Payroll Specialist (Individual Contributor)

Role overview

Carrier is seeking a Payroll Specialist to join its Global Payroll organization in Hyderabad. This is an individual contributor position focused on APAC payroll operations within a growing shared services environment. The role supports accurate, compliant, and timely payroll delivery while helping build scalable global processes as business needs evolve.

Carrier is a global company known for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, building controls and automation, and fire and security solutions that help create safer, smarter, and more sustainable buildings.

The company values positivity, responsibility, integrity, accountability, and respect, and is looking for someone with a strong work ethic and a willingness to contribute to a high-performing team.

What you will do

• Run complete payroll cycles for APAC locations such as Australia, India, and Singapore.
• Make sure payroll is processed accurately and on schedule, in line with local statutory and compliance rules.
• Review and reconcile time and attendance data and ensure it flows correctly into payroll systems.
• Work with HR, Finance, IT, external vendors, and other global stakeholders to support payroll delivery.
• Assist with payroll audits, statutory submissions, and compliance activities across APAC.
• Protect payroll data quality and follow data privacy and retention standards.
• Serve as a payroll SME for systems and processes such as SAP/GlobalView and ADP.
• Investigate payroll issues, identify root causes, and support resolution of discrepancies.
• Track payroll service metrics and contribute to KPI monitoring.
• Take part in process improvement and standardization initiatives.
• Keep up to date with APAC payroll laws and regulatory changes.
• Coordinate with vendors to ensure service delivery stays aligned with expectations.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree is mandatory.
• Payroll certification is preferred, and India payroll certification is specifically preferred/required.
• 5 to 8 years of payroll experience in a multinational or shared services setup.
• Experience with SAP/GlobalView or similar payroll platforms is preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of APAC payroll practices, including Australia, India, and Singapore.
• Advanced English communication skills, both spoken and written.
• Practical experience handling end-to-end payroll processing.
• Solid understanding of time and attendance systems and payroll integration.
• Experience collaborating in global and cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with third-party payroll vendors such as ADP.
• Good grasp of statutory compliance and payroll regulations.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and perform under pressure during payroll cycles.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.

Additional information

This is a full-time onsite role based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Employment-related responsibilities may change depending on process alignment within the organization.

Carrier is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other protected status.

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