Payroll Professional II - EMEA & APAC - 3 - 5 yrs

Nielsen; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Nielsen is seeking a Global Payroll Specialist to manage end-to-end payroll across the EMEA and APAC regions, ensuring accurate, timely salary processing and a positive employee experience.

You will handle semi-monthly and monthly payrolls, coordinate with external vendors and HR teams, and support audit activities while upholding compliance and data confidentiality across multiple entities. This role requires collaboration across regions and a proactive approach to resolve payroll issues.

Qualifications

• Multi-Country Payroll Delivery: 3+ years managing multi-country or multi-entity semi-monthly and monthly payrolls, including pension schemes across EMEA and APAC.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end semi-monthly and monthly payrolls across EMEA and APAC regions.
• Collaborate with external benefit providers to process payroll accurately.
• Prepare for annual internal and external audits and ensure audit requirements are met.
• Ensure Year End processes comply with local legal and statutory requirements.
• Handle day-to-day payroll, benefits and pension queries and provide Adhoc reports.

Skills

Time Management

Problem Solving

Confidentiality

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Workspace

HRIS

SAP/Employee Central

Job description

Company Description

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

Company Description

At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

Job Description

The Global Payroll Specialist is responsible for managing all payroll across the region, ensuring smooth payroll operations and a consistent employee experience. We offer a great place to work by providing a positive and inclusive working environment where colleagues can perform better by being themselves.

Purpose of the Role

Looking after our associates is key and making sure they get paid and rewarded correctly is a big part of this. In this varied and broad role, you will be responsible for end-to-end semi-monthly and monthly payrolls and associated pension schemes across the EMEA and APAC regions. As part of a global team, you will manage assigned regional payrolls while providing seamless coverage for team members across these jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities

• Payroll Management
  • Payroll gatekeeper, responsible for all monthly payroll data, upload/update all permanent changes on the payroll system. for checking the monthly payroll and preparing validation reports in accordance with global payroll guidelines
  • Where required work with external benefit providers to ensure benefits are processed correctly through payroll. Work closely with HR teams to provide any reporting requirements relating to payroll.
  • Prepare for annual internal and external audits for each entity, work closely with the Finance team to ensure all audit requirements are met.
  • Ensure all Year End processes are completed in a timely manner, and in accordance with all local legal and statutory requirements
  • Day to day payroll, benefits and pension queries
  • Preparing Adhoc reports and reconciliations for Finance, HR and Comp & Bens

Qualifications

Experience

• Multi-Country Payroll Delivery: Proven experience minimum of 3 years managing multi-country or multi-entity semi-monthly and monthly payrolls, including associated pension schemes across EMEA and APAC regions.
• Vendor & In-House Management: Hands-on experience working with global payroll vendors and/or processing in-house payrolls; direct experience with Neeyamo is highly desirable.
• Systems Proficiency: Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. Experience with HR Information Systems (HRIS) is desirable, ideally SAP / Employee Central.
• Cross-Functional Communication: Demonstrated ability to build strong professional relationships across internal departments and with external payroll providers, confidently interacting with employees at all levels.

Skills & Personal Attributes

• Time Management & Accuracy: Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload effectively, manage tight deadlines, and perform accurately at speed with exemplary attention to detail.
• Problem Solving & Initiative: Proactive, resourceful problem solver with a hands-on "can-do" attitude and the ability to work independently under pressure.
• Confidentiality & Professionalism: High degree of discretion, tact, and sensitivity when handling confidential payroll and employee data.