Senior Analyst - Payroll

The role

Manage and process payroll for employees in an organization. Ensure accurate and timely compensation while staying compliant with tax rules, company policies and confidentiality standards.

What you will do

• End-to-end payroll processing, preferably in-house payroll activities
• Schedule monthly payroll and statutory activities
• Coordinate inputs with Opco and monthly attendance, prepare Excel input and share with vendor for salary processing
• Handle final settlement processing: final tax, unclaimed leave, notice period shortfall, gratuity calculation
• Check vendor output reports: salary register, tax register, CTC master, bank file and journal entries
• Handle salary tax calculations, Chapter VI-A, Section 10 and perquisite calculations
• Ensure statutory calculations and compliance with payout and return due dates
• Manage Provident Fund compliances and queries
• Coordinate with HR SPOC on payroll processing, investments and employee taxes
• Handle Form 24 (e-TDS quarterly) returns, revised returns and Form 16 generation

Required qualifications

• 7 to 12 years of India in-house payroll experience
• Advanced Excel
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work efficiently and independently under pressure
• Strong multitasking, delegation and decision making
• Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines in a changing environment
• Good Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel, Word, Visio and PowerPoint
• Excellent presentation skills
• Knowledge of the new wage code
• Experience with statutory, tax and government audits and payroll reconciliations

Benefits

• Passionate, inspired colleagues
• Scale and opportunity to create, influence and deliver projects
• Challenging and stimulating work with creative problem solvers
• Hybrid working

Before you apply

• Candidates need experience in India payroll accounting to apply

About the company

WPP is a growth partner for the world's leading brands, combining media intelligence, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and strategic counsel. It works with major brands across 100+ markets.