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Job Details
Position Summary:
The Payroll Specialist is responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and compliant payroll services for assigned countries or entities. This role manages end-to-end payroll processing, ensures compliance with legislative and company requirements, supports payroll projects, and collaborates with HR, Finance, external payroll providers, and employees to resolve payroll-related matters.
Key Responsibilities:
Payroll Operations
- Process end-to-end payroll accurately and on time for assigned countries or business units.
- Validate payroll inputs including new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, allowances, leave, and deductions.
- Review payroll reports and reconcile payroll data prior to final approval.
- Process off-cycle and manual payments where required.
- Support year-end payroll activities, including tax reconciliations and statutory reporting.
- Manage payroll enquiries and requests through the ticketing system, ensuring tickets are actioned within agreed service level agreements and escalated where appropriate.
Compliance
- Ensure payroll processing complies with relevant employment legislation, taxation, superannuation/social security, and company policies.
- Maintain payroll records in accordance with audit and compliance requirements.
- Support internal and external payroll audits by providing accurate documentation and explanations.
- Monitor legislative changes and recommend process updates where required.
Systems & Data Management
- Maintain payroll master data and ensure data integrity between HRIS, time and attendance, and payroll sys
📌 Specialist, Payroll (Pune)
🏢 Cencora
📍 Pune