Manager – Payroll

Company Description
At TAPI, we're not just a company—we're a community committed to advancing health from the core. As the world's leading supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), we partner with 80% of the top 50 global pharmaceutical companies. With a legacy spanning over 80 years and a portfolio of more than 350 products, as well as custom CDMO services, we're shaping the future of health worldwide.

Our strength lies in our people—a team of over 4,200 professionals across 13 state-of-the-art facilities in Italy, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Israel, Mexico, and India. Together, we innovate, solve problems, and deliver excellence. Join us and be part of a mission that transforms lives.

Job Description
Are you a payroll professional with a passion for precision and compliance? Join our dynamic team where you'll lead end-to-end payroll operations, ensure timely statutory payments, and manage confidential employee data with integrity. Step into a role where your expertise powers seamless salary disbursements and supports a world-class employee experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for end-to-end payroll processing and management including consolidation of payroll input, validation, and further share with payroll vendor
• Review payroll outputs such as pay sheet and tax sheet and ensuring accurate and timely salary disbursements.
• Monitor and execute timely payments of statutory obligations, including PF, ESIC, Professional Tax, LWF, and Income Tax
• Works as first point of contact for the in-country payroll
• Ensures the organization's payroll is completed in a timely and accurate manner
• Accurately creating, collating, maintaining, processing and validating employee payroll data and records by gathering, calculating, monitoring and inputting data as necessary
• Manages the escalation process for any issues with payroll and with the chosen outsourced provider
• Adheres to company policies and procedures and complies with relevant laws
• Ensures payroll controls are in place and adhered to
• Monitors and responds to incoming calls, e-mails, post and messages to ensure a first-class service for all
• Takes the lead with complex queries from employees, finance functions, outsourced payroll provider and third-party suppliers in a professional, timely and competent manner
• Verifying data for payroll by checking carefully the information received and raising queries when required
• Responsible for keeping all payroll data safe and confidential at all times while adhering to local rules for data protection
• Produces and supplies regular and on-demand payroll reports as and when requested to do so
• Provide development opportunities for yourself and others in the payroll team and provide coaching sessions where required
• Takes the lead on payroll year-end responsibilities and any other ad hoc processes or projects
• Responsible for invoice processing
• Takes the lead in escalating payroll queries to the next level
• Participate and provide relevant details for the annual internal and external audit projects
• Participates/takes the lead in payroll-related projects
• Providing support and communications to HRMs (Human Resource Managers), participating in HR meetings when required to do so
• Responsibility for authorization of payroll-related payments
• Managing payroll data relevant reconciliations with finance.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have:

Qualification: Any Graduate.

Skills Required

• Minimum 10–12 years of work experience in managing Payroll India
• In-depth knowledge of payroll practice and statutory compliances of India
• Strong organizational skills and senior stakeholder management
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to manage time and work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Clear understanding of payroll processes and procedures
• Excellent payroll knowledge, preferably from qualification and experience
• Good understanding of data protection and handling sensitive and confidential data
• Monitoring error levels and proactively resolving issues to prevent recurrence
• Ability to handle sensitive matters professionally and confidentially
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
• Strong team working skills within own team and cross-functional teams
• Strong payroll skills for full end-to-end processing, including tax and statutory calculations
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Transition or outsourcing experience is an added advantage

Additional Information

Make Your Mark with TAPI
Your journey with TAPI is more than a job—it's an opportunity to make a lasting impact on global health. If you're ready to lead, innovate, and inspire, we're excited to welcome you to our team. Together, let's shape the future of pharmaceuticals. Apply on top of this page and our talent acquisition team will be in touch soon