We're looking for a detail-oriented Payroll Associate to join our Payroll team. In this role, you'll support the end-to-end monthly payroll cycle and help the organization stay current on its statutory and regulatory obligations across the jurisdictions it operates in.

What You'll Do

Payroll Processing Support

•    Process monthly payroll inputs, including attendance, leave, overtime, reimbursements and new joiner and exit data.
•    Validate payroll data for accuracy and completeness and flag discrepancies before each payroll run.
•    Generation and distribution of pay slips, tax statements (e.g., Form 16) and other payroll-related employee documents.
•    Reconcile payroll registers against the general ledger and investigate variances.
•    Maintain payroll trackers and keep employee master data current in the HRIS/payroll system.
•    Ensure timely and accurate FFS for exit employees.

Statutory & Regulatory Compliance

•    Timely computation and remittance of statutory dues, including Provident Fund (PF), Professional Tax (PT), Tax Deducted at Source (TDS), etc.
•    Preparing and filing periodic statutory returns (e.g., PF ECR, PT returns, TDS/Form 24Q) within prescribed deadlines.
•    Monitor changes in payroll-related labour law, tax and social-security regulations and escalate impact to the team.
•    Work on the actuarial valuations and coordinate for accounting and decision-making.
•    Ensure compliances towards Gratuity Trust, accounting, auditing, taxation.
•    Prepare documentation for statutory audits, inspections and internal compliance reviews.

Documentation & Audit Support

•    Maintain accurate, audit-ready records of payroll transactions, statutory filings and compliance certificates.
•    Support internal and external auditors with payroll data, reconciliations and compliance evidence during audits.
•    Reconciliations of payroll GLs on a regular basis
•    Help prepare SOPs, checklists and process documentation for payroll compliance activities.

Stakeholder Co-ordination

•    Respond to employee queries on pay slips, deductions, tax declarations, statutory benefits, etc.
•    Liaise with HR, Finance and external consultants (statutory auditors, PF/ESI consultants) as needed.
•    Work and coordinate with Finance on payroll-related accounting entries and cost allocations.
•    Review and send out the offer letters prepared by the payroll vendor in agreed timelines.
•    Providing MIS reports to concerned teams on pre agreed dates.

What You'll Need

•    The candidate should have bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance, HR, Accounting, Business Administration or MBA with 3-5 years of experience.
•    The candidate must have deep knowledge and understanding of end-to-end compensation, Payroll, Finance and IT processes in ADP and Oracle/Tally and experience of working with these products in a global organization.
•    Should have excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with a proven ability to build solid relationships with global, regional, and local stakeholders.
•    Knowledge of India Tax and Regulatory Compliance. 
•    Accuracy and attention to detail
•    Confidentiality and sound judgment with sensitive data
•    Strong team player and at the same time takes ownership to drive strategic objectives.
•    Adaptable and creative approach to address issues and solve problems.
•    Experience in engaging senior internal and external stakeholders including auditors, statutory and regulatory compliance authorities.

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