Senior Payroll Specialist

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Kunshan, Suzhou, Jiangsu, CHN
In-Office
Senior level
Biotech • Manufacturing
The Role
Manage end-to-end APAC payroll processing, validate inputs and calculations, coordinate with vendors and stakeholders, support payroll accounting and statutory filings, address employee inquiries, ensure compliance, prepare reports, and contribute to payroll process improvements and automation.
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Job Summary

What’s next in your career? If it’s working on cutting-edge solutions in food, health, and sustainability, you’re in the right place.

Job Description

IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.


People & Culture: Fostering a purpose-driven, inclusive culture where talent thrives, leadership grows and every employee is empowered to make joy.

Team Description: Accurate, Resilient, Solution-oriented, Dedicated, Experienced


The role is based in Kunshan City, China. Be part of a Payroll team in Finace where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.

Where You’ll Make a Difference

  • Manage end-to-end payroll processing for assigned APAC countries, entities, or employee populations, ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery.
  • Validate payroll inputs, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, allowances, overtime, deductions, benefits, social insurance, and other payroll-related data.
  • Review payroll calculations, individual income tax (IIT), social insurance, benefit reports, and other payroll outputs to identify and resolve discrepancies before final approval.
  • Coordinate with external payroll vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure payroll calendars, processing deadlines, service quality, and issue resolution requirements are met.
  • Support payroll accounting and statutory activities, including payroll booking, IIT filing, RSU-related filing/payment activities, reconciliations, and year-end reporting.
  • Respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll, taxation, social insurance, benefit deductions, payslips, and related payroll policies in a professional and timely manner.
  • Ensure payroll operations comply with applicable local labor laws, tax regulations, statutory requirements, and company policies, while monitoring regulatory changes and assessing their impact.
  • Prepare payroll reports, analyze payroll data and trends, and participate in process improvement, automation, system enhancement, testing, and other payroll-related projects.

 

What Makes You the Right Fit

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 2–5 years of payroll administration or payroll operations experience.
  • Good understanding of payroll processes, individual income tax, social insurance, statutory requirements, and payroll compliance.
  • Experience using HRIS or payroll systems such as Workday, SAP, Oracle, or equivalent platforms.
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, reconciliation, and basic data analysis.
  • Strong attention to detail, accuracy, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with employees, HR, Finance, payroll vendors, and regional stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and payroll deadlines, and handle confidential employee and payroll information with appropriate discretion.

 

How Would You Stand Out?

  • Experience supporting multi-country or regional payroll operations, particularly across APAC markets.
  • Experience working with outsourced payroll providers and/or in a multinational company or HR shared services environment.
  • Experience with Workday and major payroll service providers, together with exposure to regional payroll compliance, reporting, process improvement, or automation initiatives.

Why Choose Us?

  • Attractive profit, including free shuttle bus, lunch etc.
  • Home office opportunity (2 days/week after probation)
  • Work-Life balance
  • Training opportunities
  • Learning and development programs
  • Great team collaboration.

We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 2-5 years of payroll administration or payroll operations experience.
  • Understanding of payroll processes, individual income tax, social insurance, statutory requirements, and payroll compliance.
  • Experience using HRIS or payroll systems such as Workday, SAP, Oracle, or equivalent platforms.
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, reconciliations, and basic data analysis.
  • Strong attention to detail, accuracy, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills and ability to work with employees, HR, Finance, payroll vendors, and regional stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and payroll deadlines, and handle confidential payroll information discreetly.
  • Experience supporting multi-country or regional payroll operations, particularly across APAC markets.
  • Experience working with outsourced payroll providers or in a multinational company or HR shared services environment.
  • Experience with Workday and major payroll service providers, regional payroll compliance, reporting, process improvement, or automation initiatives.

IFF Family of Companies Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IFF Family of Companies and has not been reviewed or approved by IFF Family of Companies.

  • Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in many roles and locations, and compensation is often described as good.
  • Parental & Family Support — A global minimum of 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents is in place. This policy is positioned as a notable component of the overall package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Core offerings include paid time off, sick days, holidays, and sabbatical leave. Flexible scheduling options such as compressed workweeks and hybrid/remote arrangements are available where feasible.

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HQ: Chicago, IL
13,014 Employees

What We Do

Meet IFF: We boldly bring together science and creativity to create what the world needs. An industry leader in food, beverage, health and biosciences, we create essential solutions – from global icons to unexpected innovations and experiences. Equal parts outspoken and analytical, our international collective of thinkers working with customers to bring scents, tastes, experiences, ingredients and solutions for products people crave. With 24,000 employees across 65 countries, more than 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D centers, and 33,000 customers across the world, we’re poised to make a difference on an unprecedented scale. Without our boundary-pushing passion and end-to-end expertise, the future wouldn’t be the same. Visit us at www.iff.com to learn more about how our talented people and new technology are challenging the expected, championing creators and doing more good for people and planet. Explore what sets us apart.

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