Senior Specialist - India Payroll & Compliance

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

The purpose of this role is to provide expert services for employees, managers and HR community in the area of Payroll related data and processes, and act as a subject matter expert for these services. Services provided by this role mainly refer to second level (complex) Payroll processes, such as pre- and post PY-run activities, taxation and finance related activities (reconciliation, accruals, etc).

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

  • Statutory Compliance Management: Labour Laws & S&E Act.
  • Statutory Compliance: Submission of Return & Record Management
  • Managing of Statutory Audit | Inspections
  • Payroll Administration: Input, Processing, Checking, Verification
  • Statutory Compliance w.r.t to payroll: ESIC, PF, PT, LWF, NPS, Income tax etc.
  • Employee Separation/Superannuation: Full & Final | Settlement of Deceased Cases
  • Reporting and dashboarding that involves aggregation of data from various sources, maintaining HR data quality, and the analysis of data.
  • Managing the entire full and final settlement process
  • Co-ordination with cross functional team for the timely closure of F&F
  • Resolving employees query and grievances within TAT
  • Maintain confidentiality of the data
  • Preparation and verification of Experience Relieving & recovery Letters
  • Maintaining the employee database regarding salary and pay.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

 

  • Excellent analytical skills – ability to analyze large datasets, detect and correct errors, interpret and report results to senior stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills (must be able to simplify complex topics, clearly articulate research, and persuasively engage senior leaders)
  • Extensive experience with Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint high efficiency)
  • Stakeholder Management: Ability to build relationships and interact/negotiate with HR partners
  • strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
  • Experience in SAP Success Factor and ADP payroll system is preferred

 

Key Relationships:

 

  • HRBPs
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Rewards team
  • Payroll team
  • 3rd Party Vendors

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance, or related professional qualification.
  • More than 8 years progressive work experience in the field of India Payroll
  • Experience in payroll/financial analysis in an IT/Retail organization preferred.
  • Project management experience preferable
  • Strong Communication skills

 

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

 


At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.

Job Title:  Senior Specialist - India Payroll & Compliance

Brand: 
Location:  Gurgaon
TEAM:  People & Culture
State:  HR
Country/Region:  IN
Contract Type:  Full time
Number:  537446
Date:  Nov 21, 2025