Payroll Specialist

Company Description

Are you ready to accelerate your career? Join Cielo as a Payroll Specialist! A career at Cielo will give you the opportunity to work with the industry’s smartest people and to take ownership of your success!

Cielo is a brand that reflects our big idea – that talent is rising – and with it our opportunity to rise above. We create careers for ambitious people by moving beyond traditional assumptions of what it means to work in talent acquisition.

Cielo is the world’s leading strategic Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) partner. The industry has verified Cielo’s reputation for executing innovative solutions that provide business impact through numerous awards and recognitions, including its annual leadership position on the HRO Today RPO Baker’s Dozen listing, Peak Matrix Leader placement by Everest Group and Industry Leader designation by NelsonHall.

Cielo is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law for an individual who falls within the jurisdiction of such law. Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting Cielo Talent Acquisition at [email protected].

Job Description

The Payroll Specialist provides support for all aspects of Payroll for Cielo. This self-motivated, detail-oriented professional serves in a hands-on role, coordinating the tactical aspects of HR and Payroll and assisting to drive strategic HR and Payroll programs. This dynamic professional is someone who thrives in a service-oriented, collaborative atmosphere and can seamlessly support multiple projects.

• Location Specifics: Gurugram, India
• Specific Needs: 1-3 years of experience in APAC & UK payroll
• Language Requirement: Native Language; English
• Position Setup: Remote
• Shift Schedule: Mid shift (12:30PM - 9:30PM IST)
  

Payroll Support

• Processing payroll based on regular payroll cycles per country and off-cycle payments as needed
• Ensuring any timesheets are submitted and approved in a timely manner by employees and managers – This includes auditing both for completeness as well as trends and reasonableness.
• Thorough review of payroll reports to determine any errors, executing, and when necessary, escalating corrective actions before payrolls are processed to ensure error free payrolls.
• Ensure employee changes are included in payroll runs, accurately and are made on time.
• Maintaining Payroll operating procedures, employee help guides, and make recommendations for improvements including practices and procedural changes resulting from regulatory changes.
• Lead and assist with various audit and reporting requests.
• Attention to detail required both from a processing and auditing perspective.
• Provide world-class customer service to employees.
• Ability to communicate with various levels of employees and mindset to educate and support employees with a sense of urgency
• Monitor and respond to incoming requests to the Payroll team inbox in a timely and professional manner.
• Strong organizational skills. Ability to organize and prioritize activities/work based on level of urgency.
• Additional duties as assigned.

HR Support

• Become a resource for employees, providing information and answering inquiries presented to the Payroll team mailbox.
• Processing of employee changes.
• Facilitate weekly audits of HCM system.
• Assist with processing employment verifications.
• Maintain personnel files in compliance with applicable legal requirements.
• Maintain standard operating procedures, employee handbooks, employee help guides, and make recommendations for improvements.
• Regulatory research assistance as needed.

• Maintain knowledge of rapidly changing HR regulations.
• Attend weekly meetings to discuss activities and initiatives.

Qualifications

Education:

• Associates degree or equivalent combination of experience. 

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years in a payroll environment plus 1-3 years of experience with maintaining HR records.
• Possess good problem solving and organizational skills.

Functional/Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Strong technical acumen, proficient in Microsoft Office, very strong experience with Excel required as well as utilizing HCM systems.