Senior Manager- India Payroll & Compliance

Topsource Infotech Solutions; Mumbai Suburban; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Topsource Infotech Solutions in Goregaon, Mumbai seeks a Senior Manager India Payroll and Compliance to lead end-to-end payroll operations and statutory compliance for India, ensuring accurate payroll delivery under central and state labour laws and wage codes. You will be a trusted advisor to HR, Finance, Legal, and leadership on payroll and compliance matters.

The role emphasises governance, process optimization, background verification coordination, and stakeholder management with internal

Qualifications

• Experience with Indian payroll regulations and central/state labour laws.
• Understanding of wage codes, social security, and tax compliance.
• Ability to advise on tax declarations and payroll-related processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end India payroll operations and statutory deductions.
• Ensure timely salary processing and payroll accounting support.
• Maintain payroll governance with reconciliations and audit trails.
• Coordinate background verification within defined timelines and with vendors.
• Drive process improvements and automation in payroll and compliance.

Skills

Payroll operations

Labour law compliance

Taxation advisory

Stakeholder management

Background verification coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Commerce/Finance/Law/HR

Job description

Kindly Note- This requirement is for one of our client located in Goregaon, East, Mumbai location.

Role Overview:

The Senior Manager India Payroll and Compliance will lead end-to-end payroll operations, statutory compliance, and background verification coordination for India, ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery while maintaining full adherence to applicable central and state labour laws, standing orders, wage regulations, social security obligations, taxation requirements, and evolving requirements under Indias new labour codes, including the Code on Wages, 2019. The role will serve as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to HR, Finance, Legal, business leaders, and employees on payroll, employment compliance, employee taxation, wage restructuring, labour code readiness, stakeholder-specific pay structure advisory, and background verification process governance. The person must bring a strong service mindset and the ability to evaluate and modify tax and pay structures, within legal and policy boundaries, to make compensation outcomes more practical, compliant, and conducive for stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage end-to-end India payroll operations, including payroll inputs, validations, salary processing, reimbursements, incentives, final settlements, statutory deductions, and payroll accounting support.
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of salaries, statutory contributions, tax deductions, employee recoveries, benefits, and other payroll-related payments.
• Establish strong payroll governance through maker-checker controls, reconciliations, audit trails, exception reporting, and periodic process reviews.
• Partner with HR Operations, Finance, Legal, Treasury, Benefits, and external vendors to ensure seamless payroll delivery and resolution of employee queries.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation, standardization, and simplification of payroll and compliance processes.
• Ensure timely initiation, tracking, escalation, and closure of background verification cases in line with agreed timelines, internal policies, candidate experience expectations, and business hiring needs.
• Maintain strong working relationships and active networks with background verification vendors to ensure

Labour Law and Statutory Compliance

• Maintain a thorough and current understanding of Indian labour laws, standing orders, wage codes, social security requirements, state-specific rules, and regulatory changes, including Indias new labour codes and their impact on payroll, salary structures, statutory contributions, and compliance processes.

Taxation Advisory and Employee Consultation

• Consult with employees, HR, Finance, and leadership on payroll taxation, income tax deductions, exemptions, perquisites, reimbursements, tax declarations, investment proofs, and year-end tax processes.
• Oversee accurate Tax Deducted at Source calculations, monthly and quarterly TDS compliance, Form 16 issuance, tax reconciliations, and related reporting.

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

• Act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders on India payroll, compliance, taxation, and labour law matters.
• Lead payroll and compliance teams or service partners, ensuring clear accountability, service quality, capability building, and timely issue resolution.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors degree in Commerce, Finance, Human Resources, Law, Business Administration, or a related discipline; a postgraduate qualification or professional certification in payroll, taxation, labour law, or HR compliance will be preferred.
• 1015 years of relevant experience in India payroll, statutory compliance, HR operations, labour law compliance, or payroll taxation, with at least 35 years in a managerial or senior specialist capacity.
• Strong working knowledge of Indian payroll regulations, central and state labour laws, standing orders, new labour codes, the Code on Wages, 2019, wage and social security laws, statutory filings, and payroll tax requirements.
• Experience managing