At Safeguard Global, we're not your average company. Sure, we enable global expansion without the risk for over 1,500+ customers in nearly 190 countries, but what really makes us special is giving our Guardians the freedom to work in a way that suits your style.

We’re looking for a highly skilled India Payroll Specialist to take ownership of the accurate, compliant, and timely delivery of end-to-end India payroll, while supporting payroll operations across selected APAC countries.
This is a hands-on role requiring deep payroll expertise, strong statutory knowledge, advanced Excel skills, and proven greytHR configuration and testing experience.
How you will make a difference:
Manage the full India payroll cycle, including payroll processing, validations, reconciliations, payments, year-end activities, and employee support.
Ensure compliance with all relevant India payroll regulations, including PF/EPF, ESI, Skilled Tax, LWF, TDS, gratuity, statutory bonus, and state-specific requirements.
Own payroll controls, audits, reconciliations, variance analysis, and statutory reporting.




Act as the payroll SME for greytHR, leading configuration requests, testing, UAT, change management, and system improvements.
Partner with HR, Finance, vendors, and auditors to resolve payroll issues and maintain robust governance.
Coordinate payroll activities and third-party payroll providers across assigned APAC countries.
Develop reporting, dashboards, and process improvements using advanced Excel and automation tools.
What will give you an advantage:
Significant experience independently managing end-to-end India payroll in a complex organisation. Additional APAC country experience is advantageous.
Strong practical knowledge of greytHR, including configuration requests, UAT, and payroll-related system testing.
Advanced Excel skills, including: XLOOKUP / INDEX-MATCH, Pivot Tables, SUMIFS / COUNTIFS, Data validation and Large dataset reconciliations
Hands-on experience with India statu

📌 Payroll & HR Specialist (India)
🏢 Safeguard Global
📍 India