Payroll Consultant - 10 Month Contract

Overview

A 10-month contract Payroll Process Consultant role to stabilise and transform payroll operations across the business, combining hands-on payroll delivery with strategic process improvement.

What you'll do

• Lead the stabilisation of monthly payroll operations by identifying risks, strengthening controls, improving validations, and ensuring payroll accuracy and compliance.
• Manage end-to-end payroll activities in partnership with HR, Finance, managers, and outsourced payroll vendors, including payroll processing, reconciliations, statutory compliance, and employee query resolution.
• Drive the implementation of approved Wage Code and payroll-related regulatory changes by coordinating requirements, testing, validation, stakeholder engagement, and vendor readiness.
• Review and redesign payroll processes, controls, governance frameworks, and payroll calendars to improve efficiency, accountability, and operational effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities for automation, reporting enhancements, and process optimisation to support a streamlined and scalable payroll operation.
• Create comprehensive payroll documentation, SOPs, control frameworks, and knowledge transfer plans to support long-term business ownership.

What you'll need

• 7-10 years of experience managing end-to-end India payroll operations, statutory compliance, and payroll governance within a corporate environment.
• Strong expertise in payroll taxation, PF, ESI, TDS, gratuity, payroll accounting, and statutory compliance requirements.
• Proven experience leading payroll transformation, implementation, or change programmes, including testing, reconciliation, compliance assessments, and process improvements.
• Hands-on experience working with outsourced payroll vendors and payroll systems such as ADP, SAP, Workday, Oracle, Allsec/Alldigi, or similar platforms.
• Strong Excel, analytical, stakeholder management, documentation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance operational delivery and strategic projects.

Details

• Contract length: 10 months.
• Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.