Payroll Specialist

Job Description:

Dentsu is a global leader in integrated growth and transformation, driving sustainable solutions and innovation for some of the world's most influential brands. Founded in 1901, dentsu operates in approximately 120 countries with a team of approximately 68,000 employees, and boasts a network of world-class brands, including Carat, Dentsu Creative, dentsu X, iProspect, Merkle, and more. These brands, each with deep expertise in media, creativity, and digital, collaborate to deliver integrated growth solutions that create lasting, meaningful impact.
As we look toward the future, dentsu is focused on Innovating to impact—fostering collaboration, creativity, and cutting-edge technology to drive real, transformative change.

What your typical day will look like:
As the Payroll Specialist, you'll be contributing and driving our APAC transformation project. Ensuring payroll operations are accurate, compliant, and continuously improving. You’ll support payroll processing across multiple countries, drive process enhancements, and serve as a trusted point of contact for payroll-related matters.

Core responsibilities include:

• Ensures the processing of new hires, temporary workers, transfers, promotions and terminations is accurate and timely
• Manages the Leaver process on the relevant payroll system, ensuring all deductions are made from final pay
• First point of contact for all employee and departmental queries, owner of the payrollhelp email address
• Runs the monthly payroll from start to finish, from opening a new pay period through to sending the monthly payment files
• Imports and checks relevant employee benefits information
• Reviews employee tax codes on a regular basis, to ensure that staff are being taxed correctly

A bit about you:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• 4–5 years of APAC payroll experience, preferably in an HR Shared Services environment.
• Solid experience with end-to-end payroll and tax processes in both local and regional contexts, ideally in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Experienced in driving HR Payrolling transformation project will be a huge advantage.

What’s in it for you:

• Flexible hybrid working arrangement.
• The opportunity to give back with dedicated volunteer leave and our whole-company event, One Day for Change
• 3 whole company Wellness days off per year for you to switch off and take your day, your way
• Career Development and Learning & Development opportunities, including access to our global online dentsu University
• Be part of a global network that truly invests in recognising performance with via our Never Before Awards, and social impact, including having a clearly mapped path to becoming net zero

Innovating to Impact:

At dentsu, our diverse and inclusive culture empowers our employees to bring their whole selves to work, fostering innovation and delivering better outcomes for our people, clients, and communities. This culture is key to driving sustainable, transformative results across the business.

We actively encourage applications from people with disabilities and from individuals of all ages, backgrounds, nationalities, and cultures. If you want to be part of a global network where opportunities are limitless, we look forward to welcoming you.

Next Step:

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