Senior Payroll Analyst, Apac

Company Description

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:
Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.

We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish - but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We’re changing the nature of work from benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

**Job Description**:
**Responsibilities**
- Responsible for accurate and timely payroll processing of 2,000+ employees in APAC region
- Communicate with US HQ and employees regarding payroll timelines
- Work and monitor closely with payroll service providers to ensure deliverables received on time with accuracy
- Verify payroll information for appropriate approvals and accuracy for payment
- Process new hires and terminations ensuring all appropriate documentation and approvals are received
- Process stock-based compensation received from Stock Administrator
- Coordinate with various departments such as Human Resource, Compensation and Benefit, and Sales Compensation for the accuracy of payroll processing and payroll records
- Manage all payroll related accounting journals and accruals
- Provide customer service support and respond in a timely manner to employees’ inquiries on payroll related issues
- Organize and maintain all payroll records
- Ensure compliance to local tax laws and country specific Labor laws
- Ensure compliance to SOX within all areas of payroll processing
- Assist on special projects and assignments as and when required

**Qualifications**:
**Required Skills**:

- Over 5 years of payroll related experience for APAC region
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance required
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and knowledge of payroll policies and procedures
- Demonstrate ability to handle multiple priorities, work independently, accurately and meet deadlines
- Demonstrate ability to handle sensitive personnel issues and ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Experience on payroll related projects and initiatives

Additional Information
**Our Commitment**

We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.

Palo Alto Networks is evolving and changing the nature of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.

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