Payroll Expert

Job Description Summary

#LI-Hybrid

Location: Hyderabad, India

Relocation Support: This role is based in Hyderabad, India. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

The Payroll Expert is responsible for ensuring accurate, efficient and timely payroll processing while maintaining compliance with statutory, tax, and company requirements. The role serves as a subject matter expert for payroll operations, process improvements, controls, audits, vendor management, and stakeholder support.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end payroll processing for the Philippines and India.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll delivery in line with established deadlines.
• Validate payroll data, calculations, deductions, and statutory payments.
• Review payroll results and perform payroll reconciliations.
• Execute payroll controls and ensure compliance with internal control frameworks (Novartis Financial Controls Manual).
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws, tax regulations, and statutory requirements.
• Manage statutory filings, tax payments, year-end processes, and payroll audits.
• Investigate payroll issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions and process improvements.
• Act as a key payroll partner for People & Organization, Finance, Tax, Benefits teams, external vendors, employees, and business leaders by providing guidance and resolving inquiries.
• Support payroll systems, testing, process standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives, including maintaining SOPs and work instructions.