Senior Payroll Specialist Automated Payroll Process

The Senior Payroll Specialist is responsible for delivering end to end payroll operations for Thomson Reuters across Malaysia Indonesia Hong Kong Thailand Pakistan and Bangladesh. The role ensures payroll is processed accurately compliantly and on time through close collaboration with internal stakeholders and external payroll vendors.
In addition to operational excellence this role plays a key part in driving payroll automation and digital enablement leveraging AI assisted controls data analytics and process automation to reduce manual effort enhance compliance and improve payroll quality across the APAC region.

About the role:

Payroll Operations & Processing

• Execute endtoend payroll processing for Malaysia Indonesia Hong Kong Thailand Pakistan and Bangladesh in line with internal processes and local statutory requirements.
• Review and validate Workday change reports ensuring accurate and complete data is transmitted to external payroll provider for payroll processing.
• Collate validate and submit nonWorkday payroll inputs (allowances deductions bonuses leave adjustments offcycle payments etc.).
• Review and validate payroll output reports received from payroll vendors to ensure accuracy completeness statutory compliance and alignment with internal process & controls.

Payroll Controls Reconciliation & Accounting

• Perform payroll controls reconciliations and variance analysis using datadriven and automated validation techniques to enhance accuracy and risk detection.
• Support Finance with payroll accounting activities including reconciliations accruals and variance explanations leveraging automated reports and analytics where possible.

Statutory Compliance & Reporting

• Ensure full adherence to countryspecific statutory compliance requirements across assigned countries.
• Ensure timely payment of statutory dues and submission of reports/returns supported by standardized checklists and automated compliance tracking.
• Manage yearend payroll activities including tax reconciliations annual statutory filings and employee tax statements.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Serve as a key point of contact for employees HR Finance payroll vendors and local authorities across the region.
• Resolve payrollrelated queries efficiently adopting selfservice tools knowledge repositories and automationenabled solutions.
• Coordinate and provide support during internal audits statutory audits and regulatory inspections including furnishing digitallycontrolled and auditable payroll evidence.

Continuous Improvement AI & Automation Focus

• Proactively identify opportunities to automate and standardize payroll processes reducing manual interventions and operational risk.
• Partner with HRIS Finance IT and Transformation teams to implement payroll automation AIenabled validations and workflow improvements.
• Support the design and adoption of exceptionbased payroll processing automated reconciliations and predictive variance analysis.
• Participate in regional payroll initiatives such as process optimization and AIdriven process enhancements.
• Support the Team Leader / Manager with projects reporting dashboards & insights.
  

About You:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 5 years of payroll experience with handson experience in Malaysia Indonesia Hong Kong Thailand Pakistan and Bangladesh payroll processing.
• Strong working knowledge of local payroll legislations statutory compliance & labour laws requirements.
• Strong analytical problemsolving written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple country payrolls simultaneously in a fastpaced deadlinedriven environment.
• High level of ownership accountability and ability to work independently.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong stakeholder relationships with a customercentric service mindset.
• Strong MS Office skills with intermediate to advanced Excel proficiency (e.g. pivot tables complex formulas macros or Power Query).
• Handson experience with payroll process automation such as:
  • Automated payroll inputs validations reconciliations or reporting
  • Workflow automation and exceptionbased payroll processing
• Experience in payroll transitions standardization automation or transformation programs.
• Strong learning agility adaptability to change and enthusiasm for adopting emerging payroll technologies and digital tools.

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