Manager- Payroll, Benefit and Compliance

About the role

This position is responsible to design, manage, and administer the organization’s compensation, benefits, and payroll programs ensuring internal equity, external competitiveness, and compliance with statutory and organizational policies. The role focuses on driving reward strategies that attract, retain, and motivate employees, while ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing and adherence to all legal and audit requirements.

Key responsibilities

Payroll and Benefits Administration
Oversee end-to-end payroll processing for all employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with statutory requirements.
Review and validate monthly inputs such as new joiners, exits, variable pay, overtime, deductions, and attendance data.
Ensure statutory compliance with PF, ESI, PT, Income Tax, Gratuity, Bonus Act, and other applicable labor laws.
Coordinate with Finance for payroll funding, reconciliations, and reporting002E
Manage payroll audits (internal, external, and statutory) and respond to audit queries promptly.
Maintain confidentiality and accuracy of payroll data in all systems and reports.
Ensure timely distribution of pay slips, Form 16, and other payroll-related documents.

Benefits Administration
Administer employee benefits programs such as medical insurance, group term life, and wellness benefits.
Liaise with insurance brokers and vendors for renewals, claims, and employee queries.
Ensure accurate benefits enrolment and maintenance in HR systems.
Monitor benefit utilization trends and recommend enhancements aligned with employee needs and cost efficiency.
Communicate benefit policies and updates effectively to employees.

HR Information System
Keep the HR system up to date with changes in employee information. This involves creating accounts for new hires and modifying data during common situations such as employee promotions or terminations and salary changes.
Regularly conduct system audits to guarantee data integrity

Employee Recognition
Communicates and coordinates the employee recognition programs
Coordinates recognition gifts for established programs
Compliance and Process Excellence
Keep abreast of labor law updates and ensure adherence to all statutory filings and submissions.
Continuously review payroll and benefits processes to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and employee experience.
Support audits, compliance reviews, and implementation of new payroll or benefits systems/modules.
Compensation Strategy and Design
Conduct regular salary structure reviews, job evaluations, and market benchmarking to ensure internal equity and external competitiveness.
Support annual salary planning, promotions, and merit review cycles in collaboration with HR Business Partners and business leaders.
Provide analytical insights and recommendations to leadership on compensation trends and workforce cost management.
Educate managers and employees on reward policies and programs through communication and training sessions.
Other tasks that may be assigned from time to time.

About you

Required Skills and Knowledge (Brief description of technical knowledge or skills needed to perform the job)

• Excellent computer skills

Required Competencies (Critical behaviours necessary to successfully perform the job)

• Exemplary communication skills and ability to communicate effectively at executive levels
• Action oriented: problem solving, perseverance and drive for results
• Ability to work independently and perform well with little supervision
• Ability to work under pressure in complex environments, and to effectively manage competing priorities across multiple projects and business lines
• Cross cultural sensitivity and experience working with global teams
• Strong attention to detail

Strong customer service ethos

Experience and Qualification

Required Work Experience (Brief description of the job-related experience needed to perform the job)

• At least 5 years work experience in payroll and benefits management
• Experience in service industry is a plus

Required Qualifications (Brief description of the educational background needed to perform the job)

• College graduate, preferably in HR or business course

Required Languages (Brief description of the language skills needed to perform the job)

• Excellent written and spoken English