HR & Payroll Operations Excellence Lead driving Lean transformation and continuous improvement across global HR services. Integrating Lean Six Sigma to optimize HR processes and automate initiatives.
About the role
- Payroll Specialist managing end-to-end monthly India payroll for various legal entities. Ensuring compliance and accuracy in payroll operations while collaborating with internal and external teams.
Responsibilities
- Process end-to-end monthly India payroll for assigned legal entities, including regular payroll, bonuses, off-cycle payments, leave encashments, arrears, recoveries, and final settlements.
- Validate payroll inputs such as new hires, exits, salary changes, reimbursements, and variable pay.
- Perform payroll reviews including variance analysis, exception handling, and pre-payroll validations prior to sign-off.
- Ensure payroll is processed within defined cut-off timelines and approval controls.
- Ensure compliance with Indian statutory requirements, including Income Tax (TDS on salary, projections, Form 16, Form 12BA), Provident Fund (EPFO – UAN, ECR, exits, contributions), ESIC, Professional Tax, and Labour Welfare Fund (LWF).
- Support annual tax activities such as investment declaration windows, proof verification, tax true-ups, and year-end reconciliations.
- Assist in responding to statutory notices and audits from authorities (e.g., Income Tax Department, PF authorities).
- Partner with Finance on payroll GL validation, reconciliations, and month-end close activities.
- Prepare and submit monthly payroll reports, statutory summaries, and defect/pre-defect reporting as per Global Payroll SOPs.
- Act as a primary contact for India payroll-related employee queries via ServiceNow or ticketing tools.
- Coordinate with HR Business Partners, People Services, and Mobility teams on payroll-impacting changes.
- Liaise with external payroll vendors to resolve discrepancies and ensure SLA adherence.
- Maintain accurate payroll data in Workday and payroll vendor systems.
- Ensure data confidentiality and compliance with S&P Global data protection standards.
- Identify payroll risks, defects, and recurring issues; implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Contribute to process improvements, automation initiatives, and standardization efforts within India payroll operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
- 3+ years of hands-on India payroll experience, preferably in a large organization or shared services / GCC environment.
- Knowledge on new-aged technologies like Power BI / AI and agility and automation driving solutions.
- Strong working knowledge of Indian payroll statutory laws and compliance.
- Experience managing payroll for medium to large employee populations.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and payroll reporting.
Benefits
- Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
- Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
- Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
- Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
- Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
- Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.
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