- Handle regional payroll related functions including India Payroll.
- Ensure completeness, accuracy and timeliness of the employees data created to support Asia and regional payroll teams.
- Maintain data integrity and compliance in accordance with local policies and country legislation. Perform statutory reporting and submissions as required.
- Establish ongoing reporting requirement and workforce analytics for management analysis and decision making.
- Drive process standardization, harmonization and process improvements within the payroll function aligned with global and regional initiatives.
- Understanding of Payroll accounting will be an added advantage
- Work with payroll vendors and partners to prepare monthly/quarterly key KPI reporting.
- Should have prior experience in General Ledger Accounting process. India Payroll Specific
Responsibilities:
- Involved in the full cycle of India payroll processing such as performing payroll reconciliation and preparation of payroll instructions for upload
- Check payroll reports against payroll inputs for completeness and accuracy
- Co-ordinate with internal and external auditors regarding audits
- Responsible for TDS review and compliance validation of Provident Fund, ESI, and Professional Tax
- Attend critical issues with a sense of emergency, follow up on tickets and employee queries/requirements that affects employees payments i.e., timely resolution to employees on all outstanding queries.
- Have working knowledge on new labor code and understanding on labor laws and related compliances
Desired Candidate Profile:
- Semi Qualified Chartered Accountant/CWA/Bachelor/master s degree in commerce with a minimum of 4 to 6 years of relevant or similar business experience.
- Advanced accounting and Microsoft office skills required.
- Has an eye for continuous improvement, meticulous, analytical, process-oriented
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment and ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organizational, problem solving and communication skills. Attention to detail and accuracy a must and ability to handle sensitive matters
- Customer focused, ability to adapt to changing schedules and multiple work plans with moderate supervision.
- Prior experience of working in a Shared Service model would be an added advantage
- Experience in Workday and Asia Payroll would be an advantage
- Solid knowledge of India legislation, tax withholding and reporting requirements
