Analyst - India Payroll, Finance

Overview

Payroll Associate role supporting the end-to-end monthly payroll cycle and statutory and regulatory compliance across the jurisdictions the organization operates in.

What you'll do

• 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.
• Generate and distribute 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.
• Compute and remit statutory dues on time, including Provident Fund (PF), Professional Tax (PT), Tax Deducted at Source (TDS), etc.
• Prepare and file 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 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.
• 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.
• Perform reconciliations of payroll GLs on a regular basis.
• Help prepare SOPs, checklists and process documentation for payroll compliance activities.
• 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.
• Provide MIS reports to concerned teams on pre-agreed dates.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree, with a preference for Finance, HR, Accounting, Business Administration or MBA, and 3-5 years of experience.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of end-to-end compensation, Payroll, Finance and IT processes in ADP and Oracle/Tally, with experience working with these products in a global organization.
• 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 who also takes ownership to drive strategic objectives.
• Adaptable and creative approach to address issues and solve problems.
• Experience engaging senior internal and external stakeholders, including auditors and statutory and regulatory compliance authorities.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad.