Role/Skill: Global Payroll Manager

Location: Chennai

Experience: 8 to 15 Years

Band: BPO 5

Salary: 16-17 LPA

Role Summary

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Operations

+ Lead monthly payroll processing across multiple countries ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and statutory compliance (tax, social security, pensions).

Governance & Compliance

+ Establish controls, audit readiness, and adherence to local regulations; manage GDPR requirements and data privacy.

Workday Integrations

+ Own and optimize payroll integrations and validations of data flow through Workday Connector, PECI (Payroll Effective Change Interface), PICOF (Payroll Interface Change Output File).

ServiceNow (SNOW)

+ Manage payroll service requests, incident triage, and knowledge base via ServiceNow; track SLAs and continuous improvement.

Vendor Management

+ Oversee external payroll providers; handle governance and drive performance

Client/Stakeholder Management

+ Engage HR, Finance, Compliance, and Country Leaders; provide clear communications, dashboards, and executive updates.





Controls & Reconciliation

+ Own payroll reconciliations (gross-to-net), Finanace postings, approvals, payment files, and post-payroll and Pre payroll controls.

Change & Projects

+ Handle transitions, lead new countries go live and implementation, payroll transformation projects; manage parallel and other testing, KT and DD

Reporting & Analytics

+ Develop metrics and reports (Observations, accuracy and other variances); drive insights and root-cause analysis using advanced Excel.

Qualifications & Experience

Experience: 10+ years in multi-country payroll with at least 5+ years focused on EMEA regions.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance/HR/Business or equivalent; payroll certifications (e.g., CIPP/APA) preferred.

Systems: Hands-on Workday payroll integrations (Connector, PECI, PICOF); ServiceNow (SNOW) for case management; advanced Excel.

Compliance: Solid understanding of EMEA statutory rules, tax, socia

📌 Global Payroll Manager (Chennai)
🏢 Gratitude India
📍 Chennai