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About KPMG Delivery Network

The world of global advisory, audit and tax compliance services for large multi-nationals is rapidly changing and heavily dependent on technology. The KPMG Delivery Network (KDN) is a KPMG special purpose member firm offering a way for clients to leverage KPMG top talent and technology platforms through regional teams of specialists, enabling economies of scale and a new way of working that expands beyond local capability together with KDN, KPMG member firms can drive the sales and delivery of global solutions at a competitive price and in a repeatable and consistent manner.

As a member of KDN, you'll be a part of the KPMG family working alongside some of our profession's most skilled practitioners on rewarding programs and initiatives that are changing the way business operates, delivering value to our clients, and driving positive change in the communities we serve.

You'll be enabling KDN accelerate new ways of working, using cutting-edge technology and working together with our member firms located in nearly 150 countries to help us achieve our ambition to be the most trusted and trustworthy professional services firm. And through your work, you'll build a global network and unlock opportunities that you may not have thought possible with access to great support, vast resources, and an inclusive, supportive environment to help you reach your full potential.

Job Purpose

The Assistant Manager – Payroll leads key workstreams within payroll transformation engagements, overseeing diagnostics, operating model design, process optimization, and implementation support. The role manages client interactions, drives solution design, and ensures high-quality delivery across payroll advisory initiatives. This position requires strong payroll domain expertise, leadership of teams, and the ability to translate business challenges into structured payroll solutions.

Roles & responsibilities

• Lead payroll TOM and service delivery model design
• Oversee process documentation quality across modules
• Drive optimization through analytics
• Lead benchmarking and analytics initiatives
• Develop business cases and case for change
• Translate insights into recommendations
• Guide payroll/HRIS implementation and testing
• Ensure alignment between system and process design
• Leverage tools and accelerators
• Lead workshops and stakeholder meetings
• Manage communication across client and onshore teams
• Support proposal development
• Managing complex payroll environments
• Leading multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Ensuring quality across deliverables

Work experience

• 7+ years of experience working in the field of Payroll
• End-to-end proposal development
• Current state diagnostics and payroll benchmarking
• Payroll target operating model and service delivery model design
• Advanced payroll process design
• Governance through SOPs, RACIs and desktop procedures
• Strategic presentation development
• Workshop leadership and senior stakeholder management
• Global payroll exposure, tools and accelerators development
• AI-led payroll transformation initiatives
• Payroll system and HRIS implementation oversight
• Payroll systems expertise;
• Advanced process mapping, survey, dashboarding and collaboration tools
• Advanced Microsoft Suite and ServiceNow for payroll

Educational and other information

Education: Any Graduate/ Post Graduate.

Location: Bangalore/ Gurgaon/Pune

Designation: Assistant Manager