Payroll & Benefit Specialist

Payroll Administration & Governance

• Manage the monthly payroll cycle with the external payroll vendor, including data preparation, validation, reconciliation and issue resolution.

• Ensure payroll outputs are accurate, timely and compliant with applicable Korean labor, tax and social insurance requirements.

• Coordinate year-end tax settlement, withholding tax, statutory insurance and expatriate payroll or tax-related administration, where applicable.

• Prepare and validate payroll-related accruals, including incentives, severance liabilities and unused annual leave.

• Support month-end closing, payroll accounting interfaces and internal or external payroll audits; maintain clear process documentation and controls.

Compensation Planning & Workforce Cost Management

• Support annual salary review, incentive administration, including eligibility validation, payment coordination and employee data checks.

• Develop and maintain annual personnel cost budgets, rolling forecasts and variance analysis in partnership with Finance and HR stakeholders.

• Provide accurate compensation and labor cost data, analysis and documentation for business planning, management reporting and audit requests.

• Monitor data quality and identify cost or process variances requiring follow-up.

Benefits, Retirement & Time Management

• Administer local benefit programs such as welfare point, congratulatory and condolence support, tuition subsidy and other employee benefits.

• Manage retirement pension programs, including DB/DC administration and coordination with providers.

• Administer annual and statutory leave programs and review overtime and attendance data that affect payroll accuracy.

• Coordinate benefit vendors, contracts, renewals, invoices and employee inquiries while ensuring consistent policy application.

HRIS, Data & Workforce Analytics

• Maintain accurate employee master data, compensation records and organizational information in Workday and related HR systems.

• Generate headcount reports, HR dashboards, workforce analytics and recurring management reports.

• Partner with regional/global HRIS teams to resolve system issues, communicate local requirements and support process enhancements.

• Protect confidential employee information and maintain audit-ready records and documentation.

HR Transformation Projects, Policy & Process Improvement

• Support payroll integration, vendor migration, standardization and digital transformation initiatives in alignment with regional/global governance.

• Review and update C&B-related policies, employee guidelines, standard operating procedures and internal communications.

• Coordinate change activities with HR, Finance, business leaders, vendors and regional/global stakeholders.

• Identify opportunities to simplify, automate and strengthen C&B workflows, controls and employee service channels.

HR Operations & Employee Support

• Provide responsive guidance to employees and managers on payroll, benefits, leave and C&B policy matters.

• Support onboarding and offboarding administration, employment or income certificates, and other employee documentation as required.

• Contribute to broader HR initiatives and employee experience activities when business priorities require cross-functional support.