Payroll Specialist

BDO India; Pune District; On-site; INR 350,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO India is seeking a payroll professional responsible for processing client payroll accurately and timely. You will oversee end-to-end payroll, including data collection, calculations, reporting, and compliance for employees across multiple locations.

The role requires 2-5 years of payroll experience, a strong focus on accuracy, and the ability to conduct audits and support statutory filings. Collaboration with finance and client management is essential.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of payroll experience
• Strong understanding of payroll processing
• Attention to accuracy and confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Process payroll for allocated clients, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Oversee end-to-end payroll process: data collection, input, calculations, reporting
• Handle payroll for employees across multiple locations and ensure compliance with laws
• Manage complex calculations including bonuses, commissions, and tax withholdings
• Coordinate salary changes, deductions, and benefits; ensure statutory remittances are timely
• Conduct payroll audits, health checks, and reconciliations to resolve discrepancies
• Prepare payroll reports for management and finance with actionable insights
• Maintain payroll records and ensure confidentiality of information
• Support audits with required data and documentation
• Respond to employee queries within set timelines

Job description

Experience: 2-5 Years

Role & responsibilities

• Ensure all allocated clients payroll is processed accurately and timely.
• Oversee the end-to-end payroll process, including data collection, input, calculations, and reporting.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll for employees across multiple locations.
• Process complex payroll calculations, including bonuses, commissions, and tax withholding.
• Oversee salary changes, compensations, deductions, bonus, variable payouts and benefits to employees.
• Stay updated on evolving payroll laws, regulations, and tax requirements to ensure compliance.
• Lead efforts to improve payroll processes, enhance system efficiency, and reduce errors.
• Perform regular audits and reconciliations to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare payroll reports for management and finance teams, analysing payroll data and trends.
• Prepare payroll reports for management and finance teams, analysing payroll data and trends.
• Ensure 100% error free deliverables.
• Taking care of statutory deductions precisely (Income Tax, PF, ESI, PT, LWF) and remittances of all statutory liabilities in time
• Complies with all payroll related statutory returns
• Knowledge on eTDS filing, Form 16 generation, TRACES
• Conducting internal system and process health checks
• Ensure the maintenance of maker and checker concept & follow the process/work flows
• Updating on income tax and other state laws amendments and rules
• Maintain employee payroll records data in system
• Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential
• Preparation and follow process checklists
• Client Management
• Response to queries from employees within TAT, conduct payroll helpdesk
• Audit Support and providing required details for Statutory / Internal Audits
• Preparation of internal reports and provide all required information/data to reporting manager
• Preparation of JVs and providing required information to client