Payroll Senior Specialist - India (Pune)
Job Code: RQ098858 Experience Level: Intermediate Job Type: Professionals
About bp
At bp, we are a global integrated energy company committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. Our People, Culture & Communications (PC&C) function is undergoing a significant transformation to be more competitive, responsive, and customer-focused. We are expanding our footprint in key locations such as India, Hungary, Malaysia, and Brazil, and we are looking for ambitious professionals who are passionate about people and thrive in a fast-paced environment. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of PC&C and drive continuous improvement.
Role Synopsis
As a Payroll Senior Specialist, you will be an integral part of our Operations & Advisory (O&A) team, a global shared services organization within People & Culture. O&A is responsible for innovating and delivering HR services and solutions for bp globally. In this role, you will be responsible for providing payroll delivery services for the UK, supporting internal PC&C teams, resolving complex queries, and offering expert guidance on payroll-related issues. You will act as a subject matter authority on payroll processes and will play a key role in ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery.
Key Accountabilities
Act as a subject matter expert on payroll processes, providing support, guidance, and training to less experienced team members.
Manage payroll data and coordinate with our outsourced service provider to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing for the UK.
Review and approve pre-payroll run data and provide final sign-off before payroll is finalized.
Handle end-of-year and start-of-year payroll administration and processing activities.
Support audits and regulatory requests by providing accurate payroll data.
Resolve payroll enquiries and issues, acting as the first point of contact for complex queries.
Identify and implement continuous improvements to payroll processes.
Manage manual data entry for various deductions and leaves (e.g., family leave, sickness, equity awards).
Oversee the overpayments and reclaim process, ensuring consistent application of policy.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Education: A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Payroll Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
UK Payroll Experience: At least 5 years of UK payroll experience, with a focus on both hourly and salaried payrolls. You must have worked with UK Payroll within the last 12 months.
High-Volume Payroll: Experience processing payroll for a high-volume headcount of over 12,000 employees.
System Proficiency: Proven proficiency in using SAP (ADP Global View) and Workday systems.
UK Pensions: Strong experience in handling UK pensions (preferably NEST, Aegon), including uploads, reconciliation, and error correction.
Technical Skills: Advanced Excel abilities (macros, VLOOKUP, concatenate) for data analysis and payroll checking. Ability to perform manual Gross-to-Net calculations.
Statutory Knowledge: Sound knowledge of UK statutory requirements and regulations, including birthing parent pay, adoption pay, shared parental pay, sickness, NMW rates, NI categories, and termination calculations.
Behavioral Skills: Strong business acumen, customer focus, relationship management, and a proactive, solutions-oriented approach. High attention to detail and strong numerical skills are essential.
Working Hours: You must be able to work UK business hours and on UK working days.
Please note: This role is not eligible for relocation and is not available for remote working. Up to 10% travel may be required.
Why Join bp?
We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected and treated fairly. We provide an excellent environment with a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities, and a supportive culture. If you are ready to build something transformative, this is the place for you.
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