Regional Payroll Lead

Salt is hiring a ‘Regional Payroll Lead’ wherein the candidate is required to have experience in leadership of regional payroll using external vendors and experience moving from a country-based payroll operations to a regional setup using external vendor.

A continuous improvement mindset, flexible, agile & ability to drive projects and improvements through what can be a convoluted process.

Responsibilities:

Deliver Payroll Services

§ Ensure that end to end payroll services across East Asia, are delivered accurately and on time (100% correct, 100% of the time, first time) including income tax and other statutory requirements

Team management and leadership

§ Lead a team of payroll officers, specialists, and managers

§ Coach and develop the team and assign training

§ Imbed continuous improvement as a way of working in payroll

Continuous improvement of all payroll practices across East Asia

§ Analyze the current processes, templates, accountabilities, approvals in 14 countries

§ Design best practice approach to payroll for the region

§ Align all countries to a standardized approach (process, templates etc.) that ties smoothly with finance processes.

Vendor Management

§ Manage payroll related vendors

Change Management

§ Lead the project through an agile project plan and change methodology

§ Proactively communicate with all stakeholders to ensure effective coordination on the developed approaches and solutions

§ Assess the change impact and risks of this project to allow mitigations to be put in place.

§ Ensure that all approaches are aligned with global strategy and practice

§ Coach and upskill the payroll team on best practice

Lead the transition to a single external payroll services provider across East Asia

§ Manage the continuing transition to a single regional external payroll vendor

§ Scan the market for viable providers across 14 markets in Asia.

§ Provide leadership:

– comprehensive and compelling justification in the procurement process

– transition of payroll to provider(s)

Qualifications:

· Degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or similar field.

· Possess 5 to 8 years of payroll management experience in managing a high-volume, fast-paced environment

· Experience Leading a team and regional experience (SEA preferred)

· Oversee the performance of payroll processing activities to ensure an accurate and timely payroll delivery for all employees whilst working closely with an outsourced vendor

· Ensure timely submission of CPF, government paid claim and income tax filing

· Manage post payroll related activities

· Review key payroll processes and implement corrective action to strengthen the control over the processes

· Ability to multi-task, prioritize and deal sensitively with confidential material and possess good interpersonal communication skills

Manage your job search in the right direction by applying via the links below. Alternatively, you can reach out on nagarwal@welovesalt.com for more details.

(CEI No: R1223390 | Licence No: 07C3147)

Salt is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.