URGENT HIRING | Assistant Manager Global Payroll & Finance
We are looking for a qualified and experienced professional to join our team!
Key Requirements:
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CA Qualified is mandatory
- Immediate joiners preferred
- 5-day working week (Monday to Friday)
- Experience in global payroll finance, statutory compliance, GL reconciliation, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting will be an advantage.
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Role & responsibilities
Local CPA / Finance Partner Coordination:
Serve as the primary point of contact for in-country CPAs and local finance partners handling statutory payroll compliance in each operating country; maintain a working relationship and a clear escalation path with each.Statutory Compliance Oversight:
Track statutory compliance status across all countries via confirmations and evidence (deposit proofs, filing acknowledgements) submitted by local CPAs; maintain a global compliance calendar/tracker and escalate delays or gaps.Global Payroll Cost Consolidation & GL Reconciliation:
Consolidate payroll costs reported by local CPAs/country finance teams into group books; perform group-level payroll GL reconciliation and resolve cross-entity variances.Payroll Funding & Disbursement:
Coordinate with Treasury/Finance and local CPAs to ensure funds reach each country in time for its payroll run; manage cross-border remittance logistics and timing.Vendor & Invoice Reconciliation:
Validate invoices from payroll vendors/providers and local CPA firms against payroll actually processed; resolve billing discrepancies.Budgeting & Forecasting:
Consolidate country-level payroll budgets and forecasts submitted by local finance partners into a single global view; analyze and report variances to finance leadership.Global Financial Reporting:
Prepare consolidated payroll cost MIS and dashboards across all countries for finance and HR leadership review.Audit Support (Group-Level):
Coordinate group-level statutory, internal and external audits; liaise between auditors and local CPAs to gather country-specific evidence and consolidate audit responses.Internal Controls & Governance:
Design and maintain a group-level financial controls framework for payroll; ensure local CPAs and finance partners operate within it; conduct periodic control reviews.Process Standardization:
Drive consistency in payroll finance processes, templates and reporting formats across countries, despite each using a different local CPA/finance partner.
Preferred candidate profile
- Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) - mandatory
- 2-4 years of post-qualification experience in financial operations, group consolidation, or multi-entity finance coordination; experience overseeing or working with external CPAs/local finance partners across jurisdictions strongly preferred.
- Solid understanding of group GL consolidation, financial controls, and audit processes; working familiarity with statutory payroll compliance concepts (Social Security and international equivalents) sufficient to review and challenge local CPA output, without needing to file it personally.
- Proficiency in Excel and experience with ERP/accounting systems (SAP, Oracle Financials, or similar) and payroll/HRIS platforms.
- Strong stakeholder management skills - able to coordinate confidently with external CPA firms and finance partners across multiple countries and time zones.
- Strong reconciliation, analytical and financial-controls mindset.
- High degree of accuracy, confidentiality and integrity in handling payroll and financial data.
