Payroll Associate

For our business, for clients, and for you

Key Responsibilities

1. Payroll Processing (Core Responsibility)

• Process monthly payroll for all employees with 100% accuracy and within

defined timelines.

• Validate attendance, leave, overtime, LOP, shift allowances, and incentive

inputs.

• Ensure correct calculation of earnings, deductions, reimbursements, arrears,

and final settlements.

• Coordinate with HR, Finance, and Operations to collect and verify all payroll-

related inputs.

• Perform pre- and post-payroll audits to identify variances or errors.

• Prepare and release salary slips, payroll registers, and bank upload files.

2. Statutory Compliance (High Emphasis)

• Ensure timely and accurate statutory deductions, filings, and remittances for

PF (EPF), ESI, Professional Tax, Labour Welfare Fund, and Income Tax (TDS).

• Generate and submit statutory returns including ECR, ESIC challans, PT

returns, etc.

• Maintain compliance with Shops & Establishment Act, Payment of Wages Act,

Minimum Wages, Bonus Act, and other applicable labour laws.

• Keep track of changes in statutory regulations and implement necessary

updates in payroll systems.

• Support statutory audits, internal audits, and vendor audits by providing

required data and clarifications.

3. Employee Data & Records Management

• Maintain accurate employee master data in HRMS/payroll systems.

• Process employee onboarding, exits, and life cycle changes (increments,

transfers, promotions).

• Manage documentation for payroll and compliance in an organized and

secure manner.

• Handle confidential information with utmost discretion.

Disclaimer: Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.