India Payroll Processor - Payroll Control

Overview

Associate, Payroll Control supports the governance, risk, control, compliance and oversight framework for payroll operations across assigned countries and entities, partnering with Payroll Operations, HR, Finance, Tax, Technology and external vendors.

What you'll do

• Execute and maintain payroll processes and control frameworks.
• Review payroll inputs, outputs, reconciliations, exceptions and approvals to ensure compliance with established controls.
• Support payroll risk assessments and ensure appropriate mitigation measures are implemented.
• Monitor payroll performance metrics and identify opportunities for control enhancements.
• Ensure adherence to statutory, tax, labour, social security and regulatory requirements.
• Track legislative and regulatory changes impacting payroll operations and support implementation of regulatory changes and compliance initiatives.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and evidence repositories.
• Support internal and external payroll audits and coordinate remediation and closure of audit findings.
• Perform periodic control reviews and identify process improvement opportunities.
• Escalate significant risks, control gaps and compliance issues appropriately.
• Monitor payroll vendor performance against agreed SLAs and KPIs.
• Support governance reviews with payroll providers and third-party partners, and assist in issue resolution, root cause analysis and service improvement initiatives.
• Ensure vendor activities comply with internal governance requirements.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Tax, Compliance and Technology teams.
• Support preparation of governance reports, dashboards and leadership updates.
• Participate in governance committees, operational reviews and stakeholder discussions.
• Provide guidance on payroll controls and compliance requirements.
• Identify opportunities to standardize, simplify and automate payroll processes.
• Support payroll transformation, migration and technology initiatives.
• Drive operational excellence and best practice adoption across payroll activities.
• Participate in projects related to payroll modernization and process optimization.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in commerce, Finance, Business Administration, Human Resources or a related discipline.
• 10-15 years of experience in Payroll Operations, Payroll Governance, HR Shared Services, Compliance, Audit or related functions.
• Strong understanding of payroll processes, controls, taxation, social security and labour regulations.
• Suitable accounting degree required with 6-10 years of post-qualification experience in core Payroll accounting and related regulatory compliances.
• Hands-on experience in ERPs such as SAP, Workday etc.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

Nice to have

• Experience in multinational or shared services environments.
• Experience working with payroll vendors and outsourced delivery models.
• BFSI experience.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.