Location: Chennai, IN

Role Summary

Location: Chennai, India
Experience: 1–5 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Shift: US Shift / Night Shift

We are looking for a detail-oriented and motivated US Payroll Specialist with 1–5 years of experience in processing US payroll using SAP Payroll. The ideal candidate should possess a strong understanding of US payroll regulations, taxation, payroll operations, and employee lifecycle processes while ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing.

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

Required Experience & Skills

- 1–5 years of experience in US Payroll,



with hands-on involvement in end-to-end payroll processing, validation, reconciliation, and compliance.

- Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience using SAP HCM Payroll for US payroll processing.

- Good understanding of SAP Payroll processes, including Payroll Control Records, payroll simulations, live payroll processing, retroactive accounting, and payroll results analysis.

- Solid knowledge of US payroll regulations, including Federal, State, and Local Taxes, FICA (Social Security and Medicare), garnishments, benefits, deductions, and W-2 reporting.

- Experience handling payroll adjustments, employee queries, and payroll reconciliations while ensuring accuracy and compliance.

- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and formulas.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to meet tight payroll deadlines.

- Good communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Nice to Have

- Experience supporting payroll operations for medium to large employee populations, ideally within a shared services or global payroll environment.

- Familiarity with ADP Payroll, payroll interfaces, and inbound/outbound file validations.

- Exposure to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central.

- Knowledge of SOX controls, payroll audits, and process improvement initiatives.

- Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Finance, HR, or a related field.

- SAP HCM Payroll certification.

What we offer

- Opportunity to work on global payroll operations.
- Exposure to SAP Payroll and enterprise payroll processes.
- Learning and growth opportunities opportunities.
- Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- Competitive compensation and benefits.

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📌 Senior Specialist (Chennai)
🏢 ZALARIS Deutschland
📍 Chennai