Sr. Payroll Specialist (North Asia)

Role & responsibilities

We are looking for a highly motivated Payroll Sr. Specialist to join our Global Shared Services (GSS) in Pune. You will be part of a team that is responsible for delivering payroll in Asia, IMEA and America region. The service ambition of the new unit is to perform and further standardize global processes while delivering payroll and compensation support which is tailored to the specific business needs across the regions. You will also be engaged in various global projects where you will have an opportunity to share and implement your ideas.

In this role you will:

• Start with a project to consolidate payroll and compensation processes and relevant knowledge from various countries in Asia, IMEA and America into the central, newly established, Global Centre in Pune 
• Responsible for conducting payroll and compensation processes for various countries, incl. documentation and third-party management (e.g. for gross to net payroll calculations, statutory compliances, etc)
• Responsible for all reporting and reconciliations, payroll tax updates, including the oversight of all year-end activities with vendor
• Responsible for effective and efficient delivery of payroll across network deliver SLAs (service level agreements), KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), metrics/measures, etc.
• Mitigate risks related to: audits, data privacy, security, visibility, other related regional concerns
• Provide level 2 inquiry payroll support to employees, managers and Regional HR. Escalate issues to vendor as and when required
• Manage Documentation ensure up to date documentation for processes, regional documentation is maintained
• Work with Team Lead, Regional Payroll Managers and the global payroll process owner in identifying areas where enhancements can be made to streamline existing workflows or projects and also work towards standardization and further improvements of the processes
• Review/validate payroll registers/outputs shared by payroll vendor
• Work with external providers to run the payroll for various countries delivered in time and quality
• Work with Finance colleagues to complete necessary reconciliation of payroll
• Clarify all queries related to payroll either with employee or service providers or any other team
• Foster a close working relationship with HR Advisors in various countries, senior leadership in Business Areas and colleagues in Finance and Payroll
• Stay updated on market trends in payroll and compensation, applicable country legislation and evolving business needs
• Establish and maintain professional partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred candidate profile

To maximize your chances, you need:

• Passionate about global payroll and compensation related topics and be customer centric focus 
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree required in related field (Human Resources or Finance related academic credentials preferred)
• Minimum of 3 years of North Asia experience (China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and Korea) in Payroll and/or Compensation fields
• Experience in global payroll is a must and exposure in compensation and benefits will be an advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English is required, other international languages will be an advantage
• Demonstrable experience with payroll and/or compensation processes, statistics and benchmark data
• Ability to understand and translate business questions into analytics projects
• Good knowledge of the HR system landscape (BMC Service Management, Oracle HCM, Oracle on premise and different payroll systems knowledge will be an advantage)
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel) required
• Demonstrable experience in building and maintaining professional partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to develop and implement new ideas or ways of working and adapt to change - An eye for innovation trends and digital solutions
• Change and project management skills will be an advantage
• Payroll/Compensation and Benefits certification will be an added advantage.

Additional Information:

This position is a 2-year Contract role.

Perks and benefits

• Flexible work arrangements for better work-life balance
• Generous Paid Leaves (Annual, Sick, Compassionate, Local Public, Marriage, Maternity, Paternity, Medical leave)
• Medical benefits ( Insurance and Annual Health Check-up)
• Pension and Insurance Policies (Group Term Life Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance)
• Training and Development Assistance (Training Sponsorship, On-The-Job Training, Training Programme)
• Additional Benefits (Long Service Awards, Mobile Phone Reimbursement)
• Company bonus/Profit share.

*Benefits may vary based on position, tenure/contract/grade level*

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.