We are looking for someone who is ambitious, would thrive in a ‘start-up’ environment and who has the knowledge, experience, and drive to contribute to our mission to build a best- in- class workplace.

Position Overview 

The Payroll Specialist will be responsible to facilitate and administer our employee compensation. The responsibilities will include calculating employees’ compensation(salary, pension, bonus etc.), updating our internal payroll databases and ensuring timely payments, verifying employees’ work hours and payment through the payroll system, issuing deductions, earnings and other statements to employees and updating payroll records regularly. Candidates must have a strongability with numbers and be able to handle sensitive information.

Key responsibilities include:

·       Maintaining payroll information by collating,calculating and entering data

·       Updating payroll records by entering any changes to employee information or benefits such as job title changes, exemptions and saving deductions

·       Preparing reports that include summaries of earnings, tax deductions, leave, compassionate leave and non-taxable wages 

·       Overseeing payroll liabilities by determining employee taxes, including federal and state income and social security tax, and calculating employer’s payments for social security, unemployment and worker’s compensation

·       Resolving payroll discrepancies and answering any employee payroll queries

·       Maintaining all payroll operations according to company policies and procedures

·       Collect daily, weekly or monthly timesheets from the various systems

·       Coordinate bonuses calculations and allowances

·       Cooperate with the local payroll vendors to oversee employees’ compensation by the end of each pay cycle using payroll software in a timely manner

·       Distribute payment statements and gather pay slips (digital or paper)

·       Report on payroll expenses

·       Ensure wages and tax withholdings comply withregulations per region/country

·       Enter new employees’ data (e.g. bank accounts and tax identification numbers) into internal databases

·       Answer questions about compensation, benefits, taxes and insurance deductions

Education, Skills, Knowledge

·       BSc in Accounting, Human Resources or relevant field

·       Proven work experience as a Payroll Officer, Payroll Clerk or similar role

·       Hands-on experience with HRIS and accounting software

·       Knowledge of wage withholding orders

·       Accurate data entry skills with great attention todetail 

·       Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to communicate with local payroll vendors and employees regarding their issues and concerns

·       Ability to multitask in a stressful environment with specific deadlines

·       Ability to work independently

·       Confidentiality and respect for the privacy of employee records

·       Strong math skills with an ability to spot numerical errors

·       Good knowledge of labor legislation

·       Time-management skills

·       Excellent computer skills such as Excel, system and software knowledge

·       Good client service skills

·       Being an effective team player

·       Effective decision-making skills

Key Competencies:

·       Strong interpersonal skills

·       Good written and verbal communications skills

·       Team spirit

·       Communication Processes

·       Relationship Building

·       Results Orientation

·       Strong analytical skills.

·       Strong problem-solving skills.

·       Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

·       Flexible to work based on workload peaks