Payroll Specialist

Experience: 5 to 9 years

Location: Pune, India

Technical Know How: Payroll Administration, Processing, Compliance and Reporting, experience in India, US and Canada payroll process.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Payroll Specialist to lead payroll operations across multiple regions, including the US, Canada, Mexico, UK, Australia, South Africa, the Philippines, and India. The role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing. This role will collaborate closely with HR, Finance, and external payroll providers/PEOs.

Key Responsibilities:

Payroll Administration & Processing

1. Coordinate with HR for payroll inputs and work with PEO providers (ADP) to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing (bi-monthly, or monthly cycles).
2. Ownership of end-to-end payroll operations across multiple countries, with an emphasis on US, Canada and India.
3. Ensure payroll reconciliations, ensuring payroll registers align with financial records.
4. Address escalations related to discrepancies, tax issues, or payment delays.
5. Partner with HR, Finance, Operations, and Tax teams to ensure accuracy and a positive employee experience.

Compliance & Reporting

1. Assist with statutory reports such as W-2 (US), 1099 (US), 24Q TDS Return (India), T4/T5 (Canada), EHT, WSIB, CRA filings, and Revenue Quebec requirements.
2. Liaise with external auditors during audits and inquiries.

Confidentiality & Data Integrity

1. Safeguard sensitive payroll data and ensure compliance with data privacy requirements.
2. Maintain strong internal controls to prevent unauthorized access to Payroll Data

Key Skills & Competencies

1. Strong proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF, COUNTIF, Filters).
2. Hands-on experience of dealing with ADP, PEO and other global payroll platforms.
3. Effective communication and collaboration skills across global teams.

Qualifications & Experience

1. Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
2. 5+ years of payroll experience, with at least 3+ years in a global payroll management role.
3. Direct experience managing US, Canada and India payrolls is required, experience with UK, Philippines or Australia payrolls highly preferred.

About RIA Advisory:

RIA Advisory LLC (RIA) is a business advisory and technology company that specializes in the field of Revenue Management and Billing for Banking, Payments, Capital Markets, Exchanges, Utilities, Healthcare, and Insurance industry verticals. With a highly experienced team in the field of Pricing, Billing & Revenue Management, RIA prioritizes understanding client needs and industry best practices to approach any problem with insight and careful strategic planning. Each one of RIA Advisory's Managing Partners has over 20 years of industry expertise and experience, our leadership and consulting team demonstrate our continued efficiency to serve our clients as a strategic partner especially for transforming ORMB and CC&B space.

Services Offered: Business Process Advisory for Revenue management processes • Technology Consulting & Implementation • Help clients transition to latest technology suite and overcome business problems. • Managed Services • Quality Assurance • Cloud Services

· Product Offered: Data Migration and Integration Hub • Data Analytics Platform • Test Automation • Document Fulfilment • Customer Self Service

· Top Industries/Verticals: Financial Services • Healthcare • Energy and Utilities • Public Sector Revenue Management

We recognize the impact of technologies on the process & people that drive them, innovate scalable processes & accelerate the path to revenue realization. We value our people and are “Great Place to Work” – Certified.