Snr Adviser

**Senior Adviser - Payroll**

**About the role**

Sr. Adviser - Payroll Services is responsible for leading a team of professionals, ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing activities, ensuring compliance with regulations and policies while driving process improvements and fostering stakeholder collaboration. This role requires expertise in payroll processing, resolving escalated queries, collaborating with stakeholders, implementing process enhancements, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement and adherence to company values.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- ** Payroll Processing for the Region**:

- Lead the end-to-end processing of payroll activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies for the assigned regions.
- Review payroll files and reports, identify any errors or discrepancies, and implement corrective actions to maintain high levels of accuracy.
- Handle and resolve escalated payroll queries and issues, providing guidance and expertise to address complex matters.
- Monitor and ensure the submission of regulatory tasks, such as tax filings and statutory reporting, within prescribed timelines.
- ** Stakeholder Collaboration and Relationship Management**:

- Partner with internal and external stakeholders to address payroll-related requirements, inquiries, and requests.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including HR, finance, legal, and external vendors.
- ** Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence**:

- Drive process improvement initiatives within the payroll function, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery.
- Regularly review payroll processes, identify bottlenecks or areas of improvement, and implement solutions to streamline operations.
- ** Leadership and Team Management**:

- Provide leadership and guidance to a team of payroll managers, ensuring effective execution of payroll services and adherence to established processes.
- Monitor team performance, provide feedback and coaching, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.
- Allocate resources appropriately, manage workloads, and ensure timely delivery of payroll services.
- ** Promote RT 3C Values**:

- Act as a role model for the RT3C values (Courage, Curiosity, Care) within the team and foster a positive and collaborative team culture.

**Skills and Qualifications**
- A Master’s or bachelor’s degree in accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field required.
- 8-13 years of experience in payroll processing or related roles.
- Experience in managing a team or demonstrated leadership skills.
- In-depth understanding of end-to-end payroll processes, regulations, and payroll policies.
- Strong managerial skills with the ability to effectively lead and motivate a team. Experience in workload allocation, and performance monitoring.
- Thorough knowledge of compliance requirements and control frameworks related to payroll processing.
- Experience in using payroll software or systems for data entry, calculations,and generating payroll reports. Familiarity with payroll system SAP is beneficial.

**About us**

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminum, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive. We have been mining for almost 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents.

Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs - striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

**Where you will be working**

The Rio Tinto office in Gurgaon (India) is one of our corporate hubs and houses service and support functions, as well as a portfolio of product groups including Copper, Coal, Iron Ore, Diamonds, Minerals, Exploration and Growth & Innovation.

**Every Voice Matters**

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes us different.

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