Payroll Associate

Payroll Associate - India, Chennai

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

The Role

• Ensuring payroll inputs to third party payroll vendors are finalized accurately.
• Working cross functionally, you will act as a liaison with external payroll providers and internal departments, such as HR and Finance
• Ensure internal controls are applied so that monthly changes are captured and processed accurately and that any discrepancies recorded and discussed.
• Upload electronic files and input any manual payments to the bank
• You will handle the Payroll mailbox to ensure queries are responded to in a timely fashion.
• Making sure that all monthly and annual tax, pension and compliance requirements are followed.
• Collaborating with internal and external auditors to provide timely reports as required.
• Work as part of Payroll team to ensure that all processes are as efficient as possible, detailed appropriately and SOX Compliant.
• You will have the opportunity to get involved in special projects throughout the year.
  
  

You will need

• Experience of APAC/EMEA Payroll processes and working with payroll vendors (preferable but not essential)
• Proven experience of working in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills with an emphasis on customer service.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines with a high volume of transactions.
• Attention to detail with excellent numerical and analytical skills.
• Great teammate.
• Proficient user of the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
• Positive and dedicated approach to work, able to work on own initiative
• Good organization skills
  
  

disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.

What ICON Can Offer You

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our Benefits Examples Include

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.
  
  

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know or submit a request here

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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