Objectives of this Role
- Lead and oversee end-to-end payroll operations globally, ensuring accurate salary calculations, deductions, and statutory benefits administration (Social Contributions, insurance, etc.).
- Act as a payroll knowledge center, ensuring compliance with local labor laws, tax regulations, and statutory reporting requirements across multiple geographies.
- Drive payroll audits, risk assessments, and control mechanisms to ensure process integrity and compliance.
- Partner with HR, Finance, and IT to integrate payroll data seamlessly across systems.
- Provide expert-level guidance on complex cases such as inhouse payrolling, tax equalization, and regulatory changes.
- Own payroll process improvements and standardization initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage global payroll cycles with complete accountability for accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
- Define, implement, and maintain payroll policies, frameworks, and SOPs.
- Perform payroll reconciliations, validate payroll data, and oversee exception handling.
- Partner with HR, Finance, and external vendors to address complex payroll issues.
- Ensure payroll compliance across multiple countries; oversee statutory filings, tax compliance, and audits.
- Develop and publish dashboard reports, compliance metrics, and analytics for leadership review.
- Handle escalations and serve as the final point of resolution for payroll discrepancies.
- Mentor and train payroll team members, building capability and ensuring adherence to best practices.
- Keeping up payroll legislation, tax laws, and system upgrades to proactively implement necessary changes.
- Support transformation projects, such as payroll automation, migration, or integration with ERP platforms.
- Ensuring right journal posting in accounting software (Zoho books, Xero & SAP S4 HANA)
Qualifications & Skills Required
- Experience: Minimum 5–7 years in payroll operations with at least 2–3 years in a specialist/SME role, preferably handling multi-country payroll.
- Education: MBA/M.Com/BBA/B.Com or equivalent in Finance/HR/Accounting.
- Technical Skills:
- Advanced MS Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis skills.
- Expertise in Xero, Zoho Books, SAP S4 HANA, payroll systems.
- Knowledge:
- Strong understanding of payroll accounting, taxation, and statutory compliance.
- Hands-on experience with global payroll.