Senior Analyst II, Payroll

Location: Hybrid, Kunshan City, China. Home office is available 2 days per week after probation.

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, and health and biosciences, delivering sustainable innovations for everyday products.

What you will do

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for assigned APAC countries, entities, or employee populations.
• Validate payroll inputs and review payroll calculations, individual income tax, social insurance, benefits, and other payroll outputs.
• Coordinate payroll calendars, deadlines, service quality, and issue resolution with external vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Support payroll accounting and statutory activities, including payroll booking, IIT filing, RSU-related filings or payments, reconciliations, and year-end reporting.
• Respond to employee payroll inquiries and ensure compliance with local labor laws, tax regulations, statutory requirements, and company policies.
• Prepare reports, analyze payroll data and trends, and contribute to process improvement, automation, system enhancement, testing, and payroll projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of payroll administration or payroll operations experience.
• Good understanding of payroll processes, individual income tax, social insurance, statutory requirements, and payroll compliance.
• Experience with HRIS or payroll systems such as Workday, SAP, Oracle, or equivalent platforms.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, reconciliation, and basic data analysis.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with employees, HR, Finance, payroll vendors, and regional stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and payroll deadlines, and handle confidential employee and payroll information discreetly.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting multi-country or regional payroll operations, particularly across APAC markets.
• Experience with outsourced payroll providers, multinational companies, or HR shared services environments.
• Experience with Workday and major payroll service providers, plus exposure to regional payroll compliance, reporting, process improvement, or automation initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time hybrid work with home office availability 2 days per week after probation.
• Free shuttle bus and lunch benefits.
• Work-life balance, training opportunities, and learning and development programs.
• Inclusive, purpose-driven workplace with emphasis on collaboration and employee empowerment.
• The role is part of the Food Ingredient business intended to be sold to CVC Capital Partners in or about the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions; employment may transition to another entity in connection with the sale.