Payroll Specialist

Viatris; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,803,000 - 7,685,000; Full time

Job summary

Viatris seeks a Payroll Specialist / Deputy Manager to oversee payroll delivery for Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines within a shared services environment. You will partner with HR, Finance and service providers to ensure compliant, timely payroll processing across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities include end-to-end payroll management, validation of inputs/outputs, vendor governance and continuous improvement, while maintaining strict data confidentiality and controls.

Qualifications

• Experience in global or centralized payroll environments.
• Experience supporting payroll across multiple countries or via centralized operations.
• Experience with Workday HRIS and ADP or other outsourced payroll solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end payroll cycle and data collection.
• Validate inputs and outputs including movements, changes, bonuses, deductions.
• Review payroll results, reconciliations and coordinate corrections.
• Govern payroll vendors and SLAs.
• Ensure compliance with country-specific payroll, tax, social security and employment regulations.
• Coordinate payroll funding with Finance.
• Maintain audit trails and protect payroll data.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.
• Manage and resolve employee payroll queries.

Skills

GBS experience

Multi-country payroll

Workday/ADP payroll systems

Tools

Workday HRIS

ADP

Job description

The Payroll Specialist / Deputy Manager for Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines is responsible for the accurate, timely and compliant delivery and governance of payroll within a shared services payroll environment. Acting as the country Payroll SME, the role oversees payroll providers, validates payroll inputs and outputs, ensures statutory and tax compliance, maintains effective payroll controls, and supports payroll-related queries and continuous improvement.

The role partners closely with HR, Finance and external service providers to ensure payroll is delivered accurately, compliantly and in line with country-specific labor, tax, social security and employment regulations as well as established processes, controls and payroll calendars while delivering a high-quality employee payroll experience.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

The role encompasses the following core responsibilities across Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines, with additional country-specific requirements outlined below to reflect local payroll, statutory and regulatory requirements.

Core / Shared Responsibilities

• Own and coordinate the end-to-end payroll cycle, including payroll calendars, cut-offs, data collection, validation and timely submission for processing.
• Validate payroll inputs and outputs, including employee movements, compensation changes, allowances, bonuses/incentives, deductions, benefits and other payroll-impacting transactions.
• Review payroll results, reconciliations, variance and exception reports, investigate discrepancies and coordinate timely corrections prior to final approval.
• Govern payroll vendors , ensuring delivery against agreed payroll calendars, service levels, quality standards and internal controls.
• Ensure compliance with applicable country-specific payroll, tax, social security, employment and statutory requirements including monitoring regulatory changes and coordinating required process or system updates.
• Coordinate payroll funding, payments with Finance team.
• Maintain effective payroll controls, audit trails and documentation, and support internal, external and statutory audits while ensuring confidentiality and protection of employee payroll data.
• Identify and support opportunities for payroll process improvement, standardization, automation and system enhancement.
• Manage and resolve employee payroll queries, coordinating with HR, Finance and payroll providers on complex or country-specific matters.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a Global Business Services (GBS), Shared Services or other centralized payroll environment.
• Experience supporting payroll across multiple countries or remotely from a centralized location.
• Experience with Workday HRIS and ADP or other outsourced payroll solutions.