Assistant Manager Compliance and Payroll

Job Title: Assistant Manager / Deputy Manager Compliance and Digital Payroll

Immediate Superior's Position: General Manager - Administration and IR

Area: Human Resources and Administration

Experience: 612 years of experience in Compliance and Payroll

2. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Payroll Operations & Delivery

• Execute and manage end-to-end India payroll processing for, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Handle day-to-day payroll activities including salary processing, arrears, bonus, reimbursements, final settlements, and statutory deductions.
• Ensure accurate processing of base pay, variable pay, statutory benefits, supplemental benefits, and payroll taxes.
• Validate payroll inputs, review outputs, and resolve discrepancies proactively.

Compliance, Controls & Audit

• Ensure full compliance with Indian statutory requirements including PF, ESI, PT, LWF, TDS, gratuity, bonus, leave encashment, and other applicable labor laws.
• Support internal controls, and payroll governance standards.
• Prepare payroll reconciliations and support internal and external audits.
• Maintain payroll documentation, statutory registers, and compliance calendars.

Payroll Accounting & Reporting

• Perform payroll-related accounting activities, including GL reconciliations, accruals, and variance analysis.
• Coordinate with Finance to ensure accurate posting of payroll entries and timely month-end close.
• Prepare payroll MIS, management reports, statutory reports, and dashboards.
• Analyze payroll data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Systems, Process Improvement & Automation
• Support payroll system operations and enhancements (ADP, Workday, Oracle or similar).
• Assist in payroll system migrations, integrations, and testing, ensuring data accuracy and process continuity.
• Identify process gaps and support automation and standardization initiatives.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of payroll legislation, system changes, and best practices.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Act as a key point of contact for HR, Finance, and external payroll vendors.
• Support vendor governance, SLA adherence, and issue resolution.
• Respond to employee payroll queries professionally and within defined SLAs.
• Team & Managerial Support
• Support the Payroll Manager in overseeing payroll operations and ensuring business continuity.

Act as a backup to the Payroll Manager when required.

3. NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Experience in managing payroll functions, labor law compliance, third-party workforce administration, and coordination in industrial/construction/manufacturing environments.

4. EDUCATION

Minimum: Postgraduate in any discipline (Preferred: MSW/LLB/MBA-HR/PGD in IR & Labour Laws)

5. KNOWLEDGE

Minimum: Advanced English, Marathi

Desirable: Fluent English; Advanced Marathi