Senior Payroll Analyst

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Job Description – Senior Payroll Analyst

GENERAL PURPOSE

The Senior Payroll Analyst will be based in Bangalore, India and will be responsible for leading end-to-end payroll operations for India while providing governance, payroll review, compliance oversight, and payroll banking support across multiple international payrolls.

This role represents an evolution from a transactional payroll processing position to a regional payroll specialist responsible for ensuring payroll accuracy, operational controls, statutory compliance, business continuity, and continuous process improvement across supported countries.

Essential Functions

• Own end-to-end payroll processing for India, including payroll inputs, validation, payroll execution, statutory compliance, reconciliations, and vendor coordination.
• Serve as the payroll reviewer for assigned international payrolls (currently supporting up to eight countries), validating payroll outputs, legislative compliance, calculations, and adherence to company policies before payroll approval.
• Own the preparation, validation, approval coordination, and secure processing of payroll bank payment files across all supported countries, ensuring payment accuracy and compliance with internal financial controls.
• Review payroll variance reports, reconciliation reports, tax reports, and payroll outputs to proactively identify and resolve discrepancies before payroll sign-off.
• Manage Full & Final settlements for India.
• Validate and ensure timely payment of statutory liabilities including PF, ESIC, PT, LWF, Income Tax, and other statutory obligations.
• Partner with payroll vendors, HR, Finance, HRIS, and business stakeholders to resolve complex payroll issues and improve service delivery.
• Act as the primary escalation point for payroll-related queries, statutory matters, taxation, and payroll compliance.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve payroll SOPs, review checklists, process documentation, and governance controls to strengthen business continuity.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual payroll activities, improve operational controls, and drive process standardization across global payroll operations.
• Support internal and external payroll audits by ensuring complete documentation and compliance with audit requirements.
• Coach and cross-train payroll team members, ensuring adequate backup coverage and reducing key-person dependency.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required to support business objectives.
  
  

Qualifications

Education / Experience Preferred

• Minimum 6–8 years of progressive payroll experience with deep expertise in India payroll processing.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing or supporting multi-country/global payroll operations.
• Experience managing payroll banking activities, payment files, and payroll financial controls.
• Strong knowledge of statutory payroll legislation, payroll governance, and compliance requirements.
• Experience working in a multinational environment with third-party payroll vendors.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  
  

Skills & Abilities

• Expert knowledge of India payroll processing and statutory compliance.
• Strong understanding of global payroll review processes and governance.
• Expertise in payroll reconciliations, payroll controls, and audit readiness.
• Experience with payroll banking, payment file validation, and financial controls.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with Workday and global payroll vendors preferred.
• Excellent analytical, stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to identify automation opportunities and drive continuous process improvement.
  
  

Who We Hire?

Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.

MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at [email protected].