Global Payroll Compliance & Audit Manager

Bengaluru - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

GAQ127R61

Join Databricks dynamic and expanding Global Payroll Team part of the Finance organisation. As a Compliance Manager youll play a critical role in designing and maintaining a best-in-class global payroll compliance framework that protects the company our employees and our brand. We are in an exciting phase of transformation implementing key projects to scale our operations strengthen controls and enhance service quality.

As a Compliance Manager you will be the subject matter expert for global payroll compliance ensuring that payroll processes policies and controls remain aligned with statutory regulatory and internal audit requirements. Youll partner closely with regional payroll teams Finance Legal HR and external advisors to identify compliance risks drive remediation and support the continued maturity of our global payroll operating model.

Key Responsibilities:

Own and maintain the global payroll compliance framework including controls policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) across regions.
Monitor legislative and regulatory changes impacting payroll (e.g. tax social security labor law reporting) and translate them into operational requirements.
Partner with regional payroll teams and vendors to ensure timely and accurate implementation of new compliance requirements.
Lead and support internal and external payroll audits including SOX statutory and internal control reviews ensuring timely responses and remediation of findings.
Design document and continuously improve key payroll controls including approval workflows reconciliations segregation of duties and data validation checks.
Develop and maintain compliance-related documentation (policies control narratives risk registers and process maps) to support standardization and automation.
Define track and report compliance and control metrics (e.g. defect rates control failures audit findings remediation status) to leadership.
Provide guidance and training to payroll and cross-functional partners on compliance requirements policies and best practices.
Collaborate with Legal Tax Finance HR and Procurement on compliance topics such as equity taxation fringe benefits gifts travel & expense and vendor obligations.
Act as an escalation point for complex compliance issues investigations and high-risk cases driving root cause analysis and sustainable solutions.

What Were Looking For:

7 years of experience in payroll tax compliance or related fields preferably within a fast-paced multi-national environment.
Strong understanding of global payroll regulations and statutory requirements across multiple countries (e.g. US EMEA APAC LATAM) or deep expertise in one major region with exposure to others.
Demonstrated experience designing testing and operating internal controls (e.g. SOX internal audit frameworks control testing remediation planning).
Proven track record in managing audits and working with internal and external auditors regulators or tax authorities.
Experience working with Workday or similar HCM systems; familiarity with global payroll vendors (e.g. ADP Safeguard BDO TMF etc.) is a plus.
Advanced Excel/Sheets skills (e.g. complex formulas pivot tables lookups) and comfort working with large data sets for reconciliations and analysis.
Familiarity with case management tools SLA-driven environments and using metrics to monitor risk quality and performance.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate complex compliance topics into clear practical guidance.
Strong analytical problem-solving and documentation skills with keen attention to detail and a focus on scalability and standardization.

Required Experience:

Manager

GAQ127R61Join Databricks dynamic and expanding Global Payroll Team part of the Finance organisation. As a Compliance Manager youll play a critical role in designing and maintaining a best-in-class global payroll compliance framework that protects the company our employees and our brand. We are in an...

GAQ127R61

Key Responsibilities:

Own and maintain the global payroll compliance framework including controls policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) across regions.
Monitor legislative and regulatory changes impacting payroll (e.g. tax social security labor law reporting) and translate them into operational requirements.
Partner with regional payroll teams and vendors to ensure timely and accurate implementation of new compliance requirements.
Lead and support internal and external payroll audits including SOX statutory and internal control reviews ensuring timely responses and remediation of findings.
Design document and continuously improve key payroll controls including approval workflows reconciliations segregation of duties and data validation checks.
Develop and maintain compliance-related documentation (policies control narratives risk registers and process maps) to support standardization and automation.
Define track and report compliance and control metrics (e.g. defect rates control failures audit findings remediation status) to leadership.
Provide guidance and training to payroll and cross-functional partners on compliance requirements policies and best practices.
Collaborate with Legal Tax Finance HR and Procurement on compliance topics such as equity taxation fringe benefits gifts travel & expense and vendor obligations.
Act as an escalation point for complex compliance issues investigations and high-risk cases driving root cause analysis and sustainable solutions.

What Were Looking For:

7 years of experience in payroll tax compliance or related fields preferably within a fast-paced multi-national environment.
Strong understanding of global payroll regulations and statutory requirements across multiple countries (e.g. US EMEA APAC LATAM) or deep expertise in one major region with exposure to others.
Demonstrated experience designing testing and operating internal controls (e.g. SOX internal audit frameworks control testing remediation planning).
Proven track record in managing audits and working with internal and external auditors regulators or tax authorities.
Experience working with Workday or similar HCM systems; familiarity with global payroll vendors (e.g. ADP Safeguard BDO TMF etc.) is a plus.
Advanced Excel/Sheets skills (e.g. complex formulas pivot tables lookups) and comfort working with large data sets for reconciliations and analysis.
Familiarity with case management tools SLA-driven environments and using metrics to monitor risk quality and performance.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate complex compliance topics into clear practical guidance.
Strong analytical problem-solving and documentation skills with keen attention to detail and a focus on scalability and standardization.

Required Experience:

Manager