# Payroll Specialist

**Company**: Electronic Arts
**Location**: Kuala Lumpur
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: temporary
**Category**: Finance
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: EA
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941

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## Description

We're seeking a hands-on payroll specialist to manage end-to-end payroll operations and statutory compliance across the APAC region. You will partner with HR, Finance, and external payroll vendors to deliver accurate and timely payroll, ensure audit-ready controls, and continuously improve processes.

Key Responsibilities:

- Own monthly payroll processing across assigned APAC countries and ensure timely deliveries of payroll payments and statutory reporting.

- Manage vendor relationships and SLAs; review gross-to-net reports and exception handling.

- Ensure statutory compliance (tax, social security, benefits, and year-end filings).

- Handle off-cycle runs, terminations, retro adjustments, equity/bonus, and expatriate/NTL cases.

- Reconcile payroll to GL; support audits, SOX, and internal control testing.

- Provide employee payroll support via case management with strong SLA discipline.

What You'll Bring:

- Diploma/Degree in Accounting, Finance, HR, or related field (or equivalent experience)

- 5+ years regional payroll experience; strong in at least 3+ of the target countries

- Solid knowledge of APAC statutory frameworks relating to payroll

- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy

- Ability to manage multiple countries and deadlines in a fast-paced environment

- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

- Systems: ADP Celergo, ADP Streamline, Workday, or similar; advanced Excel (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables)

- Language: Fluent English; Malay or Mandarin is a strong plus

- Detail-oriented, data-driven, resilient under tight timelines across time zones

Work Setup:

- Location: Kuala Lumpur

- Time Zones: Flexibility to support JP/KR/AU/IN cut-offs and vendor calls

- Contract: 12 months, with possibility of extension based on performance and business needs

## Skills

### Required
- ADP Celergo
- ADP Streamline
- Workday
- Excel
- VLOOKUP
- XLOOKUP
- pivot tables
- English
- Malay
- Mandarin

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