Regional Payroll Senior Specialist
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
About KKday
KKday is a leading travel e-commerce platform committed to delivering unforgettable travel experiences worldwide. As our team continues to expand across Asia, we are looking for a detail-oriented Senior Payroll Specialist to join our regional HR team. This role is based in Kuala Lumpur and will primarily focus on payroll operations for Malaysia and Hong Kong/China, while supporting ad-hoc HR recruitment activities when needed.
Job Overview
The Senior Payroll Specialist
is responsible for ensuring accurate and compliant payroll processing across assigned countries (Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Mainland China), in collaboration with HR, Finance, and external payroll vendors. The role also supports basic HR operations, including occasional recruitment activities for junior and part-time positions.
Key Responsibilities
Payroll Management
- Handle end-to-end payroll processing for Malaysia and Hong Kong/Mainland China, ensuring accuracy and compliance with local tax and labor regulations.
- Work with external payroll vendors and internal stakeholders to maintain data integrity and resolve payroll-related issues.
- Prepare payroll reports, statutory filings, and support internal/external audits.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of payroll legislation and regulatory changes.
HR Support & Recruitment (occasional)
- Support ad-hoc recruitment activities (e.g., part-time or junior-level hiring).
- Coordinate job postings, screening, and interview scheduling as needed.
- Assist with other HR administrative tasks as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of payroll experience, with solid knowledge of Malaysia and Hong Kong/Mainland China payroll regulations.
- Experience working with payroll vendors and HRIS systems.
- Strong attention to detail, data accuracy, and compliance orientation.
- Good communication and collaboration skills across teams and cultures.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Top Skills
What We Do
KKday is a leading mobile-first e-commerce travel platform for local experiences with a strong presence across key Asia-Pacific markets. Our goal is to make travel more accessible, convenient, and safe for everyone.
Since 2014, we’ve pioneered the digitalization of tours, activities, and attractions and brought them to everyone’s fingertips. Now, travelers can search for, discover, and book experiences, anytime, anywhere.
KKday currently hosts over 30,000 products and services in more than 92 countries and 550 cities. Our website and mobile apps are multilingual, supporting both traditional and simplified Chinese, as well as English, Japanese, Korean, and many others.
Our success is built on innovation, a unique product portfolio, and digital-first capability—all made possible by our exceptional people. We’re still growing, so we’re always looking for talents who are passionate about building businesses, developing themselves, and improving consumers’ experiences.
We provide talents with the resources, scale, and autonomy to help run our operation. In KKday, our people have the opportunity to rotate across businesses, accelerate their career path, and make lasting impact on the travel industry in the region.
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