Payroll Operations Specialist - India; Gurgaon

Role : Payroll Operations Specialist

Location : Gurgaon

Job Purpose

This person is responsible for payroll processing payment through the appropriate channels for local associates and expatriate associate from regional /long term assignment who are based in India for Mars Wrigley and Pet Nutrition. To manage and specialize the payroll statutory reports and requirements (Income Tax, Social Security- Gratuity, Provident Fund, Profestional Tax and Labour Welfare Fund etc) and other Garnishments related in order to deliver timely and correctly of calculation and submission to ensure good governance and internal control. The job covers period end closing process, analyze and accrue SWB, and other ad-hocs.

Job Responsibilities

Payroll Process

• Works closely with Payroll Outsources, P&O, S&F and MGSF to ensure that payroll process are in the right track.

• Collate and verify various data and information required for carrying out Payroll processes

• Reconcile the payroll payment to ensure that the payment in each period are correct and comply with Mars policy.

• Ensuring the accuracy of relevant Government reports such as Personal Income Tax, Social Security, Provident Fund, PT, LWF and other statutory requirements

• Provides payroll information by answering questions and requests.

• Manage Full and Finals of leavers

• Complies with local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation enforcing adherence to requirements advising management on needed actions.

• Provide payroll details of expat associates to External Vendor for tax management.

• Manage Tranfer in and out cases for payroll processing

• Manage PF related queries

• Maintains employee confidence and protects payroll operations by keeping information confidential.

Payroll Accounting

• Perform the period end closing process, actual and accrual bookkeeping, analyze and forecast SWB including provide commentary for all variances

• Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts and monitor the accruals which related to payroll

• Provide X charge input to R2R team for regional associates

• Manage Salary Provisions and true ups of salary components

Others

• Support local, regional, and global payroll teams on projects related to Payroll.

• Vendor Management - Proactively manage payroll related vendors, ensuring productive and transparent relationship.

• Work with Audit & Compliance teams when required in supporting audits and compliance reviews.

• Work with external vendor on Gratuity and Leave valuation and manage the posting in books

• Prepare month end review and discuss with stakeholders on learings and achievements

• Maintain close collaborations with internal and external parties

Job Specifications/Qualifications

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree

• Graduate calibre, with at least 5 years payroll experience

• Experience in India payroll are preferred

Knowledge / Experience

• Good communication skill and interpersonal skill

• Good planning skill, can manage multiple tasks

• Understand local payroll and statutory requirement

• Experienced MS Office and SAP