Supervisor - Global Payroll
WPP (company site, opens in a new tab)8–10 yrsChennaiOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 10–18 LPA
Posted on 11 Sept
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Job description
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About This Role
- Oversee and manage end-to-end payroll processing for assigned global populations ensuring accuracy, compliance with statutory requirements, and timely payment of compensation, deductions, and benefits.
- Lead and develop the payroll team, providing coaching and ensuring adherence to SLAs and workflow standards, while handling complex payroll cases such as tax issues and expatriate payroll.
- Collaborate with HR, Finance, auditors, and external vendors to ensure strong internal controls, compliance with financial regulations, and successful audit outcomes.
Minimum Requirements
- 8–10 years of end-to-end payroll experience including team leadership.
- Hands-on expertise with payroll platforms such as ADP EV6, ADP WorkforceNow, and SD Worx mandatory; experience with Workday HCM and ServiceNow preferred.
- Strong understanding of global payroll controls, compliance, and regional financial regulations.
- Experience working in shared services or multinational environments managing multi-entity and multi-currency operations.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced leader with demonstrated ability to manage end-to-end global payroll operations in complex, multi-jurisdictional contexts.
- Skilled at stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration, acting as liaison between finance and HR teams and external auditors.
- Detail-oriented professional adept at driving compliance, internal control adherence, and continuous process improvement in fast-paced shared services settings.