Associate Payroll Specialist

Cohere Health; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 391,000 - 781,000; Full time

Job summary

Cohere Health in Hyderabad invites a Payroll Executive to join the Payroll, Benefits & Compliance team. You will ensure accurate monthly payroll processing, compliance with PF/ESI/Tax, and provide employee support.

Partner with HR Ops, Finance, and IT to streamline payroll governance and automation, contribute to dashboards, and document SOPs. This role offers growth in a dynamic healthcare-tech environment.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in payroll or HR operations.
• Expertise in statutory compliance and payroll systems.
• Proficiency with HROne or similar payroll platforms.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to manage confidential information with integrity.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll processing: Prepare, validate, and run monthly payroll inputs.
• Ensure compliance: PF, ESI, Professional Tax, Labour Welfare Fund, NPS, Gratuity, and TDS filings.
• Support employees: Resolve payroll queries, PF transfers, income tax clarifications, and onboarding payroll setup.
• Handle audits: Maintain audit trails, prepare registers, MIS reports, and support statutory inspections.
• Drive automation: Contribute to payroll system integration, dashboard reporting, and SOP documentation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with HR, Finance, and IT on initiatives like new HCM implementation, HROne integration, and benefits setup.
• Provide backup support: Act as operational backup for Payroll Head to ensure business continuity.

Skills

Payroll processing

Statutory compliance

Payroll systems

HROne

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Confidential data handling

Education

PGDM/MBA in HR or related field

Tools

HROne

Job description

Opportunity Overview

We are seeking a Payroll Executive to join our Payroll, Benefits & Compliance team. In this role, you will ensure accurate and timely payroll processing, statutory compliance, and employee support. You’ll partner closely with HR Operations, Finance, and IT to streamline payroll governance and automation. This is an opportunity to contribute to building a robust payroll framework that supports Cohere’s growth and employee experience.

What You’ll Do

• Manage payroll processing: Prepare, validate, and run monthly payroll inputs, including attendance, leave, incentives, and deductions.
• Ensure compliance: Handle PF, ESI, Professional Tax, Labour Welfare Fund, NPS, Gratuity, and TDS filings with zero error.
• Support employees: Resolve payroll queries, assist with PF transfers, income tax clarifications, and onboarding payroll setup.
• Handle audits: Maintain audit trails, prepare registers, MIS reports, and support statutory inspections.
• Drive automation: Contribute to payroll system integration, dashboard reporting, and SOP documentation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with HR, Finance, and IT on initiatives like new HCM implementation, HROne integration, and benefits setup.
• Provide backup support: Act as operational backup for Payroll Head to ensure business continuity.

ISMS Roles And Responsibilities

• Fair understanding of Information Security practices.
• Align to the organization's policies and procedures.
• Ensure to get updated with ISMS roles as assigned by the department/process heads.

Required Qualifications

Must-haves

• 2–4 years of experience in payroll or HR operations.
• Demonstrated expertise in statutory compliance and payroll systems.
• Proficiency with HROne or similar HCM/payroll platforms.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage confidential information with integrity.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in healthcare or technology industry payroll.
• Familiarity with automation tools and dashboard reporting.
• PGDM/MBA in HR or related field.
• Demonstrated success in process improvement and compliance governance.

Ability To Commute/relocate

• Hyderabad, Telangana: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Interview Process

• Connect with Talent Acquisition
• Meet with the Hiring Manager
• Behavioral Interview(s)
• Case Study
• Interview with Senior Leadership
• Subject to change

About Cohere Health

Cohere Health’s clinical intelligence platform and agentic AI-powered solutions connect health plans’ strategic goals and providers’ needs, optimizing the speed, cost, and quality of care. With an enterprise approach that streamlines payer-provider decision‑making across the care continuum–including policy, prior authorization, payment accuracy, and more–the company improves collaboration and reduces burden, resulting in up to 8x ROI and 94% provider satisfaction.

With the acquisition of ZignaAI, we expanded our AI-native platform with a comprehensive Payment Integrity Suite that spans data mining, clinical and coding validation, authorization and claims reconciliation, and end‑to‑end payment integrity services across pre‑ and post‑pay workflows. By connecting clinical and payment insights, our transparent, AI‑powered solutions help health plans proactively improve payment accuracy, reduce waste and vendor dependency, strengthen provider relationships, and build smarter, more efficient payment integrity programs.

Cohere Health’s innovations continue to receive industry‑wide recognition. We’ve been recognized on TIME’s World Top HealthTech Companies 2025 list, the 2025 Inc. 5000 list, in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for U.S. Healthcare Payers (2022-2025), and ranked as a Top 5 LinkedIn™ Startup for 2023 & 2024.

We can’t wait to learn more about you and meet you at Cohere Health!

Equal Opportunity Statement

Cohere Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. To us, it’s personal.