Senior Payroll Manager – Indonesia & Greater Asia

Unilever is currently hiring for Senior Payroll Manager Indonesia & Greater Asia based inGrha Unilever,Indonesia

About Unilever

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.  

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

Job Purpose

Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world.  We are looking for a highly experienced and dynamic Senior Payroll Manager to oversees our payroll operations. This role is multifaceted, combining expertise in payroll management, compliance, processimprovement, and cross-functional collaboration across Indonesia and Greater Asia region, with operations in Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Japan, Korea and Vietnam. Our goal is to provide precise and compliant payroll services to our regional workforce. The role will be a dual role between leading the regional operations and to participate / lead the transformation / Continuous improvement agenda.

Main Responsibilities

• Oversee Payroll Operations: Manage end-to-end payroll processes, ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing for all employees in compliance with the local markets and in internal policies.

• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to address payroll-related inquiries and issues. Build strong relationships with HR, Finance, Global Mobility, Equity and other departments.

• Working in conjunction with the key COE members (Center of Expertise team) in term of key activities such as Vendor Management, continuous improvement, development and implementation of policies, procedures and maintain payroll policies. 

• Ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

• Lead and support payroll transformation initiatives to streamline processes, improve efficiency, and integrate new technologies.

• Ensures (through relevant audits and reporting) that the payroll systems, processes, policies and tools are compliant with Unilever's internal-process standards and external regulatory requirements. 

• Generate and analyze payroll reports to provide insights and support decision-making. Identify trends and areas for improvement.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of payroll professionals to achieve operational excellence and career growth. 

• Develop and oversee activities/plans required to mitigate/prevent country exposure to both internal and external risk.

• Shares internal and external knowledge and best practices amongst the members of the PEX Leadership and Payroll expertise team.

Candidate Criteria

Experience & Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in payroll operations in high number of Headcount specially in Southeast Asia Payroll Operation specially in Indonesia or Philippines. Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam experience are desirable, with at least 5 years in a management role.

• Proven experience in managing multi-countries and cross-functional stakeholders and payroll vendors.

• In-depth understanding of SOX controls and compliance requirements.

• High financial and business acumen.

• Able to create and drive adoption and execution of a shared vision and strategy for change. 

Skill

• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to handle confidential information with integrity.

• Ability to work under pressure and in a complex global environment. 

• Speaking English fluent professional. Strong verbal and written communication skills, including creation and delivery of effective presentations. Speaking local language will be a “plus”.

• Strong in selling ideas and concepts.

• Inspiring, motivational, and accountable people leader, able to lead remote and cross-cultural teams and connect people and ideas.

• Strong in project and time management for complex global projects

• Flexibility and agile mindset. 

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.

• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

• You are an inclusive motivator of people. Your teamdeliver with real passion, growing and learning from each other whilst delivering quick wins.

• You are still responsible for your own results and as a team leader, you also need to motivate others to deliver with passion, creating an inclusive and engaging climate around you. You can balance challenge with support and coaching. You understand the wider business context and you are emotionally intelligent enough to motivate people to deliver what is needed.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.

• PERSONAL MASTERY: Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed. Takes personal responsibility and accountability for own wellbeing and resilience.

• CONSUMER LOVE: Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.

• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.

• BUSINESS ACUMEN: Creates sustainable growth with purpose, engaging different partners across the system for change.

• TALENT CATALYST: Invests in people – coaches individuals and teams to realize their full potential. Creates an inclusive climate, empowering everyone to be at their best.Inspires powerful teamwork and collaboration, connecting people for better results.

Note: Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicates from all walks of life! We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment journey. If you require any support to complete your application or any subsequent stage throughout your recruitment journey with us at Unilever, then please specify how we may be able to assist you.

Additional Information

Please be aware if you are applying for this role, we require you to have working rights in the country where the role will based in. If successful, your application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer. This means any relocation costs must be self-funded. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you have any questions.