Payroll Service Lead India

Entity: People, Culture & Communications Job Family Group: HR Group Job Description: Overview: We are a global energy business involved in every aspect of the energy system. We are working towards delivering light, heat and mobility to millions of people, every day. Our people want to play their part in solving the big, sophisticated challenges facing our world today and, guided by our bp values, are working to help meet the world’s need for more energy while lowering carbon emissions. In our offices at Pune, we work in customer service, finance, accounting, procurement, Would you like to discover how our diverse, hardworking people are leading the way in making energy cleaner and better – and how you can play your part in our extraordinary team? Join our team, and develop your career in an encouraging, forward-thinking environment! Role: Payroll Service Lead India Job Summary: India Payroll Service Lead oversees end-to-end payroll operations, ensuring accurate, timely salary disbursement and 100% compliance with Indian labour laws, including PF, ESI, PT, and TDS. Key duties include managing tax filings, handling employee queries, conducting audits, and managing payroll vendors or software systems like SAP or ADP.  As a payroll lead, you will oversee all aspects of payroll processing, ensuring accuracy, compliance and timely payments of employees at our organisation. You will also collaborate with various departments to gather and validate payroll information, resolve payroll discrepancies and provide exceptional service to our employees. Will be leading a team of 2-3 members and will reports to Payroll Manager, India Responsibilities: Overseeing and managing end-to-end payroll processing, including salary calculations, deductions and benefits administration, such as provident fund, gratuity, superannuation etc. Preparing payroll reports, including income tax returns and provident fund filling. Conducting regular payroll audits and ensuring compliance with Indian labour laws, tax regulations and statutory requirements. Collaborating with various departments, Taxation and finance departments to seamlessly integrate payroll and employee data. Processing new hires, terminations, promotions and other employee status changes in the payroll system, to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies.  Ensure accuracy and compliance with applicable laws, regulations and company policies while processing payroll. Administer and maintain payroll systems, ensure data integrity and implement system upgrades and enhancements. Collaborate with HR, finance and other departments to gather and validate payroll information, such as new hires, terminations, promotions and salary changes. Monitor and resolve payroll discrepancies, investigating and resolving issues promptly and accurately. Generate payroll reports, including tax filings, benefits deductions and other required reports, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.