Senior Specialist - Payroll Operations & Improvements (1 year FTC)

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Petaling Jaya; Hybrid; MYR 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is seeking a Senior Specialist - Payroll Operations & Improvements for a 1-year FTC. You will lead payroll projects, manage system migrations, and drive process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy across our global payroll landscape.

Reporting to the Senior Manager - Payroll, you will ensure timely payroll processing, maintain confidentiality, and support wage verification and distribution activities while collaborating with

Qualifications

• 5+ years' payroll experience in a Shared Services Centre or equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of statutory requirements in US, UK, EMEA, APAC.

Responsibilities

• Lead payroll system migration programs, including parallel testing, data validation, and shaping functional requirements with partners.
• Evaluate current workflows, identify bottlenecks, and propose automation or standardisation opportunities.
• Review and resolve outstanding legacy issues across multiple pay periods and employee groups to maintain payroll accuracy.
• Be the backup processor for regional and high-complexity countries (including US), ensuring compliance with global policy and statutory requirements.

Skills

Payroll experience

Statutory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Description - Senior Specialist - Payroll Operations & Improvements (1 year FTC) (26000028)

Job Description

Senior Specialist - Payroll Operations & Improvements (1 year FTC) – (26000028)

Description

About the Role:

You will lead payroll-related project management programs and guide process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy . Ensure the accurate and timely processing of the Association’s payroll through effective payroll system management. Maintain confidentiality and safeguard financial information, conduct payroll-related analysis, and support wage verification and distribution activities.You will report to the Senior Manager - Payroll. You will be an individual contributor.

You Will:

• Lead payroll system migration programs, including parallel testing, driving data validation accuracy, and shaping functional requirements through engagement with important partners.
• Evaluate current workflows, identify bottlenecks, and propose automation or standardisation opportunities.
• Review and resolve outstanding legacy issues across multiple pay periods and employee groups. Streamlining manual processes and data corrections to maintain payroll accuracy. Identifying automation opportunities

Reconcile payroll registers against funding, reports, and statutory filings; document findings and corrective actions for audit purposes

• Be the backup processor for regional and high-complexity countries (including US), ensuring compliance with global policy and statutory requirements.
• Collaborate with vendors and our teams to resolve issues and ensure closure within agreed timelines.
• Support complex payroll escalations and provide technical guidance.

Serve as an independent checker for payroll processes and outputs to ensure accuracy, compliance, and adherence to control frameworks.

Flag risks or discrepancies and recommend corrective actions.

• You will use a hybrid work schedule

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Qualifications

You Have:

• 5+ years' experience payroll experience within a Shared Services Centre, or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of statutory requirements in relevant countries, e.g., US, UK, EMEA, APAC

How We Support You:

We provide flexibility to help you achieve a good work-life balance. You'll be part of a global, diverse team who foster an environment of inclusion and belonging where you are valued for who you are and where you come from.

We offer benefit options in and out of the workplace, including healthcare, retirement, annual leave, parental leave, an employee assistance program.

We care about our employees' welfare and focus our benefits package on the benefits which support your wellbeing.

We also recognize that everyone has different priorities, so in addition to our core benefits to support your health we offer flexible options for you to choose benefits that are right for you, your family and your lifestyle.

We believe in non-stop learning and are committed to investing in learning opportunities that help you reach your full potential and support your continued development.

About Us:

At The Association, a Great Place to Work-Certified company, we are transforming the accounting and finance profession. We are future-focused, empowering the world's most accomplished accountants to stay relevant, meet today's demands, and prepare for tomorrow's challenges through quality education, resources, and training.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Primary Location

MY-10-Petaling Jaya

Work Locations

Malaysia - Petaling Jaya Lot 10.01, Level 10, 1 First Avenue, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya 47800