Responsible for assisting in the preparation, distribution, and accounting of employee payroll
Serves as a liaison to employees and third party payroll vendors to ensure payroll processing accurately reflects company specific pay policies
Audits employee pay records and reconciles totals by departmental cost center, location, etc Participates in payroll system upgrades and implementations
Works directly with employees to resolve outstanding payroll inquiries
Ensures FLSA status is correctly captured in the system per employee
Interprets pay policies, eg vacation, LOA, disability, workers compensation, governmental regulations, withholding exemptions, etc and ensures amounts/deductions are calculated and applied to various accounts correctly
Ensures company compliance with federal and state payroll standards
In house payroll expert, staying current with changes in the law
May assist with audits such as internal, state, federal, etc for correctly classifying and paying employees
May prepare tax reports and related documentation
Documents payroll processes and procedures
May train other payroll staff
May be back up to those who perform specialized tasks or activities
Job duties are varied and complex utilizing independent judgment
May have project lead role
Candidate with 6 to 10+ years of experience in a large MNC organization handling payroll processing or overseas payroll taxes
He / She should have excellent communication skills to co-ordinate confidently with other overseas countries Employees, HR, auditors , Big 4 audits firms and government agencies
Should be able to meet tight deadlines, work independently with the payroll partners and other departments like finance and HR
Candidates handling payroll audits is an advantage
Candidate should maintain high level of confidentiality, work proactively and should be a good team player
Job responsibilities include managing India or Australia or Philippines payroll operations , accounting process as per statutory requirements / company guidelines, preparing financial schedules both for India and US gap
Assure the services are timely, accurately and compliant with company & regulatory requirements
Candidates should be proficient in soft skills , MS office which includes excel and power-point