Payroll Analyst

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

Payroll Processing

• Support the end-to-end payroll process for Korean payroll.
  • Validate payroll input files, including salary adjustments, allowances, bonuses, deductions, and off-cycle payments.
  • Review payroll results and resolve discrepancies with payroll vendors and internal stakeholders.
  • Ensure payroll is processed accurately and within established timelines.

Statutory Compliance

• Coordinate statutory deductions and payments, including:
  • National Pension Service (NPS)
    • National Health Insurance (NHI)
    • Employment Insurance (EI)
    • Income Tax and Resident Tax
  • Support year-end tax settlement activities and related employee communications.
  • Ensure compliance with Korean labor and tax regulations.

Payroll Administration

• Maintain employee payroll records and master data.
  • Administer time and absence records and data.
  • Process new hires, transfers, promotions, terminations, and employee status changes.
  • Support payroll audits and maintain documentation for compliance purposes.
  • Prepare payroll reports, reconciliations, and management summaries for relevant stakeholders, including Finance, Tax, and HR.
  • Support employee assistance programs and company-sponsored funding initiatives by coordinating payroll-related deductions, payments, and employee inquiries.
  • Process and monitor payroll-related activities for expatriate employees, including social security coordination, statutory compliance support, and employee communications.

Vendor Management

• Liaise with payroll vendors to resolve payroll issues.
  • Monitor service delivery and ensure payroll activities are completed according to agreed SLAs.
  • Support payroll transitions, implementations, and process improvements.

Employee Support

• Respond to employee payroll inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
  • Provide support for payroll-related documentation, tax questions, and payment inquiries.
  • Partner with HR, Finance, and Time & Attendance teams to resolve issues.
  • Provide support for employee inquiries related to HR policies, payroll administration, benefits programs, and other employee lifecycle processes.
  • Support company-wide employee programs and events as needed.
  • Assist with general HR operational activities and cross-functional projects as assigned.

Process Improvement

• Identify opportunities to standardize, automate, and enhance payroll processes.
  • Support payroll system testing, upgrades, and implementation activities.
  • Assist in maintaining payroll procedures and work instructions.
  • Maintain and update payroll-related content, forms, procedures, and employee resources on SharePoint and other internal platforms.

Who You Are: 
You take ownership of your work and consistently deliver accurate and timely results. You use sound judgment and analytical thinking to solve payroll-related issues and ensure compliance. You are customer-focused, responsive to employee needs, and committed to providing high-quality service. You communicate effectively and collaborate across teams and external partners in a fast-paced and global environment. You continuously look for ways to improve processes and drive operational excellence.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.

• 2-5 years of payroll experience, preferably supporting Korea payroll.

• Knowledge of Korean payroll regulations, tax requirements, and labor laws.

• Experience working with payroll systems such as Dayforce, ADP, SAP, Workday, or similar platforms.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Advanced Excel skills are preferred; knowledge of automation is an added advantage.

• Ability to communicate effectively in English; Korean language skills are an advantage.

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Experience managing payroll vendor relationships.
• Knowledge of Time & Attendance processes.
• Experience supporting payroll audits and compliance activities.
• Ability to work in a regional or shared services environment.