Senior specialist

Role Summary

Location: Chennai, India
Experience: 1–5 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Shift: US Shift / Night Shift 

We are looking for a detail-oriented and motivated US Payroll Specialist with 1–5 years of experience in processing US payroll using SAP Payroll. The ideal candidate should possess a strong understanding of US payroll regulations, taxation, payroll operations, and employee lifecycle processes while ensuring timely and accurate payroll processing.

Your Responsibilities

• Process end-to-end US payroll accurately and within established payroll timelines.
• Validate payroll input data including new hires, terminations, salary changes, bonuses, overtime, commissions, and one-time payments.
• Process off-cycle payrolls, reversals, adjustments, and retroactive payroll transactions.
• Review payroll outputs and perform payroll reconciliations before payroll release.
• Ensure accurate calculation of:

       - Federal, State, and Local Taxes

      -  Social Security and Medicare

      -  Garnishments

      -  Benefits and deductions401(k), HSA, FSA, and other pre-tax/post-tax deductions

• Investigate and resolve payroll discrepancies and employee payroll queries within agreed SLAs.
• Support payroll month-end, quarter-end, and year-end activities, including W-2 validations.
• Perform payroll audits and reconciliations between SAP Payroll and third-party payroll providers (e.g., ADP), where applicable.Coordinate with HR, Time Management, Benefits, Finance, and Tax teams for payroll-related activities.Maintain payroll documentation, SOPs, and process controls.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll regulations.
• Participate in payroll process improvement and automation initiatives.

Your Experience and Skills

Required Experience & Skills

• 1–5 years of experience in US Payroll, with hands-on involvement in end-to-end payroll processing, validation, reconciliation, and compliance.

• Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience using SAP HCM Payroll for US payroll processing.

• Good understanding of SAP Payroll processes, including Payroll Control Records, payroll simulations, live payroll processing, retroactive accounting, and payroll results analysis.

• Solid knowledge of US payroll regulations, including Federal, State, and Local Taxes, FICA (Social Security and Medicare), garnishments, benefits, deductions, and W-2 reporting.

• Experience handling payroll adjustments, employee queries, and payroll reconciliations while ensuring accuracy and compliance.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and formulas.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to meet tight payroll deadlines.

• Good communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting payroll operations for medium to large employee populations, ideally within a shared services or global payroll environment.

• Familiarity with ADP Payroll, payroll interfaces, and inbound/outbound file validations.

• Exposure to SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central.

• Knowledge of SOX controls, payroll audits, and process improvement initiatives.

• Bachelors degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Finance, HR, or a related field.

• SAP HCM Payroll certification.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on global payroll operations.
• Exposure to SAP Payroll and enterprise payroll processes.
• Learning and career growth opportunities.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.