Senior Payroll Specialist

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Payroll Specialist to manage end to end payroll processing for approximately 100 employees across their beauty retail operations.   The ideal candidate will have a solid background in payroll within a retail or multi-outlet environment, ensuring timely and accurate salary payments, statutory compliance and reporting.  This role requires high level accuracy, discretion and understanding of payroll legislation and retail workforce dynamics.

Responsibilities:

• End-to-end payroll processing for all retail staff including permanent, part-time an casual workers.
• Ensure compliance with local statutory requirements, including EPF, Socso, EIS, income tax and other deductions.
• Prepare monthly payroll reports and maintain accurate payroll records for auditing and reporting purposes.
• Handle staff enquiries related to payslips, deductions, salary adjustments in a timely and professional manner.
• Manage payroll changes according to staff movements e.g. new hires, terminations, salary revisions unpaid leaves, bonuses etc.
• Liaise with HR and outlet supervisors to ensure accurate and up to date employee data in payroll system.
• Support annual processes such as EA form preparation, income tax filing and salary budget forecasting.
• Ensure proper documentation and confidentiality of payroll data at all times. 

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree or Diploma in Accounting, Human Resources, Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of payroll experience, preferably in a retail with multi-location environment.
• Strong understanding of Malaysia statutory payroll requirements (EPF, Socso, EIS, PCB etc)
• Experience using payroll system e.g. QuickPay.