Oliver Wyman - Regional Payroll Specialist, Kuala Lumpur

Company:Oliver Wyman

Description:

About Oliver Wyman

Oliver Wyman, a Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) business, is a management consulting firm driven by deep industry insight, bold innovation, and a collaborative approach that cuts through complexity to help organizations navigate their most defining transformative moments.
 
As a business of Marsh, we work alongside the world’s leading experts across risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting. Together with Marsh Risk, Guy Carpenter, and Mercer, we help organizations build resilience and competitive advantages from every angle. With annual revenue of $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues in 130 countries, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. 

For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X. 

Why we need you

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Specialist for our teams across SEA, North Asia and Hong Kong.  In this role, you’ll be the go-to person who ensures everyone gets paid accurately and on time, while helping shape smooth, compliant payroll operations across multiple countries. You’ll work hands-on in Workday, collaborate with regional HR and finance teams, and improve processes that directly affect employee experience and business performance. If you bring 3–6 years of payroll experience (payroll outsourcing or shared services a plus), a proactive mindset, and a passion for accuracy and continuous improvement, you’ll thrive here — and have real influence on how we scale payroll operations across the region. Join us to make payroll a trusted, efficient part of our employee experience.

What we’ll count on you to do 

• Manage monthly payroll processing to ensure accurate and timely salary payments for SEA, North Asia and Hong Kong.
• Maintain and update payroll-related data in Workday, including employee salary records, adjustments, and final settlements for new hires and resignations.
• Handle statutory contributions and ensure compliance with local payroll regulations.
• Administer payroll computations, generate payroll reports, prepare bank submission files, and review annual tax returns prepared by payroll team members to ensure accuracy.
• Coordinate and prepare HR reports such as employee movement, headcount, summary, cost center allocation, and payroll breakdown reports.
• Provide operational and administrative support to regional payroll teams.
• Respond promptly to employee inquiries regarding payroll, attendance, and benefits.
• Support other HR operational tasks as required.
• Assist in optimizing payroll processes to improve efficiency and accuracy.

What you’ll bring 

• Diploma or Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Minimum of 3 years of payroll processing experience in Asia Pacific, preferably within a Shared Services environment, covering HR operations and payroll processing.
• Strong knowledge of payroll systems, processes, and relevant labor laws.

• Proven ability to manage high-volume payroll tasks and adapt to changing requirements.
• Experience working with payroll vendors and managing outsourcing relationships.
• An action-oriented, detail-minded, and highly organized approach
• Proficiency in payroll software and Microsoft Office applications including Excel
• Ability to work with numerical data
• Excellent attention to detail, time management, and organizational skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Fluency in spoken English; proficiency in additional regional foreign languages an advantage

Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X. 

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.