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Job Summary
This position is part of the APAC Regional Payroll organization and supports payroll delivery across assigned APAC countries or regions. The Payroll Senior Specialist applies strong payroll expertise, owns complex payroll activities, and acts as a subject matter expert for country-specific payroll processes, controls, and statutory requirements.
The role applies working knowledge of complex payroll components, including retros, corrections, large adjustments, stock impacts, GL outputs, and time and attendance inputs. The Senior Specialist supports audit readiness, statutory engagements, vendor coordination, issue resolution, process documentation, and payroll-related project delivery within assigned scope.
Success in this role requires strong technical payroll knowledge, good judgment, clear ownership, and the ability to balance payroll operations, compliance, documentation, stakeholder support, and continuous improvement in a dynamic multi-country environment.
Responsibilities
Payroll expertise and country ownership
Act as a payroll subject matter expert for assigned countries or regions, providing advisory input on complex payroll, compliance, and system scenarios
Apply treatment of complex pay components, including stock program impacts, GL outputs, and time and attendance inputs
Interpret payroll legislation and initiate change discussions with managers on required process, system, or documentation updates
Payroll processing, controls, and audit support
Understand and apply complex payroll processing, including retros, corrections, large adjustments, and stock-related payroll impacts
Own assigned payroll activities within scope and ensure payroll outputs are accurate, timely, and supported by appropriate controls and evidence
Lead audits and statutory engagements with minimal support, coordinating required payroll data, explanations, and remediation actions when needed
Maintain strong compliance with SOX controls, internal audit expectations, confidentiality requirements, and data protection standards
Support accurate payroll reporting, statutory remittances, payroll calendars, and recurring control activities for assigned countries
Vendor, stakeholder, and cross-functional support
Manage day-to-day payroll vendor relationships and act as an escalation point for payroll and vendor queries within assigned scope
Liaise independently with HR Services, Finance, Stock Services, payroll vendors, and other stakeholders, while keeping leads informed of decisions that affect operational work
Participate in cross-functional initiatives requiring payroll expertise, including payroll, HR, Finance, systems, stock, and vendor-related activities
Coach and support Payroll Services Administrators and Specialists on technical payroll matters, issue resolution, documentation, and process execution
Issue management and risk ownership
Lead resolution of high-impact payroll issues and coordinate with People teams, Technology, vendors, and other stakeholders to address root causes
Perform root cause analysis, identify preventive actions, and help implement sustainable fixes for recurring payroll issues
Identify and flag risks that may result in future payroll issues, including operational, compliance, vendor, system, or employee-impact risks
Analyze repeatable complex queries, document solutions, and…