Senior Payroll Specialist

DNV is building a Global Payroll Centre in Pune to deliver standardized high-quality payroll services across North and South are seeking a Senior Payroll Specialist to support multi-country payroll operations vendor management and global payroll improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Support payroll consolidation and transition activities into the Global Centre.

• Execute and oversee multi-country payroll and compensation processes.

• Review and validate payroll outputs from external vendors.

• Manage payroll reporting reconciliations tax updates and year-end activities.

• Ensure delivery against defined SLAs KPIs and compliance requirements.

• Provide Level 2 payroll support to employees HR and managers.

• Maintain accurate payroll and process documentation.

• Partner with Regional Payroll HR Finance and external providers.

• Contribute to payroll standardization process improvements and global projects.

• Stay current on payroll legislation market trends and best practices.

• Flexible work arrangements for better work-life balance.

• Generous Paid Leaves (Annual Sick Compassionate Local Public Marriage Maternity Paternity Medical leave).

• Medical benefits (Insurance and Annual Health Check-up).

• Pension and Insurance Policies (Group Term Life Insurance Group Personal Accident Insurance Travel Insurance).

• Training and Development Assistance (Training Sponsorship On-The-Job Training Training Program).

• Additional Benefits (Long Service Awards Mobile Phone Reimbursement).

• Company bonus/Profit share.

*Benefits may vary based on position tenure/contract/grade level*

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender religion race national or ethnic origin cultural background social group disability sexual orientation gender identity marital status age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors or Masters degree in HR Finance or related field.

• 5 years of multi-country payroll experience.

• Proven experience in global payroll (mandatory).

• Strong understanding of payroll compliance and vendor-based delivery models.

• Proficiency in Excel and MS Office.

• Experience with HR/payroll systems (e.g. Oracle HCM BMC Service Management) is an advantage.

• Excellent communication skills in English; additional languages preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Customer-focused and detail-oriented.

• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills.

• Ability to drive process improvements and adapt to change.

• Innovation project and change management skills are an advantage.

• Payroll-related certification is a plus.

Security and compliance with statutory requirements in the countries in which we operate is essential for DNV. Background checks will be conducted on all final candidates as part of the offer process in accordance with applicable country-specific laws and practices