Payroll Specialist
Haleon
Date: 3 weeks ago
                            City: Petaling Jaya
                                                        Contract type: Full time
                                                     
                                                
                            Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.
Payroll Specialist
Job Purpose:
Provide accurate and timely processing payroll for APAC outsourced Payroll Process. To ensure the accurate and timely processing of payroll for APAC countries, with a focus on Malaysia, while maintaining effective communication and adherence to statutory requirements in an outsourced payroll environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Educational Background:
At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.
Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Accommodation Requests
If you require a reasonable accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific accommodations you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable accommodations to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence.
                    Payroll Specialist
Job Purpose:
Provide accurate and timely processing payroll for APAC outsourced Payroll Process. To ensure the accurate and timely processing of payroll for APAC countries, with a focus on Malaysia, while maintaining effective communication and adherence to statutory requirements in an outsourced payroll environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- End-to-End Payroll Processing: Manage the complete payroll process for Malaysia, including monthly and yearly cycles, and ideally support additional APAC countries.
- Payroll Record Management: Update and maintain payroll records including joiners, leavers, and changes in master data.
- Employee and Management Liaison: Address payroll-related queries from staff and management with precision.
- Reporting: Ensure accurate monthly and yearly payroll reporting, including state authorities, tax offices, statutory pensions, and GL accounting data for Finance teams.
- Statutory Compliance: Ensure timely statutory payments and filings, adhering to legal deadlines.
- Internal Deliverables: Provide internal reporting, reconcile GL files, and ensure accuracy in all payroll-related documentation.
- Allowances and Deductions: Process payroll-related allowances, deductions, bonuses, and merit cycles.
- Payroll Interface Management: Handle importing/exporting of payroll interface files and resolve any issues.
- Variable Wage Components: Manage variable wage components, including hours, bonuses, provisions, leaves, employee stock options, and expatriates' shadow payroll.
- Financial and Operational Controls: Maintain financial controls in line with SOX requirements and manage operational aspects of outsourced payroll, including vendor performance and issue resolution.
- Continuous Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the payroll function and integrate employee-centric process changes.
- Employee Query Management: Handle employee queries efficiently and professionally.
Educational Background:
- Minimum Level of Education: University degree or equivalent (3 years of experience).
- Area of Specialization: Payroll, Human Resources.
- Preferred Level of Education: Advanced knowledge in Malaysian payroll, labour laws, reconciliations, and accounting.
- 4+ years of Malaysia payroll experience.
- Proficient knowledge of payroll legislations and processes.
- Experience with payroll systems for at least 3 years.
- Understanding of international assignees' payroll (expatriates’ shadow payroll).
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
- Attention to detail and numerical ability.
- Experience in shared service center environments and on systems like Workday or ServiceNow.
- Experience in payroll vendor management and change projects.
- Strong focus on continuous improvement and customer service.
- Ability to work autonomously and meet deadlines.
- Excellent organizational skills and a team-oriented approach.
At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.
Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Accommodation Requests
If you require a reasonable accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific accommodations you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable accommodations to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence.
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