APAC Payroll Specialist

Who are we?

Amdocs helps those who build the future to make it amazing. With our market-leading portfolio of software products and services, we unlock our customers’ innovative potential, empowering them to provide next-generation communication and media experiences for both the individual end user and enterprise customers. Our employees around the globe are here to accelerate service providers’ migration to the cloud, enable them to differentiate in the 5G era, and digitalize and automate their operations. Listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Amdocs had revenue of $5.00 billion in fiscal 2024. For more information, visit www.amdocs.com

In one sentence

Responsible for processing, validation, and produce accurate pay to employees’ in accordance to the instructions and adjustments provided by HR. The payroll specialist should maintain accurate records and data, and ensure that payroll deductions and reporting comply with the local requirements in country. Work closely with Payroll Manager, Payroll Deputy and third party vendor to prioritize business and information needs. 

Reports to a Finance Operation Team Lead and is responsible for the accurate and timely processing, validation and pay of employees for multiple legal entities located in various countries within the APAC Region per the instructions and adjustments provided by HRES counterpart and per the requirements of law.

What will your job look like?

1. Serves as country/entity payroll focal point for payroll related matters and liaise/collaborate with HR partners, third party vendors, government registrations and the like.
2. Provide excellent customer service to employees attending to their payroll queries and concerns.
3. Manually convert and prepare employee data (new hire, changes, etc.), validate and submit mid-month, semimonthly and monthly via the agreed template/form/interface payroll instructions to the payroll vendor per the timeline agreed in the payroll calendar.
4. Conducts comprehensive review and approve mid-month, semi-monthly and monthly payroll per the defined payroll frequency.
5. Coordinate funding requirements and pay net salary, remit tax and statutory benefit (s) to the government agency and/or thru a third-party provider.
6. Prepare journal entry (s) related to payroll and record timely and accurately.
7. Ensure timely execution of payroll process controls (SOC and SOX) and liaise with internal and external control counterpart and/or auditor.
8. Manage end to end off-cycle and special payroll processing.
9. Ensure accurate and timely execution of year-end processing.
10. Administer and/or support audit engagement.
11. Administer and/or support payroll/audit related service engagement (s) needs and invoices.
12. Support statutory filing and payment related to payroll tax, social insurance, provident fund, and the like, as appropriate.
13. Establish and update, as necessary, process documentation (e.g., process maps, job aids and the like).
14. Maintain and safekeep payroll relevant documents in accordance with law.
15. Initiate and support process-related automation and improvement initiatives.
16. Assist in new acquisition (PMI) transition and implementation.

All you need is...

• Bachelor's Degree Graduate.
• 3 to 5 years of working knowledge of e2e payroll and best practices.
• Solid understanding of accounting fundamentals, preferably finance and accounting graduate.
• Strong interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills.
• Strong organizational, time management and prioritization abilities.
• Strong customer service capabilities.

Why you will love this job:

You will join a truly global company in a role with international exposure!

You will gain knowledge in payroll practices across the region.

The position covers a wide range of responsibilities and scope, thereby offering outstanding learning experiences.

We offer a wide range of stellar benefits including health, dental, vision, and life insurance as well as paid time off, sick time, and parental leave!