Vice President, India Payroll

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**About This Role** **Background** BlackRock's Global Payroll \& Employment Tax function is a critical, high-impact team responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and compliant payroll services across the organization. The team operates within a robust governance framework, partnering closely with Human Resources, Finance, Tax, and external vendors to ensure adherence to global standards, local regulatory requirements, and a strong control environment. With a focus on operational excellence, risk management, and continuous improvement, the function plays a key role in enhancing payroll processes, driving automation, and supporting the organization's evolving business needs. The team fosters a collaborative, service-oriented culture, ensuring a high-quality employee experience while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and integrity. **Role Overview** The Vice President, Payroll will be responsible for leading and overseeing the end-to-end payroll operations for India. This role is accountable for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll execution, while advancing governance, control frameworks, and transformation initiatives. The role requires close collaboration with local HR and global stakeholders across Payroll, Finance, Tax, and HR Operations in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. The incumbent will play a key leadership role in vendor management, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and process optimization, while also contributing to broader regional and global payroll initiatives. **Key Responsibilities Include** * Lead and oversee the end-to-end India payroll function, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. * Manage and ensure compliance with all India statutory regulations, including PF, ESIC, PT, LWF, gratuity, and income tax, while staying current with evolving labor laws and regulatory updates. * Lead and mentor a high-performing payroll team, driving accountability, capability building, and a culture of continuous improvement. * Drive automation and process optimization initiatives to enhance payroll systems, reporting, and operational efficiency. * Build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships with HR (Benefits, Mobility, HRBPs), Finance (FP\&A, Controllers, Accounting), and Tax teams to ensure seamless data flow, accurate reporting, and alignment of payroll processes * Manage the payroll vendor relationships to deliver payroll effectively. * Develop and monitor key payroll metrics and KPIs to track operational performance, compliance adherence, and service delivery effectiveness. * Oversee audit and compliance activities, including internal audits, employment tax audits, and social security reviews, ensuring timely and accurate response to stakeholders. **Knowledge/ Qualifications** * 8 years of experience in payroll operations and statutory compliance, preferably within India and broader APAC regions * Bachelor's or Master's degree, preferably in Finance, Accounting, or a related field * Knowledge of withholding tax, related tax filings, tax policy and regulations as they relate to India / APAC Countries * Proven ability to manage payroll vendors effectively, including adherence to contracts, SLAs, and service delivery standards * Solid understanding of HR processes, payroll dependencies, and cross-functional integrations * Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word (essential); experience with Workday or similar HR/payroll systems preferred * Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills * Excellent communication skills, with fluency in English * Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage competing priorities * Flexibility to support global teams across time zones, including extended working hours when required **Competencies Required** * A high level of attention to detail * A positive and 'can-do' attitude * Risk Management * Teamwork including collaborating with remote team members * Problem solving * Desire and ability to provide outstanding service to internal clients * Adaptable, resilient and embracing of change. * Capable of communicating with impact. * Proven ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines * Ability to identify, analyse and develop processes and drive continuous improvement * Discretion in dealing with confidential information **Our Benefits** To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about. **Our hybrid work model** BlackRock's hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person -- aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock. **Guidance on AI use for candidates** At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work -- enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we've provided **guidance** on when and how to use AI during our hiring process so y