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Experience: 5+ yrs

Location: Ghansoli Mumbai

We are looking for an experienced Manager – Payroll Administration with strong hands-on expertise in SAP HR/HCM Payroll, end-to-end payroll processing, statutory compliance, and payroll accounting . The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing accurate and timely payroll operations, ensuring compliance with Indian payroll regulations, and maintaining robust controls across payroll processes.

This role requires a combination of technical SAP payroll expertise, financial accuracy, team leadership, and cross-functional coordination. The successful candidate must be capable of independently managing the complete payroll cycle, troubleshooting SAP payroll errors, and ensuring reliable payroll execution.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

- Manage the complete payroll cycle, ensuring accurate calculations and timely salary disbursements.
- Validate payroll inputs, including attendance, leave, salary revisions, incentives, arrears, reimbursements, and full and final settlements.
- Independently execute, simulate, validate, and release payroll runs in SAP HR/HCM Payroll , resolving errors and exceptions.
- Maintain employee master data, infotypes, wage types, payroll schemas, personnel calculation rules (PCRs), and payroll control records.
- Handle retroactive accounting, off-cycle payroll, payroll corrections, and payroll-related reporting.
- Coordinate SAP payroll configuration changes, system enhancements, user acceptance testing (UAT), and technical troubleshooting.
- Ensure accurate payroll posting and integration with SAP FI/General Ledger .
- Ensure compliance with applicable Indian statutory requirements, including Provident Fund (PF), Employee State Insurance (ESI), professional tax, income tax/TDS, gratuity, and bonus.
- Manage statutory deductions, payments, returns, reconciliations, and employee tax documentation.
- Monitor regulatory changes and ensure their timely implementation in payroll processes.




- Reconcile payroll records with the General Ledger, bank payments, employee records, and payroll liabilities.
- Support month-end and year-end closing, payroll provisions, and financial reporting.
- Lead the payroll team, manage payroll calendars, enforce standard operating procedures, and strengthen internal controls.
- Prepare payroll MIS, salary cost reports, variance analysis, and management reports.
- Support internal and statutory audits by maintaining accurate payroll records and SAP reports.
- Coordinate with HR, Finance, IT, and external consultants to resolve payroll issues and improve operational efficiency.

What Makes You a Excellent Fit

- 5+ years of experience in end-to-end payroll administration, including experience in a managerial or team leadership capacity.
- Strong hands-on expertise in SAP HR/HCM Payroll , including payroll execution, validation, troubleshooting, and reporting.
- Practical knowledge of SAP payroll configuration concepts, including wage types, schemas, PCRs, infotypes, and payroll control records.
- Experience handling retroactive accounting, off-cycle payroll, payroll corrections, and payroll posting.
- Strong understanding of Indian payroll statutory compliance, labour regulations, taxation, PF, ESI, professional tax, and TDS.
- Experience with SAP FI integration , General Ledger reconciliation, payroll accounting, and financial reporting.
- Ability to independently manage the complete payroll cycle and resolve complex SAP payroll errors.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reconciliation skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
- Experience managing payroll teams, maintaining internal controls, and handling confidential employee information.
- Proficiency in payroll reporting, MIS preparation, variance analysis, and audit documentation.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across HR, Finance, IT, and external partners.
- A proactive approach to process improvement, automation, system optimisation, and payroll accuracy.

📌 Manager Payroll Administration (Mumbai)
🏢 Weekday AI
📍 Mumbai