Senior Manager - Payroll Administration

About The Company:

ARA's Client is helping transform leading organizations and communities around the world. Choose It and make delivering innovative work part of your extraordinary career. It works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. It is consistently recognized on FORTUNE's 100 Best Companies to Work For and Diversity Inc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity lists.

The Role:

This role will oversee the entire Payroll operations in India and some parts of their global operations ensuring compliance, timely and accurate delivery, and driving strategy transformation and digitalization.

Key Responsibilities:

- Oversee end-to-end payroll operations, covering the entire employee lifecycle from onboarding to retirement.

- Ensure compliance with income tax laws, labour laws, and complete accounting processes.

- Drive strategy transformation and digitalization initiatives.

- Maintain a high level of employee centricity and sensitivity.

- Design, implement, and sustain effective control measures.

- Think ahead and initiate strategic improvements.

- Manage stakeholder relationships effectively.

- Foster a culture of continuous improvement with a "WhatNext" approach.

- Ensure business continuity planning (BCP) across people, processes, and technology.

- Handle conflict management and make informed decisions.

Knowledge and Skills Required:

- Operational efficiency and quality sustenance in high-volume environments.

- Process, people, and technology sustenance.

- Benefits administration and compliance management.

- Digital transformation.

Qualifications & Experience:

Post-graduation in Finance or Accounting.

Minimum 18 years of experience handling end-to-end payroll operations in India, preferably from a finance or operations function, not HR.

Minimum 10 years of experience managing a large team.