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Payroll Subject Matter Expert (SME) - India

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The Payroll Subject Matter Expert oversees payroll processes in India, ensuring compliance with regulations, optimizing operations, and providing expert guidance to clients and teams.
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Description

The India Payroll Subject Matter Expert (SME) will serve as the primary expert on Indian payroll regulations, compliance, and best practices. This role is responsible for guiding payroll processes, supporting client implementations, ensuring regulatory adherence, and optimizing payroll operations. The SME will collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to drive process improvements and provide expert support for payroll-related matters. Additionally, the SME will oversee payroll processing for India, ensuring accuracy and compliance with all regulations.

Roles & Responsibilities: 

  •  Oversee and execute end-to-end payroll processing for India, ensuring timely and accurate payroll runs. 
  • Maintain compliance with the local labor laws, tax regulations, and reporting requirements. 
  • Ensure proper calculations for statutory deductions, benefits, and remittances. 
  • Conduct payroll reconciliations, audits, and compliance checks. 
  • Stay updated on changes and implement necessary payroll adjustments. 
  • Assist in onboarding and implementation of payroll solutions for Indian clients. 
  • Advise clients on payroll best practices, configuration, and process optimization. 
  • Troubleshoot payroll issues, ensuring timely and accurate resolutions. 
  • Work closely with internal teams (HR, Finance, Implementation) to align payroll processes with business needs. 
  • Identify inefficiencies in payroll operations and implement best practices to enhance accuracy and efficiency. 
  • Support payroll automation and system enhancements, collaborating with IT and product teams. 
  • Develop and maintain payroll documentation, SOPs, and training materials. 
  • Act as a trusted advisor for payroll-related inquiries from internal teams and clients. 
  • Provide training sessions on Indian payroll regulations and system usage. 
  • Work closely with external partners, including payroll vendors and government agencies.
Requirements
  • 8+ years of Indian payroll experience, including in-house payroll processing and compliance. 
  • Deep knowledge of Indian payroll legislation, tax regulations, and employment standards. 
  • Experience with payroll implementations, process optimization, and automation. 
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to resolve complex payroll issues. 
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of explaining payroll concepts to various stakeholders. 
  • Proficiency in different payroll software and Microsoft Excel. 
  • Payroll certification is preferred.  


This role combines hands-on payroll processing with strategic SME responsibilities, ensuring both compliance and efficiency in payroll operations.  

ABOUT US 

GoGlobal is the leading professional services company to guide, establish and manage global operations with compliance and confidence. We bring the human touch to entering new markets and consolidating vendors through a single point of management. With a presence in over 140 countries on six continents and growing, we make running a global business easy.  

Business & Corporate Services provided:

  • Entity Solutions: Entity establishment, Corporate secretarial & directorship services, Domicile services, Dormancy/Liquidation
  • HR Solutions: Global recruitment, Employer of Record (EOR), Agent of Record (AOR), Global benefits, Global payroll, International HR Consulting
  • Finance Solutions: Accounting & Tax

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OVERVIEW 

We Measure Success by Results, Not Hours Worked

No timesheets.

At GoGlobal, we give you the autonomy to make decisions that create real impact. We prioritize results over hours worked, focusing on quality of outcomes rather than tracking time.

As a privately owned company, we are free from the pressures of venture capital or private equity investors demanding exponential growth in unreasonable time frames.  
Sometimes, things just take time to do well. In our business, delivering great results is a process - and we're committed to doing it right.

We are not for sale. We believe that financial success is a natural outcome of our work, not the primary goal. Unlike many investors who view money as a goal, our focus is on long-term growth and sustainable success.

We are a global team, built for those who want to go further. Here's what your career at GoGlobal looks like:  

  • A company small enough for your voice to be heard meaningfully, yet large enough to make a global impact
  • Collaborating with a diverse, global and supportive team
  • Built for the long-haul - no VC or PE pressure, just a focus on sustainable growth

WHY WE ARE DIFFERENT  

We Make Growing Your Career Possible

  • We operate with the benefits of a partnership without the complexities of a partnership. Our hybrid partnership-corporate model offers all employees the opportunity to become a partner, while maintaining a streamlined corporate structure so that decisions are made quickly.
  • We do not offer equity plans. As we are not for sale and are not chasing an exit, "stock options" hold little value in our business model. Instead, we provide opportunities for outstanding employees to make partner and share in the profits. We believe it’s better to build lasting value than to chase a one-time payout.
  • We prioritize organic and sustainable growth. Expanding operations quickly by way of mergers and acquisitions might seem appealing, but the reality is integrating diverse cultures can be challenging. We're proud of our own culture and prefer to grow it our way.
  • We're global. We offer career opportunities across the world-whether it's new job roles or international locations.
  • English is our official language, but for many, it's our second language. We embrace this and find it rewarding communicating with colleagues from all over the world.
  • We are not a family. We operate more like a high-performing sports team where each individual's contribution is crucial to our collective success.
  • We keep things simple and collaborative. Our structure makes it easy for teams to work together across borders so we can serve our clients with global needs more effectively. Unlike big, siloed companies, we work seamlessly to handle international deals without the headaches of territorial ownership.
  • We believe in transparency and trust. Every month, we share our financials with the team so everyone knows where we stand and what's coming next. It's all about open communication, building trust and empowering every individual to be part of our journey. We don't tell you what to think - we provide the information you need to make your own informed decisions.
  • We believe flexibility drives success.  Our company is built on trust, and that’s why we embrace fully remote work, and hybrid options in some countries. Forget rigid office routines - it’s old school! This flexibility fuels productivity, strengthens our workforce, and ensures we remain agile in a fast-changing world.

Ready to take the next step in your career with us? Apply now! 

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Top Skills

Excel
Payroll Software

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