Payroll Administrator - India

Insight Global; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Hyderabad, India is seeking a Payroll Administrator to ensure accurate and timely payroll for our global employees. This role spans coordination across teams, compliance with local regulations, and driving scalable payroll processes.

You will review, reconcile, and process payroll for full-time staff and contractors, administer statutory payments (PF, PT, TDS), verify records (PAN, Aadhaar, UAN), and resolve discrepancies with HR and Finance.

Qualifications

• 5 years of payroll experience.
• Strong understanding of payroll systems and tax laws.
• Detail oriented with ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to work across departments and maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Review, reconcile, and process payrolls for full-time employees and contractors.
• Prepare and verify payroll calculations; generate payroll reports and maintain records.
• Administer statutory payments and filings: PF, PT, TDS, and year-end returns.
• Validate employee records (PAN, Aadhaar, UAN, bank details) and resolve discrepancies with HR/Shared Services.
• Coordinate with Finance for GST reconciliations and contractor GST details.
• Process payroll transactions including bonuses and other one-off payments.
• Drive automation and scalable payroll processes; manage payroll data integrity.
• Support country HR teams on new hires, terminations, and salary changes.
• Troubleshoot payroll issues and respond to paycheck queries.

Skills

Payroll

Attention to detail

Customer service mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Organization

Multitasking

Analytical skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Schedule: Mon-Thurs onsite, Friday: remote

Hours: 11AM IST - 8 PM IST

Payroll Administrator

Our Team:

Prepare, Provide, & Problem Solve India Our daily mission as a team is to support our corporate and sales offices through exceptional service and communication. We strive to process payroll efficiently, accurately, and in compliance with labor and tax laws. Our goal is to keep our employees satisfied and well informed.

About this Role

The Payroll Administrator – Plays a critical role in ensuring global employees of Insight Global are paid accurately and on time. This includes a range of responsibilities from the coordination of processes across multiple teams, maintaining compliance with country-specific regulations, and processing payroll transactions. This role requires strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and a commitment to building scalable payroll processes that support a global workforce.

What You’ll Do:

• Review, reconcile, and process accurate, timely payrolls for full-time employees and contractors.
• Prepare and verify payroll calculations; generate payroll reports and maintain payroll records.
• Administer statutory payments and filings: PF, PT, TDS (monthly/quarterly/annual), and year-end returns.
• Validate employee records (PAN, Aadhaar, UAN, bank details), maintain payroll data integrity, and coordinate with HR/Shared Services to resolve discrepancies.
• Validate and approve contractor GST details; ensure correct GST treatment and support invoice verification and coordinate with Finance for GST reconciliations.
• Process payroll transactions including premium pays, bonuses, and other one-off payments.
• Build and improve efficient, scalable global payroll processes.
• Maintain detailed records of processed items, adjustments, and one-off payments.
• Partner with country HR teams to process new hires, terminations, and salary changes.
• Troubleshoot global payroll issues and resolve pay-related discrepancies.
• Respond to employee paycheck queries and provide payroll support
• Support payroll system administration and process improvements—drive automation initiatives, optimize payroll workflows, and implement controls and reconciliations to mitigate risk.

This job is for you if:

• You have a passion for Payroll and a customer service mindset.
• You are detail oriented, and you seek to understand both the cause and effect of a situation.
• You are organized and have an ability to meet strict deadlines.
• You take initiative when problem solving and can work within a team.
• You can think creatively to benefit the team while also keeping the customer and company top of mind.
• You excel at cross-departmental collaboration and proactively bridging gaps between teams.
• 5 years of payroll experience.
• Attentiveness to detail and ability to handle detail work in a timely manner.
• Strong work ethic, team player, and high degree of professionalism.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to problem solve.
• Ability to work with confidential information.
• Strong organization skills with a keen ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Strong skills across multiple advanced platforms, such as Microsoft.
• Strong understanding of payrolls systems and tax laws