Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste and mitigate loss, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2025 were $8.9 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.
AVERY DENNISON IS PROUD TO BE CERTIFIED GREAT PLACE TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA, CHINA, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, THAILAND AND VIETNAM, AND RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN ASIA IN GREATER CHINA AND VIETNAM.
AVERY DENNISON IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER.
Job Description
The Role:
The Payroll Manager is a dynamic role responsible for the end-to-end execution of payroll operations. Reporting to the GWO Director - South Asia & ASEAN, the role serves as the primary owner for all Payroll operations and Time & Attendance activities in the ASEAN region (Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Philippines), ensuring that on-the-ground execution of timely & accurate salary disbursement, tax and social security compliances, expat payroll & taxation, and offboarding of employees are handled with precision. This role needs to operate with minimal supervision, and requires a high level of execution capabilities for hands-on execution. You will act as a key collaborator with HRBPs, COEs and vendor partners to respond to dynamic business needs, ensure local regulatory compliance, and drive regional project initiatives that enhance the overall productivity and efficiency. The successful candidate must be a fast learner capable of maintaining the operational discipline required for payroll operations and compliances.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Assume accountability for the consolidation, validation and execution of payroll input & output, including leave, attendance management & related statutory reports.
- Ensure overall compliance to applicable legislation and standards, e.g. SOX.
- End to end administration of local Statutory HR Compliances, ensuring all activities adhere to statutory requirements and internal controls. Lead and coordinate responses to internal and external audits.
- Managing and resolving employee queries related to Payroll, HR policies, and Attendance & Leave Management System.
- Responsible for HR service support to end to end employee life cycle events On-boarding process, Probation confirmation management, Off-boarding and related compliances, Issuance of employee letters, calculation and issuance of incentive letters for employee incentives as per various plans.
- Administration of employee benefits.
- Liaison with various stakeholders including but not limited to internal & external auditors, payroll and time & attendance vendors, concerned authorities.
- Leading a payroll team; driving operational excellence while delivering a superior employee experience.
- Assume responsibility for accurate payroll reporting and data requests. Utilize digital tools (ServiceNow, Oracle) to develop and analyze non-standard reports. Provide actionable insights on trends and people data to HR leadership during regular review meetings.
- Build and maintain influential relationships with HRBPs, COEs, site functional leaders, and relevant external bodies.
- Drive the local adoption of HR digital tools (e.g., ad.a, Oracle HCM). Lead specialized regional projects focused on standardizing payroll operations or enhancing employee/ manager capabilities across the ASEAN region.
- Demonstrate exemplary leadership behavior, through personal involvement, commitment and dedication in support of organizational values.
- Effectively manage performance within the team through delivery of payroll key performance indicators.
- Encourage innovation, agility and collaboration within the team.
Qualifications
- Minimum graduate qualification. Post graduate qualification in HR or Finance will be an added advantage.
- 7 - 8 years of experience in HR Operations in the area of Payroll and HR Shared Services in a diverse and complex organisation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Vietnamese.
- Customer focused mindset coupled with the ability to manage customers in an understanding and professional manner.
- Ability to build strong and effective relations with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong Drive for Results, Responsiveness, Speed and ability to navigate a matrix organization.
- Ability to interpret data to understand workload capacity and trends in service.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of various Labor laws with focus on Vietnam.
- Exposure to Oracle HRMS and Service Now will be an added advantage.
- Enthusiastic, self-driven individual with a positive mindset who is capable of working with individuals at all the levels and with stakeholders across different functions and geographies.
- Tech savvy, ability to quickly adapt to internal systems and high Proficiency in MS Excel is a must.
Additional Information
AVERY DENNISON IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status.
