Payroll Analyst - India

Deliveroo; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food technology company based in the United Kingdom is seeking a Payroll Analyst to manage payroll operations in India. The role requires expertise in Indian payroll legislation and strong analytical skills. Responsibilities include leading the payroll process, ensuring compliance, and collaborating with HR and Finance. The ideal candidate will possess excellent vendor management skills and strong attention to detail. This role offers the chance to join a rapidly expanding team focused on innovation and process improvement.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

Generous annual leave

Parental leave

Qualifications

• Significant experience in payroll processing and statutory compliance.
• Deep knowledge of Indian payroll legislation.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end payroll process for India including validation and sign-off.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure payroll accuracy.
• Drive process optimization identifying automation opportunities.

Skills

Payroll processing

Indian payroll legislation

Data analysis

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Excel skills

Tools

Workday

Cloudpay

Job description

About the Role

As a Payroll Analyst you will be responsible for administering end-to-end payroll operations across our India Market. You’ll partner with HR, Finance, and external vendors to ensure accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery while driving continuous process improvement and automation within our Workday payroll ecosystem.

This is an individual contributor role requiring strong technical expertise in Indian payroll legislation, statutory compliance, and employee taxation. You’ll act as the regional payroll subject matter expert (SME), supporting regional expansion and ensuring governance and accuracy across all payroll cycles.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead the end-to-end India payroll process — from data preparation and validation to review and final sign-off, ensuring accuracy and compliance with statutory and internal requirements.
• Support other Payroll entities within the team where necessary outside of India.
• Oversee vendor management for outsourced payroll processing using our outsourced payroll provider Cloudpay, maintain SLAs, and control checks.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, and Legal to ensure seamless data flow and payroll accuracy.
• Stay up to date with Indian statutory changes (PF, ESI, Income Tax, LWF, Gratuity, Bonus Act, etc.) and ensure all payroll processes and systems reflect current regulations.
• Ensure timely remittance and filing of all statutory contributions and returns (PF, PT, TDS, etc.).
• Drive process optimization by identifying automation opportunities and implementing best practices for scalability and efficiency.
• Act as SME for Cloudpay payroll in India — supporting system enhancements, testing, and integration projects.
• Prepare and reconcile payroll-related journals and reports for Finance; ensure audit readiness and compliance with internal controls.
• Provide mentorship to junior payroll analysts or coordinators, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
• Support regional/global payroll initiatives, ensuring alignment with Deliveroo’s broader payroll strategy.

Requirements

• Payroll experience, including significant exposure to India payroll processing and statutory compliance.
• Deep knowledge of Indian payroll legislation, including TDS, PF, ESI, Gratuity, and Bonus Act.
• Experience with Workday/Cloudpay is preferred but not essential.
• Proven ability to manage vendor relationships and ensure data integrity across multiple systems.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across functions and levels.
• Demonstrated ability to lead payroll improvement initiatives and contribute to system and process design.
• Advanced Excel skills; ability to perform complex reconciliations and analyses.

Why Deliveroo

Our mission is to transform the way you shop and eat, bringing the neighbourhood to your door by connecting consumers, restaurants, shops and riders. We are transforming the way the world eats and shops by making access to food and products more convenient and enjoyable. We give people the opportunity to buy what they want, as they want it, when and where they want it.

We are a technology-driven company at the forefront of the most rapidly expanding industry in the world. We are still a small team, making a very large impact, looking to answer some of the most interesting questions out there. We move fast, value autonomy and ownership, and we are always looking for new ideas.

Workplace & Benefits

At Deliveroo we know that people are the heart of the business and we prioritise their welfare. Benefits differ by country, but we offer many benefits in areas including healthcare, well-being, parental leave, pensions, and generous annual leave allowances, including time off to support a charitable cause of your choice. Benefits are country-specific, please ask your recruiter for more information.

Diversity

At Deliveroo, we believe a great workplace is one that represents the world we live in and how beautifully diverse it can be. That means we have no judgement when it comes to any one of the things that make you who you are - your gender, race, sexuality, religion or a secret aversion to coriander. All you need is a passion for (most) food and a desire to be part of one of the fastest-growing businesses in a rapidly growing industry.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of our hiring process. We recognise that some candidates may require adjustments to apply for a position or fairly participate in the interview process. If you require any adjustments, please don't hesitate to let us know. We will make every effort to provide the necessary adjustments to ensure you have an equitable opportunity to succeed.