Head - Payroll - Manufacturing

Job Description:

Payroll Management and Administration:

- Ensure timely and accurate communication of compensation changes to employees and stakeholders

- Oversee payroll processes, ensuring compliance with taxation, statutory deductions, and organizational policies

- Review and validates inputs from systems like Zing HR and Success Factors to ensure payroll accuracy

- Manage vendor relationships for payroll-related tasks, including statutory compliance filings such as ESIC and PF

- Audit payroll data, including income tax projections and pay registers, for accuracy and compliance

Compliance and Risk Management:

- Ensure compliance with labor laws, including minimum wage updates, the Shops and

- Establishment Act, and other relevant regulations

- Maintain and update statutory records and compliance registers in collaboration with vendors and consultants

- Address compliance-related challenges, particularly in areas like employee transfers, incentives taxation, and relocation allowances

- Facilitate periodic audits to ensure adherence to regulatory and organizational policies

Benefits Administration:

- Manage employee benefits, including group insurance, medical insurance, and related queries

- Ensure timely processing of benefits and alignment with corporate standards

- Monitor market trends to propose and implement new benefit structures

Continuous Improvement and Problem-Solving:

- Identify system-level challenges in manual processes and implements improvements for efficiency and accuracy

- Drive automation efforts to reduce dependency on manual processes and ensure timely task completion

- Anticipate operational risks and implements strategies to mitigate potential issues, ensuring deadlines are consistently met

Collaboration and Stakeholder Management:

- Partner with HRBPs, finance teams, operations, and sales support teams to ensure seamless execution of compensation and compliance activities

- Provide advice and insights to senior leadership on compensation-related matters and compliance risks

- Manage cross-departmental collaboration for reimbursements, compliance tracking, and statutory filings

CANDIDATE PROFILE & DESIRED SKILL SETS:

- Experience in payroll management with hands-on experience in audit and compliance

- Proficiency in MS Excel

- Preferred experience working with HGS (Payroll partner)

- Ability to work in an unstructured environment, self-driven, multi-tasking, and good interpersonal skills ensuring a non-compliance attitude.