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Posted 5 days ago
Senior Associate – Payroll Operations & Compliance
Job description
Career Category Human Resources Job Description About the Role We are looking for a hands-on Senior Associate – Payroll Operations & Compliance to support end-to-end payroll operations while ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory, and internal policy requirements. The role will work closely with HR Operations, Finance, Payroll vendors, and employees to ensure accurate payroll processing and adherence to Indian labour and payroll regulations. Key
Responsibilities
Support end-to-end monthly payroll operations, including payroll inputs, validations, and reconciliations. Ensure compliance with Indian payroll and labour regulations, including PF, ESI, Professional Tax, Labour Welfare Fund, TDS, gratuity, bonus, and other statutory requirements. Coordinate statutory filings, payments, and audits with internal teams and external vendors. Validate payroll reports, identify discrepancies, and drive timely resolution. Maintain compliance documentation, statutory records, and audit-ready files. Support HR Operations compliance across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, employment changes, and exits. Monitor compliance calendars and ensure timely completion of statutory activities. Prepare and maintain documentation and reports for internal and external audits and support the timely resolution of audit findings and compliance observations. Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and payroll vendors to resolve operational and compliance issues. Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes, controls, and automation.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Commerce, HR, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. 4–7 years of hands-on experience in Payroll Operations and Compliance. Working knowledge of HRIS and payroll systems, with a preference for Workday. Skills &
Experience
Strong understanding of Indian payroll legislation and statutory compliance.
Experience
with payroll processing, reconciliations, and statutory reporting. Excellent analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills. High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Experience
working with outsourced payroll providers or shared services/GCC environments is preferred. . Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its biologics manufacturing expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people's lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world's leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential. For more information, visit www.amgen.com and follow us on www.twitter.com/amgen
Skills and functions
- Human Resources