Payroll Lead

3 days, 2 hours ago
Full-time
Lead
HR and Recruiting
HighLevel

HighLevel

HighLevel provides an all-in-one sales and marketing platform that agencies can white label and resell, offering tools and resources designed to help businesses consolidate their marketing efforts and achieve their growth objectives.

Internet Software & Services
251-1K
Founded 2018
$60M raised

Description

  • Lead monthly end-to-end payroll processing for India and the UAE, including inputs, approvals, processing, and bank funding.
  • Validate attendance, leave, variable pay, reimbursements, incentives, and final settlements against HRIS and Finance records.
  • Review payroll registers, variance reports, CTC data, reconciliations, and controls for accuracy and audit compliance.
  • Manage and audit external payroll providers, establishing performance benchmarks and service standards.
  • Identify payroll bottlenecks and implement technology-driven automation to reduce manual work.
  • Own statutory filings, payroll returns, audit support, MIS, accruals, reconciliations, and audit-ready documentation.
  • Monitor changes to India and UAE labor, tax, and social security regulations and update processes accordingly.
  • Respond to employee payroll, tax, benefits, payslip, Form 16, and salary certificate queries.
  • Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and Total Rewards on compensation changes, benefits, equity administration, and new entity setup.
  • Administer Darwinbox, including payroll configuration, access, integrations, troubleshooting, and workflow automation.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of hands-on payroll experience, including ownership of end-to-end India payroll and statutory compliance.
  • Working knowledge of India and UAE payroll practices.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Finance, HR, or a related field.
  • Experience with payroll or HRIS platforms such as GreytHR, Keka, ADP, or SAP SuccessFactors.
  • Prior Darwinbox experience is preferred.
  • Strong Excel, data analysis, and reconciliation skills with large employee datasets.
  • Knowledge of Indian labor laws, Provident Fund, ESIC, income tax regulations, and Payroll SOX requirements.
  • High attention to detail, ownership, discretion, and ability to handle sensitive compensation data.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills across India and UAE time zones.
  • Experience in a fast-paced, multi-entity, global SaaS, or technology environment is preferred; payroll or labor law certification is a plus.

Benefits

  • Global remote-first work environment.
  • Opportunity to support payroll operations across multiple countries and entities.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer with voluntary demographic information handled separately from hiring decisions.

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