Payroll Associate

Position Summary

Payroll and Benefits Associate

Total experience – 3 to 4 years in payroll Processing and Accounting

Location – Airoli, Navi Mumbai

What You Will Do

As our Payroll & Benefits Associate, you will be the face of this vital team, acting as the first line of support for Europe Employees.

• Ensure accurate and timely submission of payroll inputs and payroll approvals to Payroll Service Provider – PSP) by adhering to the prescribed timelines for a number of sites (countries) and managing the relationship with external providers to ensure delivery of all agreed services.
• Working with HR teams/partners across Europe to co-ordinate data for completion of monthly payrolls to ensure delivery of payroll using external Payroll Service Providers.
• Create and manage strong relationships across Payroll, tax authorities, benefits suppliers, HR and Finance.
• Running and analysing reports for internal and external audits and maintaining reports for management to support business decisions, using SAP.
• Query resolution on all payroll requests for internal and external audits.
• Point of contact for resolution of issues between employees and PSPs, and trouble shooting issues relating to payroll that require policy interpretation.
• Working with PSPs to ensure all statutory payroll returns are filed and paid over to the respective authority.
• Ensuring Payroll procedures are compliant with in country regulations every month/ quarter/ year as stipulated by law.
• Completes posting of Payroll Journals and payment entries every month within set timelines and reconciliation of payroll accounts
• Work closely with the payroll vendor for timely preparation of Annual returns/ Quarterly Returns and maintaining employee registers as prescribed by law.
• Managing other benefits and liaising with vendors including but not limited to health, pension, meal vouchers
• Manage payroll partner relationships including identifying recurring issues in service and escalating appropriately

To Be Successful You Must Have 

• 3 to 4 years of experience payroll processing with a proven track record in exposure to EMEA and/or UK payrolls in a multinational environment
• Integrity and professionalism to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Extremely detail oriented, and use your time management to juggle multiple priorities, working with colleagues in different locations.
• Excellent and comprehensive communication and diplomacy skills working in a cross functional environment
• Customer experience – dealing with customers (employees, tax authorities etc) across European locations
• Proficiency in MS Office with strong knowledge of excel and word is essential, and some knowledge of accounting systems would be advantageous
• Eye to details and problem-solving attitude.
• Strong relationship and interpersonal skills with ability to work in teams.
• Available to work in Europe Shift.
• Sound with excel and Power point skills
• Self-starter and organized individual who can work in a fast-paced environment and keep to deadlines

Good to have Skills:

• Analytical skills.
• Exposure to SAP system and proficiency in use of various software.
• Quick to adapt to change in processes or Technology.
• Profound knowledge in legal compliances affecting European Countries payroll domain.