Jr Payroll assistant

Job Title: Junior Payroll Assistant

The Assistant Payroll Executive supports the payroll team in processing accurate and timely salary payments, maintaining payroll records, handling employee queries, and ensuring compliance with statutory regulations like PF, ESI, TDS, and professional tax.

Payroll Processing

• Assist in collecting and verifying attendance, leave, and overtime data.
• Support in calculating salaries, bonuses, deductions, and reimbursements.
• Process monthly payroll using HRMS or payroll software (e.g., Keka, GreytHR, SAP).

Compliance and Statutory Deductions

• Ensure accurate deduction and deposit of PF, ESI, PT, LWF, and TDS.
• Help generate and file monthly returns like ECR, PT returns, and Form 24Q.

Documentation & Record Maintenance

• Maintain payroll files and records in an organized and confidential manner.
• Prepare payslips, salary registers, and audit trails for internal/external use.

Employee Support

• Handle queries related to salaries, tax, deductions, and payslips.
• Assist in onboarding payroll-related documentation for new joiners.

Reporting

• Generate payroll reports for finance and management as needed.
• Support in month-end reconciliation and audit processes.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in commerce, Finance, or HR (B. Com, BBA, or similar).
• 13 years of experience in payroll operations.
• Familiarity with payroll software (Keka, Excel, SAP, etc.).
• Good knowledge of labour laws and statutory compliance.
• Proficient in MS Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, etc.).
• Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality.