Global Payroll Specialist

AspireMalaysia, Malaysia

1 day ago

Job description

Global Payroll Specialist – Aspire – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About the Company

Aspire is the leading all-in-one finance operating system for growing businesses in APAC. Founded in 2018, it has raised over USD 300M+ across equity and debt from world‑class investors, and most recently closed a USD 100 million Series C round led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures. The company partners with top firms such as Visa, Wise, and JP Morgan, and has helped more than 50,000 businesses. Aspire has received multiple awards, including Best Employer of the Year and Startup of the Year by Asia FinTech Awards and LinkedIn’s Top Startup in Singapore.

About the Team

Our People Team fosters an exceptional culture that brings great talent together and unlocks full potential. You will join a team of ex‑entrepreneurs, founders, and high‑achievers driving growth and collaboration.

What will you be doing?

Responsible for our monthly payroll activities, including reviewing inputs and coordinating with our payroll vendors to ensure timely and accurate payments for our relevant markets
Manage our payroll vendors, tracking performance against their SLA and ensuring compliance with local regulatory requirements
Work closely with our Finance team and other stakeholders to reconcile financial transactions, track and report payroll costs across different business units and cost centres
Support all tax filing, and external and internal audit requests
Act as point of contact for all payroll matters from internal and external stakeholders
Drive process improvement projects as required

We would love to know you if you have the following :

Experience working in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment

At least 4 years of end‑to‑end payroll process experience in the relevant markets, for example Singapore

Strong working knowledge of payroll software solutions, local regulations, and general payroll and HR related policies and processes

Proactiveness to initiate process improvements and automation implementations in a startup setting

Service mindset with strong communication and interpersonal skills and a collaborative team spirit

Ability to work with some level of ambiguity as we are still building many processes

What We Offer

Uncapped flexible annual leave

Training subsidy for your professional growth

Team bonding budget to foster collaboration and sense of belonging

Culture is Key : we always strive to cultivate a special culture that brings special talents together – learn more at our careers site and LinkedIn Life page

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Human Resources

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