Senior Lead - Payroll & Statutory Compliance

First American (India); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

First American (India) Private Limited, a Global Capability Centre of First American Financial Corporation, Bangalore, seeks an experienced Payroll & Statutory Compliance professional. You will handle end-to-end payroll activities, manage statutory compliance, and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure timely payroll deliverables.

The candidate should be detail-oriented, adaptable, and eager to learn while meeting defined timelines.

Qualifications

• 4 to 7 years of relevant experience in payroll and statutory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Handle end-to-end payroll activities and ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.
• Manage statutory compliance requirements related to payroll.
• Ensure adherence to applicable payroll policies, processes, and timelines.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders for payroll inputs, clarifications, and issue resolution.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and supporting documentation.
• Support payroll reconciliations, validations, and compliance activities.
• Track deadlines and ensure timely completion of payroll-related deliverables.
• Support audits and provide required payroll and compliance documentation.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and better operational efficiency.

Skills

Payroll and statutory compliance

Job description

First American (India) Private Limited (“FAI”) is a Global Capability Centre (GCC) of the First American Financial Corporation (FAF: NYSE) a leading provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions since 1889. FAI delivers Software Development, IT Infrastructure, Data & Analytics, back-office, and knowledge-processing operations to support First American's global operations across the US, UK, Australia & Canada. We build technology that powers millions of real-estate transactions, with a people-first culture that encourages innovation, collaboration, and solving real-world problems at scale.

Job Summary

First American (India) is looking for an experienced Payroll & Statutory Compliance professional to join our team in Bangalore.

The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in payroll processing, statutory compliance, and employee-related payroll activities. We are looking for someone who is detail-oriented, adaptable, eager to learn, and able to manage deliverables within defined timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle end-to-end payroll activities and ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.
• Manage statutory compliance requirements related to payroll.
• Ensure adherence to applicable payroll policies, processes, and timelines.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders for payroll inputs, clarifications, and issue resolution.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and supporting documentation.
• Support payroll reconciliations, validations, and compliance activities.
• Track deadlines and ensure timely completion of payroll-related deliverables.
• Support audits and provide required payroll and compliance documentation.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and better operational efficiency.

Required Skills

• 4 to 7 years of relevant experience in Payroll and Statutory Compliance.
• Strong understanding of payroll processes and compliance requirements.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work within strict timelines.
• Adaptive and flexible approach to work.
• Eagerness to learn and take ownership of responsibilities.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills