Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.
Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.
Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.
A Payroll specialist will be responsible for overseeing the payroll process and ensuring accurate and timely payment to employees. This role will also support various operational functions to ensure smooth business operations. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
Key responsibilities
End to end processing of India payroll monthly, quarterly and yearly payroll process (Ideally more than 1 country expertise)
Updating and maintaining payroll records (Joiners/Leavers/Changes) and payroll master data
Liaising with staff and management on payroll related queries
Process accurate and timely payroll monthly and yearly reporting (reporting with state authorities like Tax Office, statutory Pension, providing), providing input for Finance teams – monthly GL accounting data
Ensure that statutory payments such as Income tax, PF, PT and LWF filing are done within timelines
Handling Investment declarations, ETDS filings, investment proof submission activities and PF queries
Responsible for internal deliverables like reporting to other teams, GL files, reconciliation
Process payroll related allowances and deductions, delivering yearly bonus and merit cycle,
Importing/exporting payroll interface file & issue resolution,
Processing of all variable wage components like hours, bonuses, provision, leaves, employee stock option plans
reporting and International assignees’ payroll (expatriates’ shadow payroll)
Responsible for financial controls incl. SOX and operational controls maintained at a local country level,
Responsible for all operational aspects in terms of vendor management in outsourced payroll environment including
contractual performance management cycle with vendor (tracking KPI’s/issue escalation/monthly SLA meetings)
Responsible for Continues Improvement within functional area of payroll process and embedding Employee Centric
process changes into daily routine,
Manage employee queries.
Stakeholder and Vendor management
Engage proactively with internal stakeholders to understand business needs, communicate product changes, and gather feedback for continuous improvement.
Manage relationships with service providers, including performance monitoring and escalation of service issues.
Facilitate regular stakeholder meetings to ensure alignment and transparency.
Required Experience
Demonstrated payroll processing experience (8-10 years)
Strong knowhow of payroll legislations and processes
Use of payroll system for at least 8 years
Understanding of International assignees employee payroll (expatriates’ shadow payroll)
English fluent,
Excellent communication skills
Attention to detail
Numerical ability and data entry skills
Ability to work autonomously and within respect of deadlines
Focus on continuous Improvement in payroll and HR administration processes
Customer service and team oriented
Good organizational skills
Experience on shared service center environment
Experience On workday/ Service Now System
Experience on payroll vendor changes projects
Preferred…