Payroll Analyst

Danone Indonesia is looking for a Payroll Analyst to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations across the organization. This role is responsible for managing end-to-end payroll processes, maintaining payroll data integrity, ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance, delivering meaningful payroll reporting and insights, and driving continuous process improvement to enhance operational efficiency and employee experience.

The Payroll Analyst partners closely with HR, Rewards, Finance, employees, and external stakeholders to ensure payroll accuracy, strengthen governance and controls, resolve payroll-related inquiries, and provide payroll insights that support informed business decisions. This position plays a key role in safeguarding payroll compliance while delivering a high standard of service excellence.

Overview Responsibilities

Payroll Operations

• Process monthly payroll accurately and within established timelines.
• Review and validate payroll inputs, including new hires, terminations, salary adjustments, promotions, movement, allowances, overtime, incentives, and deductions.
• Ensure payroll calculations comply with company policies and applicable regulations.
• Coordinate payroll activities with HRBP, Rewards, Finance, and external payroll vendors when applicable.
• Prepare payroll reports and related reports
• Analyze payroll trends, variances, and key payroll metrics.

Statutory Compliance

• Ensure timely and accurate submission of government and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Manage employee registration, updates, and compliance related to social security and benefits programs.
• Monitor legislative changes and implement required payroll updates.

Payroll Data Management

• Maintain accurate employee master data within HRIS and payroll systems.
• Perform payroll reconciliations, audits, and validation checks to ensure data integrity.
• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and system-related issues.

Employee Support

• Respond to employee inquiries regarding payroll, taxation, benefits, and deductions.
• Provide guidance and clarification on payroll policies and procedures.

Process Improvement and Controls

• Support internal and external audit requests by providing accurate payroll documentation.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and audit requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls, and system efficiency.
• Participate in payroll system implementations, upgrades, and testing activities.
• Develop and maintain payroll standard operating procedures (SOPs) and documentation.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in payroll administration, or HR operations.
• Strong knowledge of payroll regulations, taxation, social security programs, and labor law requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and payroll reporting tools.
• Experience working with payroll systems and HRIS platforms
• Experience in payroll reconciliations, audits, data validation, and compliance reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze payroll data, identify discrepancies, and implement process improvements.
• Experience collaborating with HRBP, Reward, Finance, Tax, and external vendors to support payroll operations.
• Exposure to payroll system implementation, automation, or transformation projects is an advantage.