Payroll Manager

Payroll Input Management:

• Collect, verify, and validate input data: attendance, leave data, new joiners, exits, LOPs, bonuses, shift allowances, incentives, reimbursements, etc. Also Manage retroactive pay, salary revisions, and one-time payments.

Payroll Processing & Validation:

• Process monthly Payroll, Perform salary computation, reconciliation, variance analysis. Ensure accuracy of earnings, deductions, and net pay & validate outputs such as salary register, bank file, payslips, etc.

Statutory Compliance & Deductions:

• Calculate and process statutory deductions: PF, ESI, PT, AT, TDS, Gratuity, Bonus. Generate and file challans/returns (monthly, quarterly, and annual). Coordinate with government portals: EPFO, ESIC, TRACES, NSDL. Also Maintain up-to-date knowledge of amendments in labour laws and income tax regulations.

Taxation & Year-End Activities:

• Compute monthly and annual income tax based on employee declarations and proofs. Validate Forms and investment proofs, Generate Form 16 and coordinate filing of Forms as necessary. Prepare full and final settlement (F&F) calculations including tax, gratuity, etc.

Audit, Reporting & Documentation:

• Prepare monthly and ad-hoc payroll MIS reports: salary registers, cost summaries, liability statements. Handle internal, statutory, and external payroll audits (PF, PT, ESIC, Income Tax). Maintain audit-ready documentation: registers, challans, returns, and employee records.

Process Improvement & Automation:

• Work closely with HR teams to automate and improve payroll workflows. Assist in payroll system setup, integration, and testing for new clients. Ensure adherence to SLAs and quality benchmarks for each payroll cycle.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Support HR Team as needed, including Onboarding, Employee Data Management, Exit Formalities, Documentation & Filing, HRMS administration, Handle any other responsibilities as directed by management related to payroll or broader HR operations.