Payroll Operations Analyst

Accenture in India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Bengaluru is hiring a Payroll Operations Analyst to manage payroll processes with 3–5 years of experience. The role requires understanding payroll admin, training teams, and ensuring timely, accurate payroll processing.

Strong English communication and MS Office skills are essential; SAP and SuccessFactors experience is a plus. The position may involve rotational shifts and close collaboration with peers.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in payroll operations.
• Graduation in any field is required.
• Proficiency with SAP and MS Office/Excel is expected.
• Experience with SuccessFactors is a plus, HR/payroll Certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Understand payroll processes and apply SME-level knowledge to client problems.
• Train and develop the team’s functional knowledge and conduct surveys.
• Read, analyze and document client processes; perform on‑time payroll processing.
• Provide support to client employees and communicate effectively.
• Maintain process documentation and ensure compliance with SLAs.
• Identify root causes, propose corrective actions and drive improvements.

Skills

Payroll processes

MS Office

Education

Graduation (Any)

Tools

SAP

SuccessFactors

MS Office

Job description

Skill required: Payroll - Payroll Process Design

Designation: Payroll Operations Analyst

Qualifications: Any Graduation

Years of Experience: 3 to 5 years

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 784,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

What would you do?

• This role involves a deeper understanding of Payroll Admin and leveraging expertise to solve specific problems related to payroll.
• Responsibilities include training and developing the team's functional knowledge, administering satisfaction surveys, and providing general support to client employees and communication.
• Read, understand, and analyze client processes as a subject matter expert.
• Execute processes accurately and timely as a hands‑on processor.
• Master the given process and help team members overcome process‑related queries.
• Escalate issues and seek advice when faced with complex problems.
• Pay close attention to the quality of written and verbal English skills within the team.
• Create logical plans, realistic estimates, and schedules for activities or project segments.
• Ensure LWI’s are followed and updated regularly and train team members on process updates.
• Maintain, validate, and update process documentation to ensure compliance.
• Perform "Root Cause Analysis" on issues and suggest appropriate corrective actions.
• Propose process improvement ideas to reduce time, improve accuracy, or enhance controls.
• Participate in knowledge transfer of any process/client and acquire in-depth knowledge as an SME.
• Participate in various internal or client initiatives related to the process.
• Understand existing performance metrics, how they are measured, and improve the measurement system.

What are we looking for?

• Plan proper allocation of work.
• Support Team Lead/Manager with daily stats/reporting and MOS.
• Update process metrics daily and maintain MIS.
• Be available on the floor to resolve process-related issues.
• Participate in team-building activities and organizational initiatives.
• Complete training need analysis for the team through quality reports and knowledge tests.
• Follow the quality check and audit mechanism within the process to ensure delivery on SLAs.
• Ensure and maintain the security and confidentiality of client data.
• Assist in training/educating team members on learning and acquiring skills in the process.

• Knowledge of Payroll Processes.
• SAP experience required.
• SuccessFactors experience is a plus.
• HR Domain certification/Payroll Certification is a plus.
• Strong MS Office and Excel skills.
• Roles and Responsibilities:
• In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of lower-complexity problems
• Your day to day interaction is with peers within Accenture before updating supervisors
• In this role you may have limited exposure with clients and/or Accenture management
• You will be given moderate level instruction on daily work tasks and detailed instructions on new assignments
• The decisions you make impact your own work and may impact the work of others
• You will be an individual contributor as a part of a team, with a focused scope of work
• Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts