management: Drive change management activities, including stakeholder engagement, communication planning, training, and adoption strategies.
• Documentation & Policies: Develop, maintain, and enhance payroll policies, standard operating procedures, documentation, control checklists, and knowledge repositories.
• Process Standardization: Identify opportunities to standardize workflows, strengthen governance, reduce operational risks, and embed industry best practices.
• Subject Matter Expertise & Coaching: Serve as a process SME by troubleshooting complex issues, coaching junior team members, and fostering capability development.
• Cross-Regional Collaboration: Collaborate with teammates across regions to ensure operational resilience, business continuity, and a culture of continuous learning.

Requirements

• Degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of payroll experience.
• Experience in payroll operations, preferably in multiple countries.
• Solid understanding of payroll processes, compliance, and controls.
• Effective analytical, project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to solve problems and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Able to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in payroll transformation or automation is an advantage.

Remuneration

• Basic salary: RM7,000 - RM10,000
• Completion bonus
• Other benefits