Payroll Manager

About this Role:

The Payroll Manager plays a critical role in ensuring employees of Insight Global in India are paid accurately and on time. This includes a range of responsibilities from the coordination of processes cross-departmentally to processing payrolls to ensuring compliance with tax regulations.

What You'll Do:

• Lead, develop, and manage the India payroll team

• Set team goals, monitor performance, and provide coaching and development opportunities

• Drive hiring strategy, workforce planning, and onboarding for India payroll roles

• Foster a high-performance, customer-focused team culture

• Oversee the accurate and timely processing of India payrolls, including salaries, variable pay, and statutory

deductions

• Review and approve payrolls, ensuring proper controls, validations, and reconciliations are in place

• Ensure accuracy of final outputs such as payslips, bank files, and statutory filings

• Serve as the subject matter expert on India payroll regulations including income tax, PF, ESI, PT, and other

statutory requirements

• Partner with Legal and external advisors to assess regulatory changes and ensure ongoing compliance

• Oversee preparation, review, and submission of all payroll tax filings, year-end reporting (e.g., Form 16), and

audit requirements

• Identify and mitigate payroll risks by establishing strong internal controls and audit practices

• Build, enhance, and standardize scalable payroll processes across India operations

• Lead process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, automation, and accuracy

• Establish and maintain detailed process documentation, SOPs, and payroll workflows

• Evaluate and implement system enhancements in partnership with HRIS/payroll vendors

• Act as the primary India payroll partner to Global Payroll, Accounting, HR, and Finance teams

• Coordinate payroll-related activities such as funding, bank file approvals, and reconciliations with

Accounting

• Collaborate with HR to ensure accurate processing of employee lifecycle changes (hires, exits,

compensation changes)

• Support expansion efforts, including new entities, locations, or policy changes

• Develop and deliver payroll metrics, KPIs, and insights to leadership

• Analyze payroll data to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for improvement

• Support internal and external audits with accurate reporting and documentation

• Own relationships with payroll vendors and system providers, managing escalations and performance

• Ensure payroll systems are optimized, compliant, and aligned with business needs

This job is for you if:

• You are a strong leader who is passionate about developing others and building high-performing teams

• You think strategically while still maintaining strong attention to detail

• You excel at solving complex problems and navigating ambiguity

• You thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

• You build strong cross-functional partnerships and influence stakeholders effectively

• You take ownership and drive continuous improvement

Relevant Experience:

• 8+ years of payroll experience, with deep expertise in India payroll

• 3+ years of people management experience

• Strong knowledge of India payroll compliance and statutory requirements

• Experience managing audits, year-end processes, and regulatory reporting

• Proven ability to improve processes and implement scalable solutions

• Experience working cross-functionally with Accounting, HR, and Legal

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills

• High level of professionalism and ability to handle confidential information

• Experience with payroll platforms (e.g., Keka) and advanced Excel/Microsoft tools