At a glance
- Experience
- 4+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Chennai
About the role
- The Senior US Payroll Specialist will join the in-house North America payroll team to manage complex payroll processing, compliance, and systems initiatives. This role oversees day-to-day transactional work, mentors junior staff, and serves as a subject-matter expert for payroll operations. The position is based in Chennai and supports North American payroll, requiring alignment with US Eastern business hours.
Responsibilities
- Oversee accurate and timely processing of bi-weekly multi-state payrolls for over 5,700 employees across the US, Canada, and Mexico.
- Personally process complex and escalated payroll cycles, including benefits-in-kind and overpayment calculations.
- Manage and respond to ServiceNow tickets accurately and within SLA requirements.
- Maintain Workday data integrity, including EIB mass data uploads and global mobility transactions.
- Serve as lead tester for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and semi-annual Workday system releases.
- Review and analyze payroll reports and reconcile General Ledger accounts.
- Support SOX compliance, quarterly reviews, and audits for 401K, ESPP, and Workers' Compensation.
- Coordinate with ADP SmartCompliance and CloudPay for tax filings, notice resolutions, and reconciliations.
- Audit processes to reduce errors and maintain Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documentation.
- Mentor and train the payroll team, including onboarding and upskilling junior staff.
Requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on payroll processing experience.
- 4+ years of experience working directly in Workday.
- Demonstrated experience processing US payroll and absence management in Workday, including EIB loads and regression testing.
- In-depth working knowledge of North American (US, Canada, Mexico) payroll and statutory requirements.
- Experience operating within an in-house or corporate payroll function.
- Ability to work aligned to US Eastern business hours, including adapting to daylight saving time.
- Experience mentoring, training, or providing technical guidance to junior staff.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical payroll experience.
Preferred qualifications
- US payroll certifications such as FPC (Fundamental Payroll Certification) or CPP (Certified Payroll Professional).
- Experience acting as the primary point of escalation for complex payroll issues.
- Experience leveraging AI-powered reconciliation, analytics, or reporting tools.
- Familiarity with ADP Smart Compliance, Cloud Pay, or ServiceNow.
Workplace
- Hybrid role based in Chennai, India.
Skills
- Workday
- Workday EIB
- ADP SmartCompliance
- CloudPay
- ServiceNow
- Payroll Processing
- Absence Management
- Global Mobility
