Payroll Team Leader – Global Payroll

Location: India

Employment Type: Full-time

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Team Leader to support and oversee the end-to-end processing of payroll within a global shared services and operating model. The role will focus on ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll processing delivery, while providing day-to-day leadership and guidance to a team and working closely with internal payroll teams, internal partners, and external vendors.

Key Responsibilities

- Oversee and support end-to-end payroll processing as per defined service calendars, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to SLAs.
- Lead payroll control activities including data validation, reconciliations, variance analysis, and post-payroll checks; ensure issues are logged, tracked, and resolved.
- Review and support processing of payroll inputs including new hires, leavers, salary changes, bonuses, overtime, deductions, and statutory elements.
- Act as an escalation point for payroll queries and data issues; liaise with internal partners and employees to drive resolution.
- Coordinate with external payroll vendors to support accurate payroll delivery, issue resolution, and service performance tracking.
- Oversee post payroll reporting activities and ensure reporting accuracy and timeliness.
- Ensure payroll processing aligns with internal controls,



audit requirements, and regional governance standards; support audit requests and evidence gathering.
- Maintain and review payroll process documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and knowledge transfer materials; ensure the team follows documented processes.
- Support payroll transition, stabilisation, and continuous improvement initiatives; identify opportunities to improve accuracy, controls, and efficiency.
- Provide day-to-day guidance, workload prioritisation, and coaching to team members to meet delivery timelines and quality standards.

Preferable Experience & Skills

- 6–8+ years’ experience supporting payroll processing, ideally within global payroll environments; prior experience in leading or supervising a team is preferred.
- Strong understanding of payroll fundamentals (gross-to-net, statutory deductions, payroll controls) and control/audit readiness.
- Experience with enterprise payroll systems and vendor-supported payroll delivery models.
- Proficient Microsoft Excel skills and strong analytical capability.
- Solid attention to detail and ability to manage strict payroll deadlines across multiple priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with ability to manage stakeholders and escalations.

📌 Payroll Team Lead – Global Payroll (Bengaluru)
🏢 Accenture
📍 Bengaluru