URGENT HIRING FOR payroll analyst | asap joiners onlyQuess

Responsible for multiple payrolls, within the APAC region including Phillippines.
· oversee processing of their assigned country payroll(s) and ensure all deadlines are met
· maintain relationships with internal clients (HR, Finance, Global Rewards, Business Units) and payroll providers
· update and/or provide payroll data through either data entry or use of data collection tools (Share point, Workday, Payroll Reports, Oracle, Global View)
· manage local time and attendance data as well as sick leave documents
· process payroll in line with internal and local policies and procedures (work closely together with 3rd party to ensure accurate payroll results, review gross to net payroll files, handle employee queries)
· ensure Unisys remain legislatively compliant and work with the appropriate cross-functional teams to ensure any policy changes are correctly reflected within our payroll applications
· document a business case any new requirements/process improvement and manage the project implementation working with the appropriate organizations, i.e. Unisys IT, applicable cross-functional team(s) and payroll provider while ensuring, if needed, the security and internal audit team(s) are updated
· ensure payroll process documentation is maintained and timely updated
· support internal and external clients (Finance, APAC Global team, 3rd party) in audits related to country payroll(s)
The Payroll Analyst must follow company best practices, policy, security protocols around data privacy and securing personal data to reduce risk. The Payroll Analyst is recognized as a payroll subject matter expert.
Responsibilities
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of country payrolls
- Coordinate with other departments, i.e. Tax, Global Rewards, Human Resources, Finance to ensure all transactions are received as per defined cutoff's and policy/process changes are correctly updated in the payroll system
- Conduct regular review of current practices with the aim of developing process improvements and manage those improvements from inception to completion
- Review process documentation and update as required based on process/policy changes
- Understand country payroll(s) - processes, policies, relevant legislation
- Work with payroll 3rd party providers to ensure the payroll system is legislatively compliant
- Have a good understanding of legislative and Unisys policy requirements impacting payroll
- Ensure all statutory payments (e.g. pension, tax, social security etc.) are made by required dates
- Understand payroll impacts on Unisys business and timely communicate to management all potential risks
- Provide ad hoc reporting to management and business units as required
- Address issues with payroll time reporting (local, provider or Unisys systems)
- Ensure all data is handled in accordance with Unisys security and record retention policies
- Provide support on audits as required, both internal and external audits
- Perform reconciliation of relevant payroll accounts
- Perform net pay reconciliations as well as Workday to payroll reconciliations to identify and correct outliers, issues, etc. before the next monthly payroll is run
- Conduct regular review calls with internal clients (HR/Global Rewards/Finance) as well external vendor(s)
Key Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting required or qualification in Payroll and Social Security Administration.
- Minimum of 4 years payroll experience is required.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Accuracy and attention to detail in work.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Able to set priorities and handle multiple deadlines.
- Strong customer service focus.
- Project management skills (process improvement management).
- Problem solving skills.
- High tolerance for stress.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Vendor management.
- Risk identification and mitigation skills.
- Knowledge of ADP Celergo a plus.