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Job Description
Get to know our Team:
We are a small but mighty and collaborative team whose mandate is to build a forward-looking and future-ready people function at Grab. We are also a relatively new team that is looking to punch above its weight and create a positive impact quickly while having
fun. We work towards the mission “To drive operations excellence and process improvement across the People Operations organization to ensure we are scaling processes consistently to deliver a best in class Grabber experience.”
Get to know the Role:
- The Regional Payroll Specialist is an exciting new role that sits under the new People Experience team, whose mandate is to ensure that we scale our processes and employee experiences as we grow the company.
- The role will focus on managing the payroll operations across the region, operationalizing our HR processes, and finding innovative ways to scale them while ensuring that the employee experience is at the forefront.
- As a result, you will be supporting the Country People Operations team across the region and will work together in outserving our employees and managers.
The day-to-day activities:
- Perform payroll processing across the region and ensure legislative compliance with local labor laws and statutory requirements.
- Ensure timely and accurate salary payment across the region by working closely with the in-country payroll vendor.
- Perform payroll reconciliation
- Prepare payroll accrual and funding request
- Support regional payroll projects to enhance payroll service delivery and improve the employee experience.
- Have the ability to own and complete complex and sensitive projects as needed and see innovative ways to improve payroll processes and procedures.
- Comply with internal controls and support audit requirements
- Find better ways of refining processes and ensure that this is seamless for employees
- Conduct employee education sessions on the payroll process, to ensure they have the information they need
- Support monthly government statutory contribution remittance and year-end tax filing for employees
- Effectively manage payroll timeline and strict adherence to the set service level agreement with the payroll vendor
- Measure productivity and payroll accuracy through a defined process metrics
- Engage with the Country People Operations team to provide support in all payroll related matters including proper handling of escalations and propose solutions to complex payroll matters
- Support local finance team on the payroll ledger reconciliation and government statutory exercise
Minimum Qualifications
The must-haves:
- At least 5 years regional payroll experience preferably in APAC
- Hands-on functional knowledge in managing payroll
- Experience in managing high volume payroll transactions
- Ability to analyze complex payroll situations and propose recommendations
- Strong knowledge of local employment regulations and government statutory guidelines for all Grab countries.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively across teams and payroll vendors
- Detail-oriented and ability to prioritize tasks
- Demonstrate good judgment and discretion in handling confidential information.
- Self-starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision in a team environment.
- Bias for action
- Able to adapt to a fast-paced and dynamic working environment
- Strong proficiency in MS Office particularly Excel
- Knowledge in HR System (Workday)
- Strong knack of Data Management
Perks and Benefits
- Work from Home
- Flexitime
- Single Parent Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Medical / Health Insurance
- Paid Sick Leave
- Stock Options
- Performance Bonus
- Paid Bereavement/Family Leave
- Life Insurance
- Paid Vacation Leave
- Maternity & Paternity Leave
Required Skills
- MS Office
- HRIS software
- Payroll
Jobs Summary
- Job Level
- Associate / Supervisor
- Job Category
- Accounting and Finance
- Educational Requirement
- Bachelor's degree graduate
- Recruiter response to application
- Once in a while
- Office Address
- 12th Floor Wilcon IT Hub Building 2251, Chino Roces Avenue
About Grab
Grab is Southeast Asia's leading ride-hailing platform. We solve critical transportation challenges and make transport freedom a reality for 620 million people in Southeast Asia.
Grab began as a taxi-hailing app in 2012, but has extended its product platform to include private car services (GrabCar), motorcycle taxis (GrabBike), social carpooling (GrabHitch) and last mile delivery (GrabExpress). Grab is focused on pioneering new commuting alternatives and for drivers and passengers with an emphasis on speed, safety and reliability. The Company currently offers services in Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.