Overview

CACTUS is a remote-first organization and we embrace an accelerate from anywhere culture. You may be required to travel to our Mumbai office based on business requirements or for company/team events.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced Senior Associate, Payroll and HR Operations to front end manage payroll coordination and support lifecycle HR operations for the India entity, and to provide oversight of payroll delivery across our global offices. This is not a hands-on payroll processing role — payroll is managed by an external vendor for India (and by local vendors for each global office). Instead, this role owns the accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of payroll outcomes by collating inputs, validating vendor outputs, and coordinating closely with in-country points of contact (POCs). The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing vendors and cross-border stakeholders to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.

Please note:



We are looking only for external candidates and not accepting any internal applications for this position at the moment.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end India payroll coordination with external vendors, including monthly payroll inputs, validation, payroll calendars, salary disbursement, and resolution of discrepancies.
• Coordinate statutory payroll compliance across applicable states, including PF, ESI, Skilled Tax, LWF, and TDS, while tracking filing timelines and supporting Form 16 issuance and TDS reconciliations.
• Manage employee exit-related payroll activities, including full & final settlements, gratuity calculations, leave encashment, and coordination with payroll vendors.
• Oversee global payroll coordination across multiple locations by working with regional POCs and in-country vendors to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing and compliance.
• Maintain accurate HRIS and employee master data and ensure timely processing and communication of employee life

📌 Senior Associate, Hr Operations Mumbai (India)
🏢 Cactus Communications Services Pte.
📍 India