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Payroll Risk & Compliance Lead - APAC

Payroll Risk & Compliance Lead - APAC

RemoteKulai, Johor, Malaysia
27 days ago
Job description

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world.

We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform. If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world.

What This Job Can Offer You

This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in payroll compliance in APAC Region, with a primary focus on APAC . As Payroll Risk & Compliance Lead, you will act as the subject matter expert for payroll and employment legislation in your region, ensuring full compliance while driving strategic improvements across processes, policies, and systems.

What You Bring

  • Deep expertise in payroll legislation, employment tax, and social security regulations in APAC.
  • Experience in payroll compliance, payroll operations, or payroll audit within a multinational environment.
  • Proven track record in managing regulatory compliance, handling authority audits, and resolving payroll-related compliance issues.
  • Strong analytical skills, with experience in data analysis, reconciliations, and risk identification.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex regulatory topics clearly and effectively.
  • Proactive and strategic mindset, capable of identifying opportunities for improvement and driving meaningful change.
  • Experience in leading process improvements, including automation, system enhancements, and operational efficiencies.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, international, and largely asynchronous environment.
  • Fluency in English.

Key Responsibilities

  • Be the technical lead on payroll and employment legislation for APAC, ensuring compliance with wage tax laws, social security regulations, and employment policies.
  • Lead country-specific payroll audits, identifying risks, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement, and drive solutions through to implementation.
  • Resolve compliance matters efficiently, engaging with tax authorities, legal advisors, and internal teams to address audits, disputes, and inquiries.
  • Act as a strategic advisor to Payroll Operations and Product teams, ensuring our payroll processes remain robust and scalable.
  • Drive process improvements and automation, optimising workflows to enhance payroll accuracy and efficiency.
  • Lead and support high-impact projects, influencing the development of payroll processes, compliance frameworks, and operational strategies.
  • Deliver training and support on compliance matters to payroll and cross-functional teams.
  • Remote Compensation Philosophy

    Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. The base salary range for this full-time position is between $40,700USD to $91,650USD.

    Practicals

  • You'll report to : Manager, Global Payroll Strategy & Compliance
  • Team : Global Payroll Risk and Compliance
  • Location : APAC
  • Start date : As soon as possible
  • Benefits

  • Work from anywhere
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Flexible working hours (we are async)
  • 16 weeks paid parental leave
  • Mental health support services
  • Stock options
  • Learning budget
  • Home office budget & IT equipment
  • Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces
  • How You’ll Plan Your Day (and Life)

    We work async at Remote which means you can plan your schedule around your life (and not around meetings). You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive.

    At Remote, we prioritize a sense of belonging and encourage folks from all ethnic groups, genders, sexuality, age, abilities, disability status and any other under-represented group to apply.

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