Job Summary

As part of the Global Payroll Team, you will contribute to the ongoing development of the global People strategy. Supporting business growth in an increasingly regulated workplace whilst ensuring payroll and tax are compliant across the region.

The Payroll

Supervisor will have the responsibility for ensuring that their team performs payroll processing, compensation, as well as associated deductions and benefits payments are processed/paid on a timely basis for assigned populations. They will also be responsible for ensuring all statutory filings are completed and deadlines met.

Responsibilities

- Oversee and manage payroll processing, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and accuracy of payments.

- Review and approve payroll runs before sign-off

- Handle complex cases (tax, retro, expatriate payroll)

- Coordinate with HR, Finance, and vendors

- Drive standard work instructions and SOP adherence

- Ensure bank reconciliations are completed daily to maintain financial accuracy and liquidity.

- Ensure compliance with financial regulations, tax laws, and internal governance standards.

- Develop and maintain strong internal controls and financial policies to safeguard assets and ensure regulatory compliance.

- Assist the Financial Controller with external audits and liaise with auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory authorities as required.

- Stakeholder Collaboration

- Act as a key liaison between the India SSC and Global finance teams to ensure alignment of financial processes and reporting.

- Lead and manage the finance payroll team, ensuring optimal performance across all functions.

- Provide coaching, mentoring, and career development opportunities for team members.

Key Performance Indicators

- First-time-right payroll (%)





- Escalation volume and ageing

- Team SLA adherence (%)

- Audit issues / control breaches

- Productivity per analyst (payrolls per FTE)

Skills and competencies

- Excellent Communicator

- Excellent Stakeholder Management Skills

- ADP EV6

- ADP WorkforceNow

- SD Worx

- Workday

- ServiceNow

- Organized and Detail-Oriented

- Project management

Qualifications and experience

- 8-10 years of end-to-end payroll experience, including team leadership

- Proficiency in English, both written and verbal

- Strong understanding of global payroll controls and compliance

- Significant experience in a shared services setting across Finance or HR, with proven success in a leadership role

- Experience working in a shared service centre or multinational environment, managing multi-entity and multi-currency financial operations

- Understanding of regional financial regulations and compliance requirements

- Deep experience SDWorx, ADP Enterprise EV6, ADP WorkforceNow payroll processing platforms.

- Experience with service request ticketing systems is a plus.

- Experience with Workday HCM is a plus.

Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.

Role: HR Generalist,

Industry Type: Advertising & Marketing,

Department: Human Resources,

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Role Category: HR Operations

Education

UG: Any Graduate

PG: Any Postgraduate

Key Skills auditscompliancecounselenterprise solutionsfinancefinancial operationsfinancial processesglobal financeglobal payrollhcminternal controlsmarketingoperationspayroll processingproject managementregulatory compliance

📌 Supervisor - Global Payroll (Chennai)
🏢 WPP
📍 Chennai