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We are a leading chemical company, with the best teams developing intelligent solutions for our customers, and for a sustainable future. We connect and develop people with diverse talents all over the world. For you, this means a variety of ways to progress. Not only your performance but also your personality matter to us, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, orientation, and background. At BASF, careers develop from opportunities . <img src="https://rmkcdn.successfactors.com/60d4b366/8d61340f-fd20-4c8c-9bb1-a.jpg">Objectives of the Position • Understand business needs and provide expert advice, services and solutions on Payroll, HR data, systems and processes. • Provide expert consultation in payroll and HR data practices by staying abreast of current and emerging market insights and legal legislations in local countries. • Drive process improvements, automation, and digitalization measures to offer best service delivery experience. • Ensure payroll and statutory reporting and payments are processed with high accuracy and timeliness according to our SLAs and local legal requirements. Main Areas of Responsibilities and Key Activities Operational Excellence • Ensure data quality and data integrity for Payroll and HR data maintenance processes. • Manage full payroll portfolio (either in-house or via vendors) accurately, timely and in compliance with statutory requirements, business policies and company guidelines. Responsible for payroll issues resolutions, data analysis, payroll accounting activities, payroll taxation and legislation administration. • Provides solutions to manage time and attendance processes for office and production workers, including the maintenance of time system configurations, time settings such as public holiday calendar maintenance, work schedules arrangements, time calculation rules etc. • Provide actual payroll and compensation data based on SAPHR to the Compensation & Benefits and Mobility teams in support of the salary review management. Develop expertise in International labor and social standards and support relevant internal/external audit analysis (for example: Corporate Audits, external audits, FRC processes) • Responsible for vendor management for Payroll, which includes service provider scouting, selection, negotiation, contract management, onboarding, performance monitoring and vendor invoice processing. • Accountable to ensure finance processes with relevance to payroll is followed through with high accuracy and timeliness. Service Engagement • Provide advisory such as manual payment calculation, pay slip simulation, gross up computations for payment, national service claims etc. • Monitor and stay abreast with local payroll legislation which affects the HR climate and support business to manage changes proactively. • Analyze, clarify, and resolve operation issues and enquiries with close collaboration with relevant Country HR and Regional HR Business Partners to ensure quality services are delivered from the service hub. All unsolved and potential operational issues are escalated timely according to establish escalation process, with detailed analysis provided to Assistant Manager and Manager. Process Improvement and Project Initiatives • Continuously review and update knowledge documents in areas of Payroll and HR data to develop the formation of competence hub. • Identify opportunities, prepare and analyze business case and participate in digitalization and process optimization. Actively work on implementation of process improvements, automation and digitalization measures which will be rolled out predominantly in the GB KL Hub for achieving the efficiency target. • Drive initiatives which contribute to the improvement of service experience • Develop and maintain the blueprints of multiple system processors in Payroll and HR data maintenance processes to ensure the capturing of business requirements, system settings, configuration needs and change trackers. Provide inputs and participate in user acceptance testing in system maintenance and upgrade, follow up and escalate timely with respective party to ensure fixes or changes can be delivered on time. • Participate in mergers and acquisitions activities pertaining to setting up or transfer of payroll and HR data maintenance activities. Ensure successful implementation of payroll and HR data maintenance processes for mergers and acquisition activities. Team Collaboration • Works autonomously within established procedures and practices; seeks guidance in the more complex aspects of the process. • Contribute positively to a knowledge sharing environment through generously provide guidance and sharing knowledge with others. • Guides and trains junior team members and newly joined team members. Job Requirements Education • Relevant tertiary qualifications: Degree in Accounting, Mathematics, Commerce, Business Administration and Finance Working Experience • With minimum 3 years of related HR working experiences in Payroll and HR Operations • Experience in relevant payroll procedures, practices and country statutory • Working knowledge of integrated payroll systems preferably on SAP. Technical & Professional Knowledge • Demonstrates a high level of proficiency in language and culture of the supported country/location. • Understanding of HR principals and/or Employee Laws of the supported country/location. • Strong processing skills and analytical abilities (inclination for Mathematics/Finance/Problem solving). • Service mindset with strong interpersonal and communications skills. • Functional knowledge and skills in using Microsoft application i.e. Words, Excel, Power Point. <div id="tor__fintJobDescFooter_div"> </div> <div id="tor__fintJobDescFooter_readOnlyDiv"> <div id="tor__fintJobDescFooter_content"> <div id="tor__fextJobDescFooter_readOnlyDiv"> <div id="tor__fextJobDescFooter_content"> About BASF in Malaysia BASF has been present in Malaysia since 1989, and operates a manufacturing plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor. BASF’s Regional Service Hub in Kuala Lumpur provides functional support services to BASF companies in 20 markets across Asia Pacific. BASF also provides infrastructure and utilities support services to its joint ventures BASF PETRONAS Chemicals and Toray BASF Resins at an integrated Verbund site situated in the Gebeng Industrial Zone, Pahang. BASF posted sales to customers in Malaysia of approximately €340 million in 2024 and had 2,579 employees as of the end of the year. Further information is available on <a href="https://www.basf.com/my">www.basf.com/my</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>

Payroll & People Data (Analyst)