Payroll Accountant

Coforge; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Coforge in India is seeking a Chartered Accountant with 8–12 years of experience in financial accounting, R2R, GL, controllership, or payroll accounting. You will ensure accurate accounting, reconcile records, prepare statutory reports, and support audits.

Candidates with direct payroll experience are preferred, but those with strong core accounting skills who are willing to transition into payroll are welcome. Collaboration with Finance and HR will be essential to drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• CA with 8–12 years of relevant experience in financial accounting / R2R / GL / controllership / payroll accounting.
• Strong understanding of month-end close, journal entries, provisions, reconciliations and compliance.
• Exposure to payroll accounting and statutory compliance preferred but not mandatory; willing to transition from core accounting.

Responsibilities

• Manage payroll accounting and employee cost accounting (salary, bonus, incentives).
• Post payroll-related journal entries into the General Ledger.
• Handle payroll provisions, accruals, true-ups, and month-end/year-end close activities.
• Reconcile payroll records with GL, bank payments and balance sheet accounts.
• Ensure correct accounting and reconciliation of statutory liabilities (PF, ESI, TDS, Professional Tax, Gratuity).
• Investigate payroll accounting variances and resolve discrepancies.
• Support internal, statutory, and financial audits related to payroll and costs.
• Adhere to financial controls, accounting policies, and statutory compliance.
• Coordinate with Payroll, HR, Finance, Treasury, Tax teams.
• Drive process improvements and strengthen controls around payroll accounting.

Skills

Financial Accounting

R2R / GL

Payroll Accounting

Month-end Close

Compliance

Stakeholder Management

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Job description

We are looking for a Chartered Accountant with around 8–12 years of experience in financial accounting, controllership, R2R, or payroll accounting. The role will be responsible for ensuring accurate accounting, reconciliation, reporting, and compliance of payroll-related transactions. Candidates with direct payroll accounting experience are preferred. However, candidates with strong accounting fundamentals, GL, month-end close, reconciliations, and compliance experience who are willing to work in payroll accounting can also be considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage payroll accounting and employee cost accounting, including salary, bonus, incentives, and other compensation costs.
• Review and post payroll-related journal entries into the General Ledger.
• Handle payroll provisions, accruals, true-ups, and month-end/year-end closing activities.
• Perform reconciliation of payroll records with GL, bank payments, and balance sheet accounts.
• Ensure correct accounting and reconciliation of statutory liabilities such as PF, ESI, TDS, Professional Tax, Gratuity, and other employee-related obligations.
• Investigate payroll accounting variances and ensure timely resolution of discrepancies.
• Support internal, statutory, and financial audits related to payroll and employee costs.
• Ensure adherence to financial controls, accounting policies, and statutory compliance requirements.
• Coordinate closely with Payroll, HR, Finance, Treasury, Tax, and other relevant teams.
• Drive process improvements and strengthen controls around payroll accounting and reconciliations.

Experience & Qualification

• Chartered Accountant (CA)
• Around 8–12 years of relevant experience
• Strong experience in Financial Accounting / R2R / GL / Controllership / Payroll Accounting
• Good understanding of month-end close, journal entries, provisions, reconciliations, and compliance
• Exposure to payroll accounting and statutory compliance will be preferred but is not mandatory
• Candidates without direct payroll accounting experience should have strong core accounting knowledge and willingness to transition into payroll accounting
• Good stakeholder management, analytical, and problem-solving skills

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