Senior Analyst - Payroll

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Note : Candidates with experience of India payroll accounting needs to apply.

 

Why we're hiring:

 

This position is responsible for managing & processing payroll for employees within an organization. This role ensures accurate & timely compensation while maintaining compliance with tax regulations, company policies & confidentiality standards. 

Job location :- Vikhroli 

 

What you'll be doing:

 

• End to end payroll processing preferably experience in handling inhouse payroll activities.
• Well versed in advanced excel and having good communication skills.
• Scheduling Monthly Payroll and Statutory activities.
• Input coordination with Opco along with monthly attendance and preparation of input in Excel file and share with vendor for salary processing.
• FFS processing – final tax working, unclaimed leave balance, working of notice period shortfall, gratuity calculation.
• Checking output reports received from payroll vendor - Salary register, tax register, CTC master, bank file and Journal entries.
• Complete knowledge of salary taxes – calculation, chapter 6A, section 10 working, perquisite calculation.
• Knowledge of statutory calculation, compliance with due dates of payout and returns.
• Complete knowledge of Provident Fund compliances and query handling.
• Coordination with HR SPOC on payroll processing, investments, employees taxes, etc.
• Coordination with consultant for statutory challan & return filing.
• Working and understanding of annual reports - Managerial remuneration, statutory bonus working.
• Understanding of Leave and Gratuity Acturial Valuation and accounting entries.
• Form 24 (e-TDS Quarterly) return filling, revised returns filing & understanding of entire activity to generate Form 16.
• Knowledge of new wage code.
• Employee’s query management on a daily basis.
• Audit handling – Statutory, tax audit and government audits and all types of Payroll related reconciliations.

 

What you'll need:

 

• 7 -12 years of India inhouse payroll experience.
• Ability to work efficiently and independently, handle pressure.
• Collaborative and great teammate
• Should be capable in doing multitasking and should be quick in doing right delegation and decision making.
• Must be dynamic, having an eye on details and able to work well under deadlines in a changing environment.
• Should be good in Microsoft Office. Especially in Excel, Word, Vision, and Power-point.
• Should be innovative to adopt the technology change in the process for smoother operations.
• Should be excellent in presentation skills.

 

Who you are:

You're open: we are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: we approach all that we do with confidence: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: We are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

 

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – we champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work

Scale and opportunity – we offer the opportunity to create, influence and deliver projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. 

 

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