APAC Payroll Specialist

Haleon; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Haleon plc. in Bengaluru, India, seeks an experienced Payroll Specialist to lead end-to-end India payroll processing. The role requires 8–10 years of payroll experience, strong knowledge of payroll regulations, and expertise with payroll systems like Workday.

The candidate will handle joiners/leavers, statutory filings, and expatriate payroll support within a collaborative finance team. The ideal candidate will demonstrate high accuracy, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of payroll processing experience
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislations and processes
• Experience using payroll systems for at least 8 years
• Understanding of international assignees payroll (shadow payroll)
• Fluent English with excellent communication
• Demonstrated numerical and data-entry skills
• Able to work autonomously and meet deadlines
• Experience in shared services and payroll controls (SOX)

Responsibilities

• End-to-end payroll processing for India (monthly, quarterly, yearly)
• Maintain payroll records for joiners/leavers/changes
• Respond to payroll queries from staff and management
• Prepare monthly and yearly payroll reports and statutory filings
• Ensure timely filing of income tax, PF, PT and LWF
• Handle investment declarations, ETDS, and payroll-related vendor interactions
• Support reporting to Finance (GL data) and KPI tracking
• Support bonus and merit cycle processing
• Manage payroll data interfaces and issue resolution
• Oversee expatriates’ payroll and shadow payroll processes

Skills

Payroll processing

Payroll legislation

Payroll system experience

International payroll

English proficiency

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Numerical data entry

Autonomy

Education

B.Com / M.Com

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

Job description

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

A Payroll specialist will be responsible for overseeing the payroll process and ensuring accurate and timely payment to employees. This role will also support various operational functions to ensure smooth business operations. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.

Key responsibilities

• End to end processing of India payroll monthly, quarterly and yearly payroll process (Ideally more than 1 country expertise)
• Updating and maintaining payroll records (Joiners/Leavers/Changes) and payroll master data
• Liaising with staff and management on payroll related queries
• Process accurate and timely payroll monthly and yearly reporting (reporting with state authorities like Tax Office, statutory Pension, providing), providing input for Finance teams – monthly GL accounting data
• Ensure that statutory payments such as Income tax, PF, PT and LWF filing are done within timelines
• Handling Investment declarations, ETDS filings, investment proof submission activities and PF queries
• Responsible for internal deliverables like reporting to other teams, GL files, reconciliation
• Process payroll related allowances and deductions, delivering yearly bonus and merit cycle,
• Importing/exporting payroll interface file & issue resolution,
• Processing of all variable wage components like hours, bonuses, provision, leaves, employee stock option plans reporting and International assignees’ payroll (expatriates’ shadow payroll)
• Responsible for financial controls incl. SOX and operational controls maintained at a local country level,
• Responsible for all operational aspects in terms of vendor management in outsourced payroll environment including contractual performance management cycle with vendor (tracking KPI’s/issue escalation/monthly SLA meetings)
• Responsible for Continues Improvement within functional area of payroll process and embedding Employee Centric process changes into daily routine,
• Manage employee queries.

Stakeholder and Vendor management

• Engage proactively with internal stakeholders to understand business needs, communicate product changes, and gather feedback for continuous improvement.
• Manage relationships with service providers, including performance monitoring and escalation of service issues.
• Facilitate regular stakeholder meetings to ensure alignment and transparency.

Required Experience

• Demonstrated payroll processing experience (8-10 years)
• Strong knowhow of payroll legislations and processes
• Use of payroll system for at least 8 years
• Understanding of International assignees employee payroll (expatriates’ shadow payroll)
• English fluent,
• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Numerical ability and data entry skills
• Ability to work autonomously and within respect of deadlines
• Focus on continuous Improvement in payroll and HR administration processes
• Customer service and team oriented
• Good organizational skills
• Experience on shared service center environment
• Experience On workday/ Service Now System
• Experience on payroll vendor changes projects

Preferred Experience

• Experience with MS office.
• Experience supporting change management and user adoption initiatives.
• Experience working with diverse, cross-functional teams across multiple geographies.

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in commerce.

Job Posting End Date

2026-11-13

Equal Opportunities

Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees.

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

Adjustment or Accommodations Request

If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence.

Note to candidates

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.