Senior Payroll Specialist Managed Services

Experis; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist with 7+ years of end-to-end payroll experience to manage payroll for complex populations. The role emphasizes accuracy, statutory compliance, and timely processing across regions, with a focus on issue resolution and process improvement.

The successful candidate will collaborate with HR, Finance, and external providers to ensure payroll integrity and continuous operational excellence in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• End-to-End Payroll Processing and validation across complex country populations.
• Experience ensuring statutory compliance and timely payroll processing.
• Proficiency in tax and statutory deductions and social security rules.
• Ability to resolve payroll issues with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Experience coordinating with third-party payroll providers and HR/Finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end payroll processes for complex populations.
• Review payroll calculations, deductions, and outputs before finalization.
• Serve as primary escalation point for complex payroll issues.
• Investigate discrepancies and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with third-party providers to resolve payroll/compliance issues.
• Review team output and provide guidance to ensure accuracy.
• Drive standardization and operational excellence in payroll.
• Support workload planning, onboarding, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Time & Attendance, and Benefits teams.
• Identify risks and recommend improvements for payroll quality and efficiency.

Skills

End-to-End Payroll Processing

Payroll Operations

Payroll Validation & Reconciliation

Payroll Compliance

Payroll Legislation

Tax & Statutory Deductions

Social Security Compliance

Payroll Issue Resolution

Root Cause Analysis

Third-Party Payroll Vendor Management

Payroll Systems

HRIS

Time & Attendance Systems

Stakeholder Management

Process Improvement

7–9 years experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Senior Payroll Specialist Managed Services

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: 7+ Years

Band: P3

Location: Bengaluru

Shift: EMEA/APAC

Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Payroll Specialist with 79 years of experience in end-to-end payroll operations. The candidate will be responsible for managing payroll for complex countries or employee populations, ensuring payroll accuracy, statutory compliance, and timely payroll processing. The role requires expertise in payroll operations, issue resolution, stakeholder management, and continuous process improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end payroll processes for complex countries or employee populations.
• Review and validate payroll calculations, statutory deductions, and payroll outputs before payroll finalization.
• Act as the primary point of escalation for complex payroll-related issues.
• Investigate payroll discrepancies, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with third-party payroll providers to resolve payroll and compliance issues.
• Review payroll work completed by team members and provide guidance to ensure quality and accuracy.
• Drive payroll process improvements, standardization, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Support workload planning, onboarding, knowledge sharing, and training activities.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Time & Attendance, Benefits, and business teams to resolve payroll issues.
• Identify operational risks and recommend improvements to enhance payroll quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

Mandatory Skills

• End-to-End Payroll Processing
• Payroll Operations
• Payroll Validation & Reconciliation
• Payroll Compliance
• Payroll Legislation
• Tax & Statutory Deductions
• Social Security Compliance
• Payroll Issue Resolution
• Root Cause Analysis
• Third-Party Payroll Vendor Management
• Payroll Systems
• HRIS
• Time & Attendance Systems
• Stakeholder Management
• Process Improvement

Preferred Skills

• Experience managing multi-country payroll operations.
• Experience working with global payroll providers.
• Knowledge of payroll process standardization and operational excellence initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
• 7–9 years of payroll experience.
• Experience in complex payroll operations is required.
• Experience supporting multi-country payroll operations is preferred.