Human Resources Specialist - Payroll (Pune, India)

ZS is a professional services firm that works side by side with companies to help develop and deliver products that drive customer value and company results. From R&D to portfolio strategy, customer insights, marketing and sales strategy, operations and technology, we leverage our deep industry expertise and leading-edge analytics to create solutions that work in the real world. Our most valuable asset is our people—a fact that’s reflected in our values-driven organization in which new perspectives are integral and new ideas are celebrated. ZSers are passionately committed to helping companies and their customers thrive in industries ranging from healthcare and life sciences, to high-tech, financial services, travel and transportation, and beyond. ZS’s India Capability & Expertise Center (CEC) houses more than 60% of ZS people across three offices in New Delhi, Pune and Bengaluru. Our teams work with colleagues across North America, Europe and East Asia to create and deliver real world solutions to the clients who drive our business. The CEC maintains standards of analytical, operational and technological excellence across our capability groups. Together, our collective knowledge enables each ZS team to deliver superior results to our clients. Human Resources develops and executes successful recruiting programs, learning and expertise-development initiatives, strategic staffing assignments, effective reporting and analytics, performance management processes, and work-life benefits and operations. HR – Associate Consultant/Consultant (Payroll) We are looking at having an HR – Associate Consultant/Consultant (Payroll) to join our team at the Pune office. This person will be responsible for being a single point of contact for all payroll related queries of European/UK employees and Expatriates. Roles and Responsibilities Coordinating with employees, mostly from senior management cadre and resolving their technical, general and taxation queries Creating strong control mechanisms around payroll checks and balances especially Expat employees Maintain and review payroll processing systems to ensure accuracy and compliance of payroll calculations including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions and withholdings. Ensuring that the payroll systems are working as expected and in compliance with government laws, rules, and regulations Coordination and validation of tax reporting of compensation information for employees. Responsible for the compensation reporting and accounting for both external as well as internal authorities Commitment to control, ensuring data/ information flow has gone through proper internal controls Maintaining employee master control files Assist in formulating controls around payroll process Assist in identifying manual and redundant payroll processes and exploring the ways of automating them Documentation of processes Participation in global projects and managing Ad-hoc requests Supervising regular reconciliation of various payroll related GLs Supervising preparation of various schedules required for statutory audit Maintain documentation of Vendor Service Level Agreements and review for accuracy Assist in preparing Payroll scorecard Execute administrative activities to support payroll planning and implementation Coordinates information sharing with vendors in accordance with established procedures and reporting requirements Skills / Experience: B.COM/ M.COM degree in relevant field Excellent communication skills (experience of dealing with multiple foreign vendors, teams and employees from senior management cadre) Good knowledge of European regulations and laws. At least 4+ years of actual payroll experience in foreign payroll (UK esp.) within a global organization Excellent teamwork, interpersonal and communication skills. Details and controls oriented Flexible, can easily adapt to changes. Strong PC skills, PeopleSoft – Global Payroll, MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook High attention to detail Strong Control Mind-set Self-starter and team player Ability to take and follow direction New payroll implementation Ability to work EMEA hours Good systems ability ZS is a global consulting firm. Fluency in English is required; additional fluency in at least one European or Asian language is desirable. Candidates must possess work authorization for their intended country of employment. An on-line application, including a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered. ZS offers a competitive compensation package with salary and bonus incentives, plus an attractive benefits package. NO AGENCY CALLS, PLEASE.