APAC Payroll Specialist - Spencer Thomas Group

Position Overview:
Spencer Thomas Group (STG) is currently looking to add to our team of highly experienced professional consultants. We have an immediate opportunity for the right person to join our team on a payroll project assisting our client with payroll processing primarily in Japan but also Australia & New Zealand, Mali, Singapore, Hong Kong, Timor-Leste, Taiwan, and India.

Responsibilities:

• Apply specialist knowledge and skills required to support end-to-end payroll activities such as the collection, review, analysis, and balancing controls of full-cycle payroll related data sources for all levels of the organization, across all locations and across multiple time zones.
• Maintain T & A systems in accordance with company policy and statutory requirements.
• Support equity processing, cross-border payments and fringe benefits, secondments, and shadow payrolls in accordance with multi-jurisdiction tax regulations.
• Close collaboration with third party providers, local authorities related to reporting and filing of declarations, certifications, and ability to discern complicated instructions.
• Support Tier 3 payroll inquiries, navigate complex situations by recognizing problematic areas, and take ownership of communications through timely resolution.
• Continuous evaluation, improvement, and maintenance of existing work processes by implementing lean methodology to ensure most effective use of resources and drive operation excellence.
• Build and nurture strong working relationships with all levels across the organization, 3rd party providers, and others to resolve issues and drive process improvements.
• Assist with testing new payroll earnings, deductions, accruals, and other new programs in test environment.
• Establish and actively support proper governance of payroll data, time and attendance, record keeping and internal controls to ensure an audit-ready environment.
• Provide business continuity training for team members and ensure documentation is clear, accessible and audit ready.
• Support internal and external audits, as well as annual SOC reviews of third-party vendors.

Required Qualification(s):

• Strong knowledge of statutory employment rules applying to payroll transactions
• Ability to work independently, coordinate multiple large projects through planning, prioritizing, and multi-tasking in a faced-paced environment.
• Ability to influence and leverage a customer centric approach to building and maintaining relationships.
• Initiative, self-starter and process-driven with high level of attention to details.
• Good organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Good Communication skills (oral and written), interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Business English skills (A2 minimum)
• Good skills with Microsoft products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and systems required
• Working experience with SuccessFactors EC, integrations to multiple payroll platforms such as ADP GlobalView and Celergo

Preferred Qualification(s):

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Admin or equivalent/related.
• 5 years of experience in Payroll, Payroll Accounting or HR Information Systems.
• FPC, CPP, CIPP, or other payroll certification, preferred.
• SAP Payroll experience, ADP GlobalView preferred

Duration: This is a project-based consulting opportunity Starting immediately with an initial duration through June of 2025 , with the possibility of extending.

Working Hours: 40 hours per week

About Us:
Spencer Thomas Group (STG) is a Professional Services firm that delivers comprehensive business solutions worldwide. Whether it's Global Payroll & Human Capital Management, Organizational Change Management, Enterprise Service Management, or Program and Project Management services, our human-centric methodology RightFIT, delivers extraordinary Customer and Employee digital experiences that advances business priorities.