Senior Payroll Specialist

About Us

We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence.

As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.

About GSS

As the internal support organization for DNV and DNV owned companies, we deliver shared services within Human Resources, Finance, IT and Real Estate & Procurement to DNV globally. Our mission is to enable DNV to grow, succeed with its business goals and improve competitiveness. Customer experience is at the core of everything we do. GSS is responsible for many of the tools, processes and daily routines that create the backbone of DNV.

About The Role

DNV is building a Global Payroll Centre in Pune to deliver standardized, high-quality payroll services across North and South Asia. We 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.
  
  

What we offer

• 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

About You

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s 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