Senior Payroll Advisor

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Job Title Senior Payroll Advisor Job Description Summary Job Description Key Responsibilities: 1.Manage Payroll Operations (Singapore & Malaysia): Oversee the full payroll cycle for employees in both Singapore and Malaysia,ensuring payroll is processed accurately and on time. Review payroll transactions and ensure compliance with local tax laws, CPFregulations (Singapore), EPF, SOCSO, and PCB (Malaysia). Ensure that payroll information is accurately entered into payroll systems andprocessed before final submission to the bank. Lead payroll team members in the preparation, calculation, and distribution ofpayroll for employees in both countries. Partnering with payroll partner ADP to manage a healthy relation with them toensure a seamless services <2.Team> Leadership & Support: Supervise and support the payroll team to ensure accurate, efficient, and timely payroll processing in both jurisdictions. Provide guidance and training to payroll team members, fostering professional growth and development. Address payroll-related queries from employees and offer clear, timely adviceon payroll, benefits, and statutory matters. 3.Compliance & Statutory Reporting: Ensure full compliance with the relevant labor laws, tax regulations, CPF(Singapore), EPF, SOCSO, PCB, and other statutory requirements in bothSingapore and Malaysia. Stay up to date with changes to payroll-related regulations and implement necessary adjustments to payroll systems and processes. Oversee tax clearance procedures (IR21 for Singapore), CPF submissions, andYear-End Income Declarations (IR8A, A8A, A8B, IR8S for Singapore) and equivalent reports in Malaysia (e.g., EA Forms). Ensure timely submission of statutory reports, tax filings, and compliance documentation for both countries. 4.Audit & Reporting: Act as the primary liaison with internal and external auditors regarding payrollinq queries, reports, and compliance matters for both Singapore and Malaysia operations. Respond to and resolve auditor queries promptly, ensuring readiness for auditsat all times. Prepare and submit accurate reports for statutory compliance, operational performance, and management review. 5. Performance Management: Manage the performance of payroll team members, ensuring high levels of accuracy, efficiency, and professionalism. Regularly review and improve payroll processes and internal controls to ensure optimal efficiency and effectiveness. Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the payroll team. 6. Payroll System Management & Process Improvement: Ensure ADP payroll system and C&W ERP are optimized for both Singapore and Malaysia payroll needs, including system upgrades, integrations, and enhancements. Identify and implement process improvements to streamline payroll operations and ensure greater accuracy and efficiency. 7. Cross-Border Payroll Coordination: Coordinate and align payroll processes across Singapore and Malaysia, ensuring consistency and adherence to respective regulatory requirements. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of both Singaporean and Malaysian payroll regulations, adjusting Payroll SOPs, Process and Communication as needed to ensure compliance in both countries. Why join Cushman & Wakefield? As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from; Being part of a growing global company. Career development and a promote from within culture. An organization committed to Diversity and Inclusion We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment. We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program. We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong. That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us. INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”