Assistant Payroll Manager

We are looking for an experienced Assistant Manager Payroll

Responsibilities

• Payroll Management End-to-End Payroll Management (input consolidation, processing, disbursement and accounting): Ensure accurate and timely payroll processing for 25,000+ employees, including flight crew, ground staff, and corporate teams.
• Maintain extensive knowledge of the payroll functions and responsible for the payroll processing operations.
• Statutory Compliance: Ensure full compliance with PF, ESI, PT, TDS, and other applicable labor laws and aviation-specific regulations.
• Strong knowledge of Income Tax (Declaration, Proof, Regime, Form-16, 24Q and 26Q).
• Payroll Vendor Coordination (Payroll, Compliance & BRE): Collaborate with payroll outsourcing partners to maintain service quality, on-time salary processing, disbursement and resolve discrepancies.
• Team Leadership: Lead and manage a team of payroll professionals, fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Audit Support: Liaise with internal, external, and statutory auditors, ensuring timely and accurate data submission.
• Reporting & Analytics: Deliver payroll MIS, cost breakdowns, and function-wise reports to support strategic decision-making.
• Assist Payroll & Benefits Lead in the month end close process including preparation of accruals, reconciliations, and analytics.
• Business Expense Management (CTC and Non CTC): Oversee business expense reimbursements - CTC and Non-CTC, (e.g., travel, allowances, crew-related expenses). Ensure accurate accounting, policy compliance, and timely disbursement.
• Year End Activities / FBP Management.
• Any other additional responsibility could be assigned to the role holder from time to time as a standalone project or regular work. The same would be suitably represented in the Primary responsibilities and agreed between the incumbent, reporting officer and HR.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of Payroll Software for payroll processing.
• Accounting Background.
• Excel Knowledge.
• Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills using creative techniques.
• Advanced communication skills with the ability to communicate concepts to both a technical audience and to business-oriented audiences.