Assistant Manager- Payroll (Day Shift)

We are seeking a Payroll & HRIS Asst. Manager to manage end-to-end India payroll operations and Workday administration within our Global Capability Center in Mumbai. The role will ensure accurate payroll processing, statutory compliance, HRIS data integrity, and seamless collaboration with HR, Finance, and global payroll teams including the U.S.

Payroll Operations
• Provide accurate monthly payroll inputs to ADP and validate processed payroll data
• Review payroll calculations and approve final outputs for disbursement
• Ensure timely and accurate processing of salary, F&F settlements, bonus, and ex-gratia payments
• Validate salary registers and statutory deductions (PF, ESI, PT, TDS, etc.)
• Ensure compliance with Indian labor laws and statutory requirements
• Maintain payroll records, reconciliations, and audit-ready documentation
• Manage employee payroll queries and ensure timely resolution
• Generate payroll reports and provide data to management as required

HRIS (Workday) & Time Management
• Own overall Workday data accuracy and system maintenance
• Execute job changes (transfers, promotions, probation updates, location changes)
• Maintain compensation data and payroll-related elements in Workday
• Gather requirements and support configuration, testing, and enhancements
• Manage Workday reporting including creation and testing of custom reports
• Perform bi-annual Workday release testing (UAT)
• Conduct monthly data audits to ensure data integrity and compliance
• Support integration between Workday, payroll vendor, and time systems
• Validate time clock configurations for policy or business changes
• Provide statutory and HR reports from system

Benefits & Compliance
• Administer group term life and workmen compensation policies
• Ensure accurate benefit-related payroll inputs and deductions

Audit & Governance
• Support internal and external audits (quarterly, half-yearly, annual)
• Provide payroll and time & labor data to auditors
• Resolve audit queries and ensure compliance controls are in place

Operational & Employee Support

• Handle employee and supervisor queries with strong service orientation
• Ensure adherence to SLAs and high employee satisfaction

Disclaimer: This job description indicates in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification and it may be changed by management at any time. Other duties may also apply. Nothing in this job description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between the Company and its employees.