Payroll Specialist

Company Overview:
Founded in 1999, Asymchem is a global integrated Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) providing drug R&D and manufacturing for leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Our mission is to drive smarter, greener, and more cost-effective manufacturing to support clinical research and commercialization. Asymchem currently operates eight manufacturing facilities offering solutions ranging from early clinical stage to commercial stage, including R&D, cGMP production of advanced intermediates, APIs, formulations, and clinical research services. Asymchem Group, headquartered in Tianjin, P. R. China.
Find out exactly what skills, experience, and qualifications you will need to succeed in this role before applying below.
Job Overview:
Self starter, highly motivated individual, who is able to process HR and Admin tasks efficiently.
Be the 1st point of contact for all employees on site. Heavily involved in annual HR process, such as on-boarding, performance management, communications, etc.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Manage effective employee records, benefits , payroll & time data feed for accurate and timely payroll processing and tax reporting
Ensure data feed requirements are in compliance with processing legal and tax regulations
Manage employees’ payroll related queries (and escalations) and proactive communication on payroll legislative changes.
Deliver results on key performance areas for payroll metrics and issue management process.
Take lead on key specific projects with internal and external vendors & drive for successful implementation
Work effectively as a change agent and drive continuous process improvement. Provide data support for internal and external payroll audits and local wage surveys
Experience Requirements - Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities (KSAs):
Degree educated/equivalent experience
3+ years of experience in Payroll & HR and/or operations (shared services) in an international environment
Manage and support the day-to-day payroll compliance requirements, including accurate, complete and timely processing of payroll, including all remittances and filings with the appropriate tax authorities and payments to employees.
Gathering information such as pension insurance, health insurance – registering with the required agencies, providing documents for employees to sign and discuss.
Month end payroll processing.
Support for additional EMEA payrolls (UK and Ireland)
Conducting Payroll inductions including detailing explanation for international new starters/transfers.
Customer service focused with detail on employee support and personal data confidentiality
Maintain payroll files and records.
Coordination with third parties, such as auditors, tax authorities and payroll suppliers.
Partner with all key stakeholders to ensure the responsibilities and objectives of the payroll department are successfully met, including HR, the Company’s external payroll service providers, and the Company’s banking partners. Specifically, to ensure the accurate, complete, and timely execution of payroll processing, including, coordinating and securing payroll data inputs, validating all related data, and ensuring timely payment/credit to the bank accounts of employees.
Partner with Finance teams in HQ to create and post month end journals, flux reporting, month end balance sheet reconciliation analysis and all payroll accounting.
Manage and monitor all the Company’s policies and procedures related to payroll to ensure requirements are followed consistently and in full for each payroll cycle.
Provide day-to-day assistance to employee inquiries and provide education and support, as needed.
Preferred Qualifications:
Pensions and Benefits experience
Education qualifications – Accounting Finance or Tax background
Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Excel/PowerPoint/Word/Outlook) required.
Excellent organizational, project and time management skills with ability to multi-task