600 Payroll Specialist jobs in India

**About the Role:**
**Grade Level (for internal use):**
08
**The Role:** The **Payroll Specialist** is part of a global payroll team and is responsible for the EMEA payroll working with various providers, for example, CloudPay and ADP. We operate in an outsourced environment.
**The Impact:** The role is responsible for providing support for the outsourced vendor concerning all payroll activities including payroll processing, tax requirements/filings, issue resolution, monthly, quarterly, and annual processes, systems requirements, verifications and controls, internal and external audits, and employee support. The role encompasses supporting colleagues in all off the Purpose team (i.e., People Partners, Equity, Benefits, Total Rewards, Compensation and People Services), Finance and Accounting, Tax and Audit.
**The Career Opportunity:** This dynamic and challenging role provides an opportunity to learn the processing and calculation of new payrolls and the payroll requirements for our EMEA countries. There will also be an opportunity to gain experience in regional payroll implementations as part of the merger between SPGI and IHSM.
This is a hybrid role . This is to allow our staff to meet in person and to connect with their colleagues in the wider S&P Global community.
**Responsibilities:**
The payrolls are processed for the following EMEA countries Belgium, Kazakhstan Dubai, UK, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, and Switzerland. EMEA payroll processing experience will be an advantage.
+ Administer and support EMEA payroll operations, ensuring that all data has been processed accurately by the payroll provider.
+ Provide support to People Partners, People Service Centre, Compensation, and all other Purpose functions to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time.
+ Ensure payroll processing is by payroll accounting requirements. Participate in GL account maintenance. Reconcile payroll accounts in collaboration with the Finance and business unit teams.
+ Maintain reconciliations of each of the payrolls ensuring that the payroll data is verified and checked against previous monthly data.
+ Provide support for all payroll tax reporting and filing requirements with the statutory authorities in the appropriate countries.
+ Ensures data integrity in all payroll systems.
+ Provide support for timely and accurate reporting of all equity income in compliance with regional-specific laws.
+ Support both Internal and External Audit with any audits and queries.
+ Ensure that all payrolls are compliant with audit procedures.
+ Any other duties as necessary to the performance of the role.
+ Candidate should have experience in payroll process improvement, implementing AI to improve the employee experience.
**Requirements:**
+ 2+ Years of Payroll Experience.
+ Knowledge of CloudPay and ADP a plus
+ Workday exposure is a plus.
+ Extensive direct payroll experience in a large corporate environment
+ Experience operating in an outsourced payroll environment.
+ Ability to work and deliver within tight timelines.
+ Strong knowledge of compliance and tax practices and requirements is a plus.
+ Strong working knowledge of computer applications including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
+ Strong written and verbal communication skills
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**Our Purpose:**
Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology-the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.
Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.
**Our People:**
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**Job ID:** 316794
**Posted On:** 2025-06-18
**Location:** Gurgaon, Haryana, India

**Job Summary**
Payroll Specialist is responsible for executing the organization's payroll activities, ensuring pay is processed on time, accurately and in compliance with government regulations. This role involves payroll, aiding in data gathering, assisting in ad hoc projects and additional payroll works when required.
**Job Requirements**
Payroll Processing: Work with vendor for preparation and distribution of the company's payroll, ensuring accurate and timely processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, taxes, and other deductions.
Compliance: Ensure compliance with as per the government legislation requirements. Stay updated on changes to laws and regulations that affect payroll processes.
Reporting: Assisting in data gathering/collation based on adhoc requirements from various teams for data analysis, financial projects, etc.
Systems knowledge: Strong in Excel (data analysis, reporting, and payroll calculations) and experience in AI/Robotics is an advantage.
Audits and Reconciliation: Support audit related data collation in co-ordination with the internal payroll team and payroll vendors.
Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate payroll processes and implement improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy. Develop and document payroll procedures and policies.
Ad hoc project: Assistance in any ad hoc project to be assigned when request.
Work as team: You will be part of a Global payroll team and you may be requested to work with team mates to perform additional works.
**Education**
**7+** years of experience in global payroll
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**Role Purpose**
+ Inputs collection and consolidation for payroll and benefit related items
+ Managing enrollment of Expats, GMs & Local plus employees to Benefits, liaise with Benefit providers
+ Communicate changes to IHG Vendors on employee benefit coverage based on changes to personal/ professional situation includes new hire, termination, transfer, pay changes etc.
+ Providing information and answering employee questions about payroll & benefit related matters
+ Maintaining employee records in the Payroll systems and files
+ Ensure data is aligned between HR system; Payroll systems and Employee files
+ Ensure payments of HR Suppliers (Payroll, Benefits, 3rd Parties)
+ Process payments via Finance Systems as required
+ Perform data checks before every payroll and perform controls before payroll approval
+ Propose and work on process improvement for countries and processes
+ Perform as backup for assigned tasks when needed
+ Provide inputs for Audit requests within agreed timeframes
+ Ensure HRSS processes & procedures are aligned to company policies
+ Documentation of HRSS processes and procedures and ensuring they are updated when required
+ Support training requirements for payroll users , HRSS Associate as required
+ Track and report defined Service Level Agreement requirements and metrics
+ Administer the processing of variable components of Pay i.e. paid time off, bonuses, deductions etc through a defined process agreed with outsource vendor.
+ Work with Mobility team for Expat taxes, shadow payroll ensuring the tax affairs are settled as per government compliance
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**Key Collaborative Network**
**Key Shared Accountabilities** **Key Interfaces**
+ Case Management system and shared mailboxes
+ Data accuracy in maintaining records
+ HR employee records set up and maintained
+ Audit and Legal Compliance
+ Adherence to KPI deliverables
+ Payroll Vendors
+ Benefit Vendors
+ HRSS Accounting
+ Finance
+ Regional HR Teams
+ Hotel Finance & HR Teams
+ Mobility Team
+ Tax Authorities (where applicable)
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• End to End Payroll activities including processing employee reimbursement and benefits, ensuring that everything follows organizational policy. Managing Payroll inputs.
• Calculating bonuses like Retention, referral, and gratuity as per company policy and applicable Act.
• Employees’ investment documents checking and updating and Handling employee tax calculations based on investment proofs.
• Performing Periodic Internal and external Payroll Audits. with Finance.
• Payroll Grievance handling.
• Salary structure upgradation with the best practice for TDS saving.
• Managing Payroll related legal & statutory Compliance (Tax, PF, ESIC, PT, LWF & Minimum wages) across group.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and coordinate payroll and related procedures with high accuracy
• Apply in-depth knowledge of benefits, compensation principles, income tax, and retirement plans
• Maintain and update HRMS master data, with a focus on non-financial data integrity
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements related to payroll, including PF, ESI, Professional Tax, LWF, and TDS
• Conduct thorough reconciliation between Paybooks application outputs and input data
• Perform variance analysis to ensure payroll accuracy
• Manage annual compliance reporting for salary-related statutory requirements
• Address and resolve employee queries promptly and effectively
• Review and approve changes in employee records, including exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, job titles, and departmental transfers
• Compile comprehensive reports on earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and non-taxable wages

Job requirements

• MBA in Human Resources or bachelor’s degree in commerce
• Experience levels: 2+ to 5 years
• Minimum 1 year of experience in technical support with domestic clients
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong client relationship management abilities
• Comprehensive knowledge of Indian HR and Payroll domains
• High degree of patience and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in MS Excel
• Ability to perform under pressure during peak periods (month-end, quarter-end, and year-end)