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Hiring companyCharles River Laboratories
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Senior Payroll Manager of APAC Operations
Ahmedabad,IN Full-time On-site
About the role
Corporate Functions – Payroll Operations team leads APAC payroll delivery for Charles River Laboratories, ensuring accurate, timely and compliant payroll across multiple countries. The Senior Payroll Manager drives end‑to‑end payroll processing, automation, compliance monitoring and system implementations while partnering with HR, Finance, IT and external providers. Based in India with on‑site presence at Bangalore (and regional oversight of Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Mumbai).
What you’ll do
- Lead end‑to‑end payroll and time‑and‑attendance operations across APAC countries
- Standardize and continuously improve payroll processes while ensuring local compliance
- Oversee payroll implementations, system upgrades and country transitions
- Manage relationships with external payroll providers and ensure service quality
- Monitor legislative changes and provide guidance to regional payroll teams
- Serve as regional lead for SOX payroll controls and internal compliance
- Develop and coach APAC payroll operations team, conduct performance reviews
- Report payroll KPIs, SLAs and operational metrics to global leadership
What you’ll bring
- 10+ years progressive payroll leadership experience
- Management of multi‑country payroll operations in APAC
- Experience leading payroll system implementations or migrations
- Experience managing outsourced payroll providers
- Strong knowledge of APAC payroll legislation and tax regulations
- People leadership of geographically dispersed teams
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field
- MBA, CPA or CPP preferred
Skills
Payroll operationsCompliance managementProject implementationStakeholder managementData analyticsProcess automationAdvanced ExcelHRIS integration
Benefits
- Performance‑based bonus incentives
- 401K retirement plan
- Paid time off and flexible work arrangements
- Health and wellness coverage
- Employee stock purchase program
Education
Bachelor's degree