Payroll Specialist, EMEA

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Pebl puts a world of talent at your fingertips. With our AI-powered Global Work Platform™, companies can hire, pay, and manage employees in 185+ countries—removing risk, red tape, and guesswork from global growth. Backed by more than a decade of compliance leadership and local expertise, Pebl helps businesses move fast, stay compliant, and scale with confidence. With Pebl, companies everywhere can hire great talent anywhere.

Where Your Work Moves the Needle.

At Pebl, every team member drives our success. Joining us means more than filling a role—you’re accountable for results and impact. Our values guide how we operate, execute, and collaborate across borders. By putting them into action, you’ll help us scale faster, compete harder, and lead the future of global work.

What Makes You a Great Fit

We are seeking a Payroll Specialist based in India, Bangalore. This role owns end-to-end payroll operations across APAC and EMEA, ensuring accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery while continuously strengthening payroll processes and controls.

You will manage semi-monthly and monthly payroll cycles, validate payroll inputs, coordinate with ICPs, support payroll approvals and funding processes, resolve payroll queries, and ensure payroll documentation is complete and compliant. You thrive in a fast-paced, multi-country environment and bring a process-oriented mindset focused on accuracy, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Payroll processing & delivery

• Manage end-to-end payroll processing for multiple countries, ensuring accurate and timely completion of semi-monthly and monthly payroll cycles.
• Maintain payroll calendars, track deadlines, and proactively follow up with clients and In-Country Partners (ICPs) to ensure on-time submission of payroll inputs
• Collect, review, and validate payroll inputs (e.g., new hires, terminations, salary changes, allowances, bonuses, leave, and reimbursements) for completeness and accuracy.
• Coordinate with ICPs to submit payroll inputs and ensure payroll processing aligns with local statutory requirements and internal policies.
• Review payroll previews received from ICPs and perform payroll validation checks (e.g., gross-to-net variances, net pay reasonableness, statutory contributions, and deductions).
• Support payroll approval workflows, ensuring approvals are obtained and properly documented before payroll finalization.
• Ensure payslips are received, reviewed, and uploaded/distributed according to process and client requirements.

Process improvement & operational excellence

• Maintain and update payroll trackers, checklists, and country-specific process documentation (SOPs) where needed.
• Drive standardization across countries by identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and improve data accuracy.
• Identify recurring payroll issues and propose improvements to reduce errors and improve turnaround time.
• Participate in payroll projects and company wide strategic initiatives (e.g., new country onboarding, ICP transitions, Product enhancements, automation, and standardization).

Client, ICP, and internal stakeholder management

• Serve as the main operational point of contact for assigned countries’ payrolls, providing timely responses to payroll-related questions and requests.
• Partner closely with ICPs to resolve payroll issues, including discrepancies, missing inputs, late submissions, and statutory compliance concerns.
• Escalate risks early to the Regional Payroll Manager (e.g., missed cutoffs, incomplete inputs, payroll variances, or ICP delays).
• Support cross-functional collaboration with Finance, Treasury, HR Operations, and Client Success teams as required.

Payroll compliance & documentation

• Ensure payroll processing adheres to local statutory requirements, including taxes, social contributions, and mandatory reporting.
• Maintain accurate payroll documentation and audit-ready records, including payroll registers, approval confirmations, and statutory filings where applicable.
• Support year-end payroll activities such as tax forms, annual filings, and statutory reporting in partnership with ICPs.

Let’s Connect If You Have

• 3–4 years of payroll experience, ideally in a multi-country, regional, or outsourced payroll environment.
• Strong understanding of payroll fundamentals (gross-to-net, statutory deductions, payroll inputs, payroll approvals, and payroll reporting).
• Experience managing multiple payroll cycles (monthly and semi-monthly) with strong deadline discipline.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to perform payroll validation and reconciliation checks.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including working with external vendors or In-Country Partners (ICPs).
• Strong proficiency in Google Sheets and/or Excel (sorting, filtering, pivot tables, lookups, data validation, and trackers).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• High ownership, accountability, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting payroll under EOR / PEO models.
• Experience working with payroll operational tools such as:
• Jira (ticketing / issue tracking)
• NetSuite (finance / invoicing exposure)
• Expensify (expense reimbursement exposure)
• SendSafely or secure file transfer tools
• Global payroll workflow platforms (e.g., GWP)
• Exposure to payroll audits and internal controls.

Ways of working

• Based in India, Bangalore with a schedule that provides strong overlap with APAC and EMEA business hours.
• Flexibility to support payroll peak periods (cutoff days, payroll finalization, month-end and year-end).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across several countries, clients, and partners while maintaining accuracy and service quality.

Our Commitment to You

At Pebl, we’re committed to supporting our team with comprehensive rewards and benefits designed to meet diverse needs across roles and locations. Our core offerings include:

• Flexible Time Off – Take the time you need to recharge.
• Parental Leave – Support for growing families.
• Health and Dental Insurance – Where applicable, to cover you and your loved ones.
• Retirement Savings + Employee Incentive Plan – Plan for the future while sharing our success.

Please visit our career page for more information https://hellopebl.com/company/careers/.

Pebl is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We power global teams and believe diverse perspectives drive innovation and impact. Employment decisions at Pebl are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive culture where every teammate can thrive and do the best work of their career—anywhere in the world.