Job Description Summary
Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!The Payroll Expert is responsible for supporting end-to-end payroll operations and supporting payroll delivery for Sandoz India ensuring accurate, compliant and timely delivery while maintaining compliance with local legislation, company policies and internal controls.
The role works closely with internal stakeholders and payroll vendors to deliver a high-quality employee payroll experience. The role requires strong analytical capability, ownership and a continuous improvement mindset.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Payroll Operations & Governance
- Support end-to-end payroll processing activities for India across monthly, quarterly and annual payroll cycles.
- Validate payroll inputs including attendance, leave, benefits, variable pay, overtime, recoveries and statutory deductions.
- Perform payroll quality checks, reconciliations and variance analysis for payroll accuracy.
- Investigate payroll discrepancies and coordinate timely resolution with relevant stakeholders.
- Maintain payroll records and supporting documentation in line with internal controls.
Payroll Statutory & Compliance Management
- Support compliance with Indian statutory requirements including Income Tax, PF, ESI, Professional Tax, Labour Welfare Fund and other applicable regulations.
- Assist in year-end payroll activities including Form 16 generation, tax reconciliations and statutory reporting.
- Maintain audit-ready documentation and support payroll audits.
- Ensure payroll activities are processed in alignment with company policies and compliance requirements.
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Act as a point of contact for payroll-related employee and manager queries.
- Coordinate with payroll vendors to ensure timely processing and payroll issues resolution.
- Collaborate with HR, Finance and other stakeholders to ensure payroll data accuracy.
- Support issue resolution and escalation management as required.
Systems & Process Support
- Maintain payroll data within payroll and HR systems such as Workday and ADP GV.
- Support payroll testing activities related to system changes, process improvements and statutory updates.
- Contribute to payroll process standardization and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain SOPs, process documentation and knowledge articles.
Service Excellence
- Manage payroll-related requests within agreed service levels.
- Deliver timely and accurate support to employees and stakeholders.
- Contribute to a positive employee experience through responsive and professional payroll support.
- Participate in knowledge-sharing and team collaboration activities
Qualifications/Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field.
- 4 - 7 years of experience in India payroll operations, preferably within a multinational or shared services environment.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Indian payroll legislation, taxation, PF, ESI, and statutory compliance.
- Experience working with payroll vendors and payroll platforms such as ADP GV, Workday, SAP, or similar HRIS systems.
- Strong payroll reconciliation, data validation, and audit support experience.
- Good understanding of payroll controls, compliance requirements, and risk management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to analyze, validate and manage large datasets with a high degree of accuracy.
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
Join us!
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Skills Desired
Curiosity, Data Privacy, Employee Experience, Employee Onboarding, HRIS (Human Resource Management System), Hr Operations (Hr Ops), HR Service Delivery, Human Resource Management System, Human Resources (HR), Human Resources Management, Identity And Access Management (Iam), Payroll, SdmSkills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
- 4–7 years of experience in India payroll operations
- Experience in a multinational or shared services environment
- Hands-on expertise in Indian payroll legislation, taxation, PF, ESI, and statutory compliance
- Experience working with payroll vendors and payroll platforms such as ADP GV, Workday, SAP, or similar HRIS systems
- Payroll reconciliation, data validation, and audit support experience
- Understanding of payroll controls, compliance requirements, and risk management
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ability to analyze, validate, and manage large datasets accurately
Sandoz Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sandoz and has not been reviewed or approved by Sandoz.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage are consistently described as core components across U.S. roles and materials. Feedback suggests the medical offering is broad and a standard pillar of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match described as generous is commonly included for U.S. roles. This savings support is positioned alongside other primary benefits as part of total rewards.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity eligibility is noted for many positions and a global all‑employee share program is being introduced from 2026. These elements add upside beyond base salary and annual bonus.
Sandoz Insights
What We Do
Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. Our Purpose is to pioneer access to medicines for patients globally. We are on a mission to drive innovation in the healthcare industry by freeing up resources sustainably and responsibly while continuing to address global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance. We are present in more than 100 countries and our medicines serve some 500 million people every year. We have two main global businesses: Generics - divided between standard generics and complex generics - and Biosimilars.
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