Supervisor - Global Payroll (US)

Overview

Supervise the Global Payroll team within the India shared services centre, ensuring timely and compliant payroll processing, statutory filings, and team performance across the region.

What you'll do

• Oversee and manage payroll processing, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and accuracy of payments.
• Review and approve payroll runs before sign-off.
• Handle complex cases (tax, retro, expatriate payroll).
• Coordinate with HR, Finance, and vendors.
• Drive standard work instructions and SOP adherence.
• Ensure bank reconciliations are completed daily to maintain financial accuracy and liquidity.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations, tax laws, and internal governance standards.
• Develop and maintain strong internal controls and financial policies to safeguard assets and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Assist the Financial Controller with external audits and liaise with auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory authorities as required.
• Act as a key liaison between the India SSC and Global finance teams to ensure alignment of financial processes and reporting.
• Lead and manage the finance payroll team, ensuring optimal performance across all functions.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and career development opportunities for team members.

What you'll need

• 8–10 years of end-to-end payroll experience, including team leadership.
• Proficiency in English, both written and verbal.
• Strong understanding of global payroll controls and compliance.
• Significant experience in a shared services setting across Finance or HR, with proven success in a leadership role.
• Experience working in a shared service centre or multinational environment, managing multi-entity and multi-currency financial operations.
• Understanding of regional financial regulations and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communicator, demonstrating clear and effective written and oral communication, tailoring messages to different stakeholders while maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Organized and detail-oriented, with strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and compliance and maintaining data integrity.
• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making ability, identifying and resolving issues through analysis and critical thinking and making informed, data-driven decisions.
• Strong project management skills, managing multiple priorities in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with service request ticketing systems.
• Experience with Workday HCM.

Details

• Hybrid working, with teams in the office around four days a week.
• Location: Chennai.