Assistant Manager, Payroll

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Job Summary:
The incumbent is responsible for overall payroll administration function, particular in payroll processing, statutory compliance, journal entries, payroll system administration and overall payroll related activities to ensure accurate and timely deliveries.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• To handle the whole Payroll / Salaries processing functions and to ensure accurate and timely deliveries. These involve payroll data preparation for all allowances, deductions and overtime transactions.
• To handle full Payroll administration including statutory computations, E-banking, E-Invoice, system data integrity maintenance and complied payroll documentations.
• To handle Payroll yearly exercises – Bonus payouts, Form EA & Form E, to assist in yearly salary increment exercise and expatriate taxation matters.
• To handle Payroll financial matters, i.e. GL processing, journal entries, suspense accounts, monthly 3rd party payments, rental payments, intern salaries, to handle invoices sent by Hong Kong home office for salaries cross-charging / IPP etc.
• To administer KaizenHR such as system database maintenance, to ensure data accuracy interfaced from myHR and accurate payroll information registered in KaizenHR.
• To prepare routine and ad-hoc reports such as reconciliation reports, department overtime reports, Bank Negara reports or any financial related reports etc.
• To handle internal and external parties pertaining to Payroll issues / queries such as staff enquiries, statutory bodies and audit enquiries.
• To support HR Driven Projects as and when required.

JOB SPECIFICATION:

a. Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent / Diploma or equivalent.

b. Experience

• Proven experience in managing in-house payroll processes with at least 3 year of working experience is preferable

c. Knowledge/ Incumbent Characteristics

• Meticulous with the ability to commit deadlines.
• Keen to learn and self-motivated with strong drive to succeed.
• Creative, resourceful and highly adaptable.

 

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