Payroll Specialist

Position: Payroll Specialist- 6 months contract

Location: Hong Kong

About Us

The Maples Group is a global leader in financial services, trusted by many of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, private equity firms, and international corporations.

Our side-by-side financial and legal teams consistently deliver award-winning services to a global client base, offering unrivalled learning and career opportunities to our 2,500 colleagues worldwide.

What’s it like to work here?

We are driven to excel, and collaboration is key to our continued success. We can go further for our clients because we go further for each other too. Our inclusive culture creates an environment where people can be themselves at work while doing their best work. No matter where you work in the Maples Group, you will be part of a global team.

The Opportunity

The Payroll Specialist reports to the Payroll Manager and provides payroll support to Maples offices as part of the global HR team.

Primary responsibilities include:

Being responsible for the accurate preparation of the payroll inputs, such as new hires, terminations, and changes;

Providing end to end payroll processing and ensures employees’ payroll is processed in an accurate and timely manner;

Reviewing payroll reports including computation of pay and associated deduction, and reconciling them against payroll inputs;

Preparing required tax filings and other reporting such as statutory and third-party payments;

Assisting in centralizing the global HR Shared Service model.

What You Bring

In addition to indisputably high ethical standards and autonomy, the ideal candidate possesses the following:

A Bachelors’ degree in a related field;

A minimum of five years’ experience in a similar role;

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and be able to work with all levels of staff;

Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications;

Experience in managing payroll for multiple countries, as well as regular communication with colleagues from different regions is a plus.

About the Maples Group

Over five decades, the Maples Group has grown from modest beginnings into one of the world's preeminent professional services firms, offering specialised fiduciary, fund administration, regulatory and compliance, entity formation and management and legal services on the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg.

You can learn more about the Maples Group on our corporate website. Experience our culture and our people on our Careers Page or on LinkedIn.

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