Payroll Specialist

Job Description: Payroll Specialist

Location: Bangalore; for projects across India (Travel as needed)

About Varahe Analytics:

Varahe Analytics is Indias leading political consulting firm, delivering data-driven, on-ground, and strategic solutions that shape electoral outcomes across India.

About this Role:

We are seeking a Payroll Specialist to manage seamless payroll execution across a multi-location workforce. You will ensure accurate salary processing, compliance, timely statutory filing, and strong coordination across HR, Finance, and field teams.

This is a high-accuracy, high-impact role critical to employee experience and organisational credibility.

What Would This Role Entail?

• Ensure end-to-end monthly payroll processing for full-time, contractual, field, and project roles, maintaining secure documentation and ensuring data integrity of payroll records.
• Validate attendance, working hours, LOAs, and LOP inputs from HR and field teams.
• Reconcile payroll with onboarding/exits, transfers, role changes, and contractor movements.
• Process variable pay, bonuses, and settlement calculations.
• Partner with HR Operations to manage employee master data updates in HRMS.
• Handle employee queries related to salary, taxation, payslips and settlements.
• Ensure statutory compliance with income tax deductions.
• Work with Finance for salary disbursement & payroll reconciliation.
• Coordinate with vendors/agencies for payroll software, compliance filings, and employee benefit schemes.
• Generate payroll reports, dashboards, variance analyses, and audit logs.
• Support year-end activities, including Form 16, tax declarations, and investment proof validations.
• Improve payroll processes, automation, and accuracy through technology and SOPs.
• Mitigate risks by identifying gaps in input, compliance, and documentation workflows.

Necessary Skills:

• Bachelors degree in Commerce, HR, Accounting, or related field.
• 612 years experience in payroll, compensation, or HR operations.
• Hands-on experience with payroll systems, HRIS, and statutory reporting.
• Sound understanding of payroll compliance including TDS and labour laws.
• Strong command of Excel/Google Sheets for payroll calculations, MIS, and reconciliation.
• Excellent attention to detail, confidentiality, and problem-solving capability.
• Ability to partner with HR, Finance, and field teams under tight deadlines.
• Bonus: Experience managing payroll for distributed/field teams or project-based organisations.

Benefits & Perks:

• Health Insurance coverage
• Financial Wellness via Jiffy (tax planning, budgeting, advisory)
• Flexible Working Hours
• Opportunity to work in a fast-scaling, high-impact organisation
• Ownership, autonomy, and exposure across HR, Finance & leadership teams

Apply Now:

Send CV: openings@varaheanalytics.com

Subject: Application for Payroll Specialist HR Department