Payroll Expert

Novartis India; Telangana; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Novartis India is hiring a Payroll Expert to manage end-to-end payroll for India with strict adherence to statutory and company requirements. The role serves as a subject matter expert for payroll operations, controls, audits and stakeholder support, including collaboration with People & Organization, Finance and Tax teams.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of multinational payroll experience, strong knowledge of payroll legislation, and hands-on workday/sap/adp experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of payroll experience in a multinational environment handling end to end core payroll processing for India Payroll.
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, and statutory compliance.
• Experience with payroll systems such as Workday, SAP, ADP.

Responsibilities

• Execute and oversee end-to-end India payroll processing for assigned countries/entities.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery in line with established deadlines.
• Validate payroll data, calculations, deductions, and statutory payments.
• Review payroll results and perform payroll reconciliations.
• Execute payroll controls and ensure compliance with internal control frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws, tax regulations, and statutory requirements.
• Manage statutory filings, tax payments, year-end processes, and payroll audits.
• Investigate payroll issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions and process improvements.
• Act as a key payroll partner for People & Organization, Finance, Tax, Benefits teams, external vendors, employees, and business leaders by providing guidance and resolving inquiries.
• Support payroll systems, testing, process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives, including maintaining SOPs and work instructions.

Skills

Payroll processes

Data analysis

Excel advanced

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Workday

SAP

ADP

Job description

Summary

Location: Hyderabad, India

Relocation Support: This role is based in Hyderabad, India. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

The Payroll Expert is responsible for ensuring accurate, efficient and timely payroll processing while maintaining compliance with statutory, tax, and company requirements. The role serves as a subject matter expert for payroll operations, process improvements, controls, audits, vendor management, and stakeholder support.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute and oversee end-to-end India payroll processing for assigned countries/entities.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery in line with established deadlines.
• Validate payroll data, calculations, deductions, and statutory payments.
• Review payroll results and perform payroll reconciliations.
• Execute payroll controls and ensure compliance with internal control frameworks (Novartis Financial Controls Manual).
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws, tax regulations, and statutory requirements.
• Manage statutory filings, tax payments, year-end processes, and payroll audits.
• Investigate payroll issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions and process improvements.
• Act as a key payroll partner for People & Organization, Finance, Tax, Benefits teams, external vendors, employees, and business leaders by providing guidance and resolving inquiries.
• Support payroll systems, testing, process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives, including maintaining SOPs and work instructions.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of payroll experience in a multinational environment handling end to end core payroll processing for India Payroll
• Strong knowledge of payroll legislation, taxation, and statutory compliance.
• Experience with payroll systems such as Workday, SAP, ADP.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience of Australia, New Zealand or Philippines Payroll would be an added advantage.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and accommodation

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