Snowflake
Finance
Lead,PayrollOperations,APAC
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“Lead, Payroll Operations, APAC at Snowflake. Skills: payroll operations, process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement. Ensure accurate and on-time end-to-end payroll processing for assigned payrolls within the APAC region.. Accurately capture all inputs to be provided to payroll vendors in a timely manner.”
Industry & Context.
Proactive and problem-solving attitude; analytical collaborator
Flexibility with work hours to support the dynamic needs of the APAC region.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of relevant and progressive payroll experience, public company experience required, Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel (Pivots, V/H Lookups) and Google Suite apps, In-depth knowledge of payroll-related compliance requirements, taxation, and finance concepts, Ability to manage through change and lead change when appropriate, Proactive and problem-solving attitude, Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment, Flexibility with work hours to support the dynamic needs of the APAC region
Nice to Have
hands-on experience with India payroll, knowledge of countries such as China, Japan, S. Korea, Australia, and Singapore, Familiarity with Workday HCM and Workday Financials is a plus
What You'll Do.
Ensure accurate and on-time end-to-end payroll processing for assigned payrolls within the APAC region.
Accurately capture all inputs to be provided to payroll vendors in a timely manner.
Perform thorough payroll analysis
including total gross to net payment reconciliations and comparison to prior periods.
Ensure adherence to all applicable payroll laws
and statutory filings for assigned jurisdictions.
Oversee the day-to-day delivery of payroll operations for the assigned counties in APAC region
approving payrolls and ensuring the team meets accuracy and timeline requirements.
Support complex migration projects and system integrations
ensuring seamless data flow between Payroll System and Workday.
Managed continuous improvements and functional enhancements for Workday HCM and Financials modules.
Monitor and measure SLAs as agreed with payroll vendors
raising matters where there are slippages and recommending corrective action to management.
Provide support to external and internal audits and assist with the design and implementation of internal control measures to ensure proper authorizations.
Oversee the creation and maintenance of robust process documentation related to operational procedures and compliance.
and Accounting to streamline processes.
Support monthly/quarterly accounting close activities
including account maintenance
and variance analysis.
Recognizing opportunities and recommending process improvements also involves assisting with the design and implementation of internal control measures to ensure proper payment authorizations and segregation of duties.
Ensure the team provides excellent payroll support by addressing inquiries
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
cross-functional coordination; Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with HR, Stock Administration, Benefits, Recruiting, Legal, and Accounting to streamline processes.; work in a team environment
Communication Scope
Excellent interpersonal skills
Process & Methodology
Support complex migration projects and system integrations
Full Job Description
At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. Build the future of data. Join the Snowflake team. Snowflake is looking for an experienced Lead, Payroll Operations to be an integral part of the payroll operation supporting the APAC region. This position will be based in Pune, India. You are a versatile, motivated, creative, intellectually curious, analytical collaborator and a strong communicator. Reporting into the Payroll Manager, your role is a hybrid of direct operational execution and supervisory oversight to ensure the smooth delivery of day-to-day operations. This role will be individual contributor, while you will not have direct reports, you will be responsible for the supervisory health of the broader APAC payroll landscape, driving process standardization and automation to ensure all regional operations remain smooth, scalable, and compliant. Responsibilities Payroll Processing & Execution - Direct Processing: Ensure accurate and on-time end-to-end payroll processing for assigned payrolls within the APAC region. - Input Management & Technical Review: Accurately capture all inputs to be provided to payroll vendors in a timely manner. Perform thorough payroll analysis, including total gross to net payment reconciliations and comparison to prior periods - Compliance: Ensure adherence to all applicable payroll law
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