APAC Payroll Analyst

Job Description:

Where is it based? 

Suite 2501-5, Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai, HK

Who are we? 

Synonymous with accuracy, integrity and trust, Dow Jones & Company is one of the most respected brands in providing news and business information world-wide. 

Main Responsibilities

• Gather monthly payroll changes information from People Team and put it into change

                forms for passing to payroll service providers

• Follow up on any outstanding information or discrepancy with People Team, employees

                and payroll services providers

• Review monthly payroll registers for the APAC countries (including Australia, China, HK, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore & Taiwan) and coordinate with payroll service providers for any necessary adjustments

• Review and pass funding invoices to Finance team for funding to payroll providers

• Upload bank files for payments to employees in Australia, Hong Kong & Singapore

• Prepare PO / requisition for payments as necessary

• Prepare journals for GL posting

• Check final pay calculation for terminated employees

• Check and process documents for monthly benefits payments in the region

• Prepare and help to process any regulatory filing when required

• Payroll reconciliation between Workday & reports from payroll providers

• Review tax forms for the countries responsible

• Prepare audit schedules and coordinate with auditor for onsite visit

• Any other ad hoc duties

Knowledge/Experience

• Degree in accounting or business is preferred

• 0-2 years accounting and/or related payroll experience in the APAC region

• Experience in Workday Payroll processing (preferred) and interface with third party

payroll providers

• Knowledge of payroll rules and laws in different APAC countries and general legal

requirements for tax registration, reporting and special pay requirements

• Knowledge of basic accounting principles and payroll practices

• Advanced skills in excel, familiar with V-look up and pivot tables

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Multi tasks and ability to work under pressure and tight deadline

• High numerical aptitude and detail oriented

• Fluency in English

Learning

• Keep up to date with current  legislation via webinars, seminars and updates

• Attend training courses where required

• In house training when required

The role in more detail

Currently the APAC payroll department manages 22 different payrolls, we also support other payrolls in the News Corp Group.

The payrolls range in volume from 250 employees on a singular payroll through to 1 expat on a payroll.

Pay dates are staggered throughout the month, so the ability to multitask and meet deadlines is a critical part of the role.

We currently have 3 specialists in the team, and the payrolls are rotated to ensure each specialist keeps updating their own knowledge, but within each payroll there is an SME to call upon.

The countries we currently process payrolls for are: Australia, China (Beijing & Shanghai), Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan

This is a great opportunity for an APAC specialist to advance their payroll knowledge and be a key driver within the current payroll team.

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Finance

Job Category:

Finance

Union Status:

Non-Union role