Junior HR Analyst - Payroll & HR Shared Services

About the role

This Junior HR Analyst position sits within an HR Shared Services function and covers payroll data analysis, payroll processing for smaller entities and day-to-day HR administration. The role requires strong attention to detail, analytical thinking and good organisational skills.

Key responsibilities

• Payroll data analysis: review employee master data and payroll inputs to find discrepancies, missing information or anomalies, and prepare regular payroll reports, data analysis, reconciliations and management reports.
• Payroll processing: support and/or independently run payroll for smaller entities, collect and validate monthly inputs such as new joiners, leavers, salary changes, allowances, deductions and absences, coordinate with local HR and Finance, check and reconcile before finalisation, and keep payroll documentation confidential.
• HR administration: handle daily HR tasks, prepare employment and HR certificates and letters, keep employee records complete and up to date, and respond promptly to employee and stakeholder requests.
• Data maintenance: maintain employee master data, validate and cleanse HR data before system migration or upload, and fix data inconsistencies with HR stakeholders.
• Reporting: develop and maintain HR and payroll reports in Excel and other tools, analyse HR data for trends and discrepancies, and support standardised reports and dashboards for HR Shared Services.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics or a related field.
• 0-3 years of experience in HR, payroll, HR administration, HR operations or a similar role.
• Previous exposure to payroll processes or HR shared services is an advantage.

Required skills

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Ability to work with large volumes of data accurately and efficiently.
• Analytical and problem-solving mindset, strong attention to detail, and good organisational and time-management skills.
• Good communication, customer-service orientation, confidentiality and integrity.