Lead Payroll Services

ABOUT THE JOBThe Payroll Services Lead ensures the accurate and timely processing of payroll for all employees. The person will collaborate with the Colleague Services Team to ensure all payroll-related activities comply with relevant laws and regulations.YOUR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES1. The general scope of work:• Leading the payroll team to deliver the daily operations of payroll processing, including reviewing and verifying payroll data, and ensuring the accuracy of employee payroll information• Maintain compliance with all applicable payroll laws, regulations, and internal policies.• Develop and implement payroll procedures, processes, and controls to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of payroll operations.• Act as the subject matter expert for payroll- related tax and insurance matters, providing guidance to internal teams.• Collaborate with other departments, such as People & Culture and Finance, to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.• Manage relationships with external payroll vendors, ensuring that payroll data is delivered and processed accurately and punctually.• Provide exceptional customer service by responding to payroll inquiries and issues in a timely and professional manner.• Oversee all payroll audit activities both internal and external and ensure all risks are well-managed and controlled. • Review and oversee monthly Personal Income Tax (PIT) filings and statutory declarations, ensuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with applicable tax regulations.• Lead and review the annual PIT finalization process, including employee eligibility assessment, reconciliation, submission to tax authorities, and issuance of PIT withholding certificates.• Oversee Social, Health, and Unemployment Insurance (SHUI) reporting, ensuring timely and accurate submission of monthly, quarterly and annual insurance reports in accordance with government requirements.• Manage payroll-related government reporting, including ad-hoc requests, audits, inspections, and regulatory submissions required by tax authorities, social insurance agencies, and other relevant bodies.• Coordinate and review reports requested by internal stakeholders such as Finance, People & Culture, Riks, Compliance and Audit team, ensuring data accuracy and consistency.• Provide operational support for contractor and workforce conversion activities, including vendor coordination, employee conversion.• Be responsible as people leader in building a high performing team, continuous developing team member for their career growth and progression.2. Other tasksWork closely with Colleague Services Manager to:• Support the development and implementation of payroll control frameworks, including documentation of risks, controls, procedures and monitoring mechanisms to improve payroll accuracy, compliance and operational resilience.• Support the payroll uplift project by providing payroll expertise to uplift processes, controls and system effectiveness.• Other projects as assigned.