Location:Chennai, INRole Summary

Location: Chennai, India

Experience: 1-5 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Shift: US Shift / Night Shift
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- Your Responsibilities
- Process end-to-end US payroll accurately and within established payroll timelines.
- Validate payroll input data including new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, overtime, commissions, and one-time payments.
- Process off-cycle payrolls, reversals, adjustments, and retroactive payroll transactions.
- Review payroll outputs and perform payroll reconciliations before payroll release.
- Ensure accurate calculation of:
- Federal, State, and Local Taxes
- Social Security and Medicare
- Garnishments
- Benefits and deductions401(k), HSA, FSA, and other pre-tax/post-tax deductions
- Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee payroll queries within agreed SLAs.
- Support payroll month-end, quarter-end, and year-end activities, including W-2 validations.
- Perform payroll audits and reconciliations between SAP Payroll and third-party payroll providers (e.g., ADP),



where applicable.Coordinate with HR, Time Management, Benefits, Finance, and Tax teams for payroll-related activities.Maintain payroll documentation, SOPs, and process controls.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
- Participate in payroll process improvement and automation initiatives.

Your Experience and Skills

Technical Skills
- Hands-on experience in SAP HCM Payroll (US Payroll).
- Good understanding of:
- Payroll Control Record
- Payroll Simulation
- Live Payroll Processing
- Retroactive Accounting
- Payroll Results Analysis
- Robust Microsoft Excel skills (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, formulas, data validation).

Functional Knowledge
- US Payroll processing.
- Federal, State, and Local Taxes.
- FICA (Social Security & Medicare).
- Supplemental wages.
- Garnishments.
- Benefits and deductions.
- Payroll reconciliation.
- W-2 fundamentals.
- Payroll compliance.

Preferred Qualif

📌 Senior Specialist (Chennai)
🏢 ZALARIS Deutschland
📍 Chennai