Nexdigm - Deputy Manager - Domestic Payroll

Key Responsibilities:

Payroll Processing and Review:

- Oversee and manage the end-to-end payroll processing cycle.

- Conduct thorough reviews of payroll data and deliverables prepared by the payroll team to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Payroll Reporting:

- Generate and analyze various payroll reports in Excel, including CTC reconciliation, variance analysis, and other ad-hoc reports as required.

Team Management:

- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of payroll professionals.

- Plan and schedule team workload, ensuring efficient and timely payroll processing.

- Coordinate team activities, provide guidance, and foster a positive and collaborative work environment.

- Effectively divide work, motivate team members, and maintain team morale.

Client Liaison:

- Serve as the primary point of contact for client communication and coordination.

- Independently handle client inquiries, resolve payroll-related issues, and maintain strong client relationships.

Process Improvement:

- Continuously identify opportunities to refine and improve payroll processes, enhance efficiency, and minimize errors.

Reporting Metrics:

- Develop, implement, and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track payroll process performance and identify areas for improvement.

Regulatory Compliance:

- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all relevant payroll regulations, including Provident Fund (PF), Employee State Insurance (ESI), Gratuity, and other applicable labor laws.

- Ensure the organization's payroll practices comply with all legal and regulatory requirements.

Desired Skills:

Primary Skills:

- Payroll Review: Expertise in reviewing payroll processing and deliverables.

- Payroll Reports: Advanced proficiency in Excel for generating and analyzing payroll reports (CTC reconciliation, variance analysis, etc.

- Team Handling: Proven ability in work planning, scheduling, and team coordination.

- Team Leading: Strong leadership skills, including work division, team motivation, and morale management.

- Client Liaison: Excellent client communication and coordination skills.

- Process Improvement: Demonstrated ability to identify and implement payroll process improvements.

- Reporting Matrices: Experience in developing and monitoring key metrics for payroll processes.

- Regulations: Comprehensive knowledge of payroll-related regulations (PF, ESI, Gratuity, etc.

Secondary Skills:

- Basic knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel.

- Good written and verbal communication skills.

- Proficient in email usage, preferably MS Outlook.

- Experience in team management and routine work allocation.

- Client management skills