Title:
Payroll Manager
The Payroll Manager will report to the Global Payroll Senior Manager and is responsible for leading Chennai payroll operations to ensure the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of employee compensation across multiple countries. This role provides leadership to a team of payroll specialists while overseeing payroll processing, compliance, controls, reporting, reconciliations, and continuous process improvement initiatives.

The Payroll Manager serves as a key partner to Human Resources, HRIS, Finance, Treasury, and external payroll providers to ensure payroll accuracy, data integrity, statutory compliance, and an exceptional employee experience. This position requires extensive experience using Workday HCM and Workday Payroll to manage payroll processing, validations, audits, reporting, testing, and system enhancements.
Payroll Operations
Lead and manage end-to-end payroll processing for assigned countries, ensuring payrolls are processed accurately and on schedule.
Oversee regular, off-cycle, bonus, commission, retroactive, and termination payrolls.




Review and approve payroll calculations, deductions, earnings, taxes, and adjustments prior to payroll transmission.
Validate payroll inputs and Workday payroll data to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Perform payroll reconciliations and investigate payroll variances before payroll finalization.
Ensure payroll controls are executed and documented throughout each payroll cycle.
Coordinate payroll funding requirements with Treasury.
Team Leadership
Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of payroll specialists.
Conduct performance reviews and establish individual development plans.
Monitor team productivity, service levels, and operational KPIs.
Allocate workload across the team to balance capacity and ensure timely payroll delivery.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, customer service, and continuous improvement.
Compliance & Audit
Ensure compliance with country-specific payr

📌 Payroll Manager (India)
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📍 India