Payroll Analyst (Manager)
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About the Role
The Payroll & Finance Master Data Manager ensures accurate payroll accounting, reconciliation, and reporting while maintaining finance master data integrity. The role coordinates across Finance, HR, Payroll, and IT to resolve issues, ensure compliance, and deliver audit-ready outputs.
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Responsibilities
- Validate monthly and off cycle payroll outputs, ensuring accurate reconciliation and timely posting
- Analyze payroll components (salaries, overtime, benefits, deductions) to confirm accuracy and financial impact
- Prepare and review payroll accounting entries including accruals, provisions, and adjustments
- Maintain payroll reconciliations, schedules, and audit ready documentation
- Oversee finance master data (cost centres, GL, vendor, bank, employee data) creation and governance
- Ensure master data standards, controls, and change management processes are enforced
- Support audits through reconciliations, evidence packs, and compliance documentation
- Monitor system integrations and data accuracy across SAP payroll and finance platforms
- Prepare payroll related financial reports, reconciliations, and variance analysis
- Drive process improvements, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders and lead issue resolution across Finance, HR, and IT
- Guide and review team outputs while supporting capability development and delivery timelines
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or related field; professional qualification (CA/ACCA/CMA/CPA) preferred
- 8–12 years’ experience in accounting, payroll finance, or GL roles in complex/multi entity environments
- Strong experience in payroll accounting, reconciliations, month end close, and employee liabilities
- Hands on experience with SAP ECC / SAP S/4HANA / SAP ECP or similar systems
- Experience in manpower intensive industries (aviation/logistics preferred) with high payroll volumes
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Job Purpose
- The Payroll & Finance Master Data (FMD) Manager is responsible for ensuring accurate payroll accounting, reconciliation, and reporting while maintaining the integrity and governance of finance master data.
- The role acts as a key coordination point across Finance, HR, Payroll, and IT to resolve issues, ensure compliance with accounting standards, and deliver audit ready outputs.
Key Accountabilities
- Validate monthly and off cycle payroll outputs, ensuring accurate reconciliation and timely posting.
- Analyze payroll components (salaries, overtime, benefits, deductions) to confirm accuracy and financial impact.
- Prepare and review payroll accounting entries including accruals, provisions, and adjustments.
- Maintain payroll reconciliations, schedules, and audit ready documentation.
- Oversee finance master data (cost centres, GL, vendor, bank, employee data) creation and governance.
- Ensure master data standards, controls, and change management processes are enforced.
- Support audits through reconciliations, evidence packs, and compliance documentation.
- Monitor system integrations and data accuracy across SAP payroll and finance platforms.
- Prepare payroll related financial reports, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
- Drive process improvements, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders and lead issue resolution across Finance, HR, and IT.
- Guide and review team outputs while supporting capability development and delivery timelines.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or related field; professional qualification (CA/ACCA/CMA/CPA) preferred.
- 8–12 years’ experience in accounting, payroll finance, or GL roles in complex/multi entity environments.
- Strong experience in payroll accounting, reconciliations, month end close, and employee liabilities.
- Hands on experience with SAP ECC / SAP S/4HANA / SAP ECP or similar systems.
- Experience in manpower intensive industries (aviation/logistics preferred) with high payroll volumes.
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