Payroll Specialist (AMEA) - Based in Malaysia
GoGlobal, Malaysia
Job Description
We are seeking a skilled Payroll Specialist to support our operations in the AMEA region, focusing on Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. The ideal candidate will be responsible for processing payroll accurately and efficiently, ensuring compliance with local regulations and statutory requirements. Additionally, they will provide support to HR operations and serve as a point of contact for employees regarding payroll-related queries.
Roles amp; Responsibilities:
- Processes company’s payroll every pay period
- Maintains payroll processing system and records by gathering, calculating, and inputting data
- Computes employee take-home pay based on time records, benefits, and taxes
- Registers/deregisters of countries’ statutory social benefits to the relevant local authorities
- Is responsible for statutory processing to ensure compliance per local requirement, such as monthly, quarterly, annual tax filings (requests relevant documentation from staff, computes relevant tax processing, produces required report/form for filing to tax authority and staff)
- Prepare final calculations for leavers, separation packages and all related submissions for regulatory filings as/when required.
- Is responsible for ensuring that staff data is updated correctly in the employee database
- Ensures payslips are generated accurately and distributed timely to all relevant staff
- Answers staff questions about wages, deductions, attendance, and time records providing detailed breakdown if required
- Handles changes in exemptions, job status, and job titles
- Adheres to payroll policies and procedures and complies with relevant law
- Identifies, investigates, and resolves discrepancies in all payroll-related tasks
- Honours confidentiality of employees’ pay records
- Completes payroll reports for record-keeping purposes or managerial review
- Supports the HR operations in the country
- Serves as an escalation point for our clients’ employees and make sure their issues and concerns could be solved quickly
- Keeps up-to-date with the latest HR trends and regulatory changes and communicate to the teams as applicable
- Assists in other ad hoc projects as requested
Requirements
- Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma/ Professional Degree in Human Resources/ Business or equivalent.
- At least 3-5 years of working experience with a payroll background. At least 3+ years of Malaysia, Singapore amp; Indonesia Payroll processing experience.
- Have a deep understanding of statutory filings requirement in Malaysia, Singapore amp; Indonesia.
- Able to converse in Bahasa Indonesia
- Willing to explore and learn in new areas and able to work under tight schedules, can handle pressure
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent mathematical and calculation skills
- Good verbal and written communication in English
- Good time management to complete task assigned
- A good team player but able to work independently
- Integrity, positive work attitude and of pleasant character
- Flexibility/ Start-up mindset and able to perform tasks in different area
About us
GoGlobal is the world’s fastest growing, privately owned Global Employer of Record (EOR) service provider with a globally distributed and remote workforce.GoGlobal’s technology-enabled EOR solution allows businesses of all sizes and geographies to hire staff globally without the need to set up a local entity, opening new doors to rapid expansion and growth. GoGlobal clients can hire top talent anywhere in the world quickly, cost effectively and compliantly.
Why now
The pandemic has shown that people can be just as productive without a commute and that talent is global, not within close proximity to an office. We believe that this societal shift will continue indefinitely, and companies and potential candidates will need organizations like us to help them GoGlobal.
Why GoGlobal and how we’re different
- We’re private: We totally respect that many companies raise a lot of capital and we applaud these successes. At GoGlobal, we simply like people actually in the business to control the business.
- We’re not a rocket ship: We’re pretty happy on earth. Growth isn’t everything.
- We’re not a tech company: We fundamentally believe that this industry cannot be replaced by tech in the foreseeable future and it’s the people that make the difference.
- We’re profitable: We’re pretty prudent in how we spend money because we’re managing our business without outside investors. That said, we’re profitable and continue to grow sustainably. We sleep better at night knowing that we don’t have to raise money. Maybe it’s a lit