Payroll Specialist

Role Overview

Payroll Specialist

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Management

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing with accuracy and timeliness.
• Administer salary inputs including attendance, leaves, reimbursements, and variable pay.
• Ensure compliance with statutory laws (PF, ESIC, PT, TDS, Gratuity, etc.) and file returns.
• Address and resolve payroll-related employee queries effectively.
• Support the Performance Management System (PMS) by ensuring accurate payroll data integration for appraisals, increments, and performance-linked payouts

Operations & Data

• Maintain and audit employee master data to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Reconcile payroll data with finance and generate regular MIS and reports.
• Support HR operations during onboarding, exits, and employee life-cycle updates.

Systems & Process Excellence

• Manage payroll modules in

  HROne

  (or equivalent HRMS).
• Partner with internal teams to streamline processes and enhance system efficiency.
• Conduct system checks, validations, and ensure smooth data flow across HR, payroll, and finance.
• Maintain confidentiality and ensure compliance with data security standards.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce errors.

Key Requirements

• Graduate in Commerce, Finance, HR, or related field.

• 3+ years of payroll operations experience

  in mid/large organizations.
• Hands-on expertise with

  HROne

  or similar HRMS/payroll systems.
• Strong knowledge of payroll compliance and labor laws.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel (formulas, pivot tables, reconciliations).
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight deadlines.

Why Join Us

• Be part of a fast-growing ed-tech company shaping the future of higher education.
• Opportunity to work at the intersection of HR operations, compliance, and systems.
• Dynamic, collaborative, and growth-oriented work environment.