Lead Payroll Coordinator - India Payroll

About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Payroll Coordinator - India Payroll.
In this role, you will:

• Perform or guide others on complex payroll analysis such as technical aspects of Workday payroll processing's and ensure that configuration implementations are tested and approved
• Translate Wage & Hour regulations and apply knowledge to payroll processing as well as payroll system configurations
• Independently prioritize work and provide day-to-day-work leadership and mentorship to team; lead or contribute to implementation of new or revised processes and procedures that require coordination among various teams
• Advise manager, give direction to team members and escalate non-routine questions and problem solve complex and multiple steps processes
• Provide guidance and subject matter expertise to immediate team and Payroll area on wide range of information; respond to the raised concerns and determine appropriate course of action
• Support performance and overall effectiveness of team; proactively provide feedback and present ideas for improving or implementing processes and tools with Payroll functional area
• Participate in audit walk-throughs and retrieve any artifacts
• Create technical requirements for system implementations, perform user acceptance testing, execute the implementation of configurations with little to no exceptions

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of HR Operations, Accounting, Payroll, Payroll Tax experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military support experience, education

Desired Qualifications:

• India Payroll

Job Expectations:

• University degree in Business or related discipline
• Experience in Indian Payroll Operations, Full and Final Settlement, Statutory compliance (Income tax, PF, PT, ESIC, LWF, NPS, Gratuity, Stat bonus ...etc...)
• Preparing Monthly Payroll inputs and validate 100% of Payroll output calculations from Gross to net (including statutory deductions)
• Preparing payroll related MIS reports like CTC variance, head count, pay revision and quality reports
• Experience in Onboarding process for new joiners including statutory enrollments, Newhire form filling, Validation, etc...
• Good knowledge of Statutory outputs reports validation & returns filing (Income Tax, PF, PT, ESIC, LWF, NPS, Gratuity, Stat Bonus ...etc...).
• Good knowledge of India tax and labor laws
• Good Knowledge of SAP/Global View Payroll Administration & and reconciliation of FBP reimbursements
• Experience in Internal/External Payroll/Full and Final Settlement/Statutory Audits
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Medium to Advance MS Office skills, data entry skills
• Experience in working with Industry prominent ERP tools eg Workday, PeopleSoft, ServiceNow SAP, and ADP Global View
• Must be able to adapt to change well

Posting End Date:
3 Aug 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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