Payroll Senior Specialist

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Job Description

The Future Begins Here

At Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-ready capabilities, we are meeting the need of patients, our people, and the planet.

Bengaluru, the city, which is India’s epicenter of Innovation, has been selected to be home to Takeda’s recently launched Innovation Capability Center. We invite you to join our digital transformation journey. In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement.  

At Takeda’s ICC we Unite in Diversity

Takeda is committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace, where individuals are recognized for their backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continuously improving our collaborators journey in Takeda, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our diverse team

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE
The India Senior Specialist is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end payroll operation for India, ensuring full compliance with Indian payroll legislation, labour laws, taxation requirements, and statutory obligations. The role will serve as the primary local payroll subject matter expert supporting first the implementation of ADP GlobalView India and after go live, will be responsible for the payroll operations end to end ensuring payroll services are delivered accurately and efficiently through ADP Managed Services

The position will act as a key liaison between APAC Payroll, HR, Finance, ADP Managed Services.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Payroll Operations Management

• Manage the monthly payroll process for India in partnership with ADP Managed Services.

• Review and validate payroll inputs, outputs, statutory calculations, and payroll reconciliations.

• Ensure payroll processing is completed accurately and within established service levels.

• Oversee payroll controls, audit requirements, and compliance activities.

• Support year-end payroll activities, tax reporting, and statutory filings.

GlobalView / SAP Payroll Support

• Act as the India payroll support during the ADP GlobalView implementation.

• Support configuration workshops, testing activities, parallel payrolls, user acceptance testing (UAT), and go-live activities.

• Validate payroll schemas, wage types, earnings, deductions, and statutory calculations.

• Provide expertise on local labour requirements

• Collaborate with global and local project teams to ensure the solution meets India regulatory and business requirements.

Compliance & Labour Law Expertise

• Maintain extensive knowledge of Indian payroll legislation and labour regulations, including but not limited to:

  • Provident Fund (PF)

  • Employee State Insurance (ESI)

  • Professional Tax

  • Labour Welfare Fund

  • Income Tax and TDS requirements

  • Gratuity

  • Bonus Act

  • Shops and Establishments Act requirements

  • Leave and attendance regulations

• Monitor legislative changes and translate requirements into payroll processes and system configurations.

• Provide guidance to internal stakeholders regarding statutory and regulatory obligations.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary operational contact for ADP Managed Services in India after go live.

• Drive issue resolution, service reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Partner with HR, Finance, Rewards, and Employee Services teams to resolve payroll-related matters.

• Ensure adherence to contractual service levels and operational commitments.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Implement and maintain payroll controls, documentation, and standard operating procedures.

• Identify opportunities for process standardisation, automation, and operational efficiency.

• Support internal and external audit requests
  

DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS

Leadership

• Good oral presentation skills with the ability to present non-technical details to a technical audience

• Good written skills with the ability to produce clear and concise documentation

• Good inter-personal skills, communicating well with process SMEs and business process owners.

• A self-starter who delivers high quality work and can adapt to challenges, either individually or as part of a team

Decision-making and Autonomy

• To be able to take ownership of an issue to closure

• To be able to understand the importance of escalating issues that sit beyond the scope of the role

Interaction

• Ability to interact well with employees in the resolution of any query

• Ability to interact well with your key partners including but not limited to the Payroll COE and HR Business Partners

Complexity

• Working within international / global remit and within and across other cultures

• Manage vendor relationship to ensure service standards are maintained and key deadlines are met

Experience

• 8+ years of payroll experience with at least 3 years in a supervisory or lead payroll role.

• Extensive experience managing payroll operations in India.

• Proven knowledge of Indian labour legislation, statutory compliance, and payroll taxation and payments.

• Experience working with outsourced or managed payroll service providers.

• Hands-on experience with SAP Payroll and/or ADP GlobalView strongly preferred.

• Experience supporting payroll system implementations, migrations, or transformation programmes.

• Experience in a multinational environment preferred.

Technical Skills

• SAP Payroll and/or ADP GlobalView knowledge.

• Strong understanding of payroll controls and audit requirements.

• Payroll reconciliation and reporting expertise.

• Understanding of interfaces functionality and control

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

• Familiarity with Workday and ADP GV integrations is advantageous.

Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.

• Ability to influence and guide business decisions on payroll and compliance matters.

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, global environment.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
  

BENEFITS:

It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are:

• Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus

• Flexible work environment, including hybrid working

• Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children

• Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs

• Employee Assistance Program

• Broad Variety of learning platforms

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs

• Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone

• Employee Referral Program

• Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) , Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 calendar days)
  

ABOUT ICC IN TAKEDA:

• Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We’re not just transforming our company; we’re improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.

• As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.

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Locations

IND - Bengaluru

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time