Job Title:  Manager | HR Payroll | Bengaluru | Business Process Solutions

Job Description: Delivery Manager - Payroll

This position involves overseeing the preparation, documentation, and disbursement of all payroll checks, payroll taxes, and employee benefit payments. A key focus of the role is ensuring accuracy and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, while also optimizing payroll processes for efficiency and effectiveness.

Illustrative activities include but are not limited to:

• Payroll Operations Management:
  • Oversee the entire payroll processing system to ensure timely and accurate payment to employees.
  • Manage regular preparation of relevant reports, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports (e.g., gross payroll, hours worked, vacation accrual, tax deductions, benefit deductions).
• Compliance and Governance:
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable state and federal wage and hour laws.
  • Stay current with changes in the law and update payroll policies and procedures to reflect these changes.
  • Coordinate and manage payroll audits by internal and external auditors.
• Strategy Development and Implementation:
  • Develop and implement payroll practices and strategies that improve efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Evaluate and implement payroll systems and software for process improvement.
• Team Leadership and Development:
  • Lead, mentor, and manage the payroll team, ensuring professional development and high performance.
  • Foster a collaborative work environment and encourage knowledge sharing.
• Financial Reporting and Analysis:
  • Prepare financial reports for management, detailing payroll costs and projections.
  • Conduct analyses to identify payroll trends and opportunities for cost savings.
• Stakeholder Communication and Service:
  • Serve as the primary contact for payroll-related inquiries from employees, finance, HR, and external partners.
  • Ensure high levels of service and communication standards in responding to employee and management queries.

• Strategize, oversee, and facilitate the transition of finance processes, encompassing knowledge transfer, reverse knowledge transfer, coordination with client stakeholders, and the documentation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Requirements:

• Work location: Bengaluru
• Shift: Flexible
• Chartered Accountant/MBA (Finance)/Postgraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• Payroll certification (e.g., Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)) is highly preferred.
• 8+years of experience in payroll, with 5-6 years of experience in a management role.
• Proven experience in a large, complex, or multinational business environment.
• Experience in Construction/ Projects business, specifically around Accounts Payables, is preferred.
• Prior experience in collaborating with clients in the ANZ region is preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of payroll software systems and databases.