Assistant Compensation Manager

• Process monthly payroll for office staff and manage end-to-end all employee's payroll (including Beauty Consultants) across multiple brands, ensuring 100% accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with local labor laws.
• Consolidate and distribute payroll reports to Finance, HR, and external vendor (CIIC).
• Lead internal and external payroll audits; maintain audit-ready documentation and resolve findings promptly.

• Serve as super-user and administrator for HRIS (e.g., Cityray, GAIA, E-employment), with ownership of the Payroll and Employee Self-Service (ESS) modules.
• Act as the key integration point between HRIS and the corporate Finance system (e.g., Maycur, Dynamics AX), ensuring seamless and accurate employee master data flow.
• Maintain high standards of employee data accuracy, especially for variable pay components common in retail (e.g., bonuses, incentives).

• Partner with payroll vendors (e.g., CIIC, or other local providers) to manage social insurance, housing fund, and tax filings.
• Review and validate monthly vendor invoices for accuracy and cost efficiency.
• Compensation Strategy & Market Intelligence:
• Support on annual salary survey for both office roles and retail staff with external partners. (e.g., Mercer, Comptify, AON).
• Analyze market competitiveness and advise on pay positioning to support talent attraction and retention.
• Process Optimization & Cross-functional Collaboration:
• Continuously evaluate and streamline payroll and compensation processes to improve efficiency, reduce manual effort, and scale with business growth.
• Collaborate with the HR Controller to enhance R1/R2 forecasting and annual budgeting for total rewards.
• Support annual leave management, bonus calculations, and ad hoc compensation projects (e.g., new market entry, system digitalization)

• Supervise and mentor payroll coordinators/executors to ensure service excellence for all employee groups.

• Payroll Accuracy & Timeliness
• Compliance & Audit Readiness
• Process Efficiency & Optimization
• Vendor & Cost Management
• Compensation Competitiveness & Strategy Support
• System & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Attention to Detail: Consistently ensures data integrity, regulatory compliance, and payroll accuracy in high-volume environments.
• Analytical Thinking: Translates complex compensation data and market surveys into actionable business insights.
• Process Optimization Mindset: Proactively identifies inefficiencies and drives automation or standardization in payroll and HRIS workflows.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Builds strong partnerships with Finance, HR Business Partners, vendors, and IT to align on shared goals.
• Compliance Orientation: Deep understanding of local labor, tax, and social insurance regulations-especially in China.
• Service Orientation: Responsive to employee and manager needs.

• Payroll Expertise: End-to-end payroll management for mixed workforce (office + field/retail staff), including commissions, bonuses, and statutory benefits.
• HRIS Proficiency: Hands-on experience administering HRIS platforms with focus on Payroll and Employee Self-Service (ESS) modules.
• Compensation Benchmarking: Skilled in designing, executing, and interpreting salary surveys for retail roles.
• Data & Reporting: Advanced Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP), Power BI or Tableau a plus; ability to model pay competitiveness and forecast costs.
• Vendor Management: Proven track record managing third-party payroll and benefits providers (e.g., CIIC, Manpower).

• Minimum 5 years in compensation, payroll, or total rewards, preferably within retail, luxury, beauty, or FMCG sectors.
• Direct experience supporting frontline/field employees is highly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Fluent in Mandarin and English (written and spoken)
• In-depth knowledge of China's employment law, individual income tax (IIT), and mandatory social benefits (pension, medical, unemployment, housing fund, work injury).

• Internal: All brands, HR people
• External: CIIC, Agencies

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