Key Responsibilities:

Payroll Management:

• Process Payroll: Ensure the accurate and timely processing of payroll for all employees, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local tax laws, as well as company policies.
• Employee Records Management: Maintain accurate employee payroll records, including salary, bonuses, overtime, and deductions.
• Tax Filing: Prepare and file all necessary tax forms, including W-2s, 1099s, and other required documentation. Ensure tax compliance for employees across multiple states (if applicable).
• Timekeeping: Oversee and manage employee timecards or timekeeping systems, ensuring all hours worked are correctly recorded and discrepancies are resolved.
• Benefits Administration: Administer employee benefits, including deductions for health insurance, retirement plans, and other company-specific benefits.
• Payroll Reporting: Generate regular payroll reports and provide summaries of earnings, deductions, and other payroll-related metrics to senior management.
• Audits & Reconciliation: Conduct regular payroll audits to ensure accuracy, reconcile discrepancies, and identify and resolve any issues related to payroll.

Background Verification:

• Conduct Background Checks: Perform comprehensive background verifications on job applicants, including criminal records, employment history, education verification, and other personal information.
• Compliance: Ensure all background checks comply with applicable laws and regulations, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) guidelines.
• Reporting Findings: Summarize and report findings from background checks to HR, hiring managers, or other relevant parties, providing accurate documentation of any discrepancies or red flags.
• Discrepancy Investigation: Investigate and follow up on any discrepancies or concerns discovered during the verification process by contacting previous employers, references, or candidates directly.
• Confidentiality: Safeguard sensitive information related to background checks and ensure that all personal and professional data is handled with confidentiality and care.
• Assist in Onboarding: Work with the HR team to ensure all required background checks are completed before an employee’s start date.

Cross-Functional Support:

• Collaboration with HR: Work closely with HR, legal, and compliance teams to ensure payroll and background check processes align with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Customer Service: Provide excellent service to employees and job candidates, addressing any questions or concerns regarding payroll or background verification.
• Policy Adherence: Ensure that all payroll and background verification procedures follow company policies, local, state, and federal regulations.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (preferred but not required).
• Experience: Previous experience in payroll processing and background verification, preferably in an HR or finance role.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of payroll systems, tax laws, and employment verification laws (e.g., FCRA, HIPAA, EEO).
• Attention to Detail: High attention to detail in both payroll calculations and background verification processes.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to clearly explain payroll or background verification issues to employees or management.
• Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently, prioritize competing deadlines, and stay organized under pressure.
• Technical Skills: Familiarity with payroll software (e.g., ADP, Paychex, or QuickBooks) and background verification tools.
• Confidentiality: Ability to handle sensitive payroll and personal information with discretion and confidentiality.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with multi-state payroll processing.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and background verification software.
• Knowledge of industry-specific regulations related to payroll or background checks (e.g., healthcare, finance).
• Certification in payroll (e.g., Certified Payroll Professional - CPP) or background screening (e.g., Background Screeners Association certifications) is a plus.

About company

Madurai, India - Neeyamo, a leading provider of technology-driven global payroll and HR solutions based in Chennai, today announced its expansion plans in Madurai. With an existing centre in Madurai’s ELCOT region of 1000 seats, Neeyamo’s second office will have an additional capacity of 1600 seats. The company looks to ramp up its headcount in the region by 1200 in the year ahead. The centre will focus on Neeyamo’s key lines of business – Global Payroll transformation & development of payroll, Time and Absence products.. 

The platform-based Global Payroll technology provider Neeyamo has around 3,000 employees covering 190+ countries and serves 350+ customers worldwide. The team based out of Madurai primarily works on developing of Payroll, Time & Absence. Neeyamo’s team in Madurai comprises of a team of technology specialists, implementation experts, compliance experts and customer support executives to support their global clients. The company aims at providing a world-class center in Madurai to support its Fortune 500 clients worldwide. 

“We are creating world-class products from Madurai, which is proof of the talent pool available in the region. When we started our first Madurai centre, we realised there weren’t many companies based out of Madurai. We had a good number of people working in our Chennai centre that came from Madurai and neighbouring towns/cities that made us realise the uncaptured talent that Madurai had to offer. We are very pleased with the talent in Madurai. Culturally, people are very humble and grounded. The energy levels in our Madurai centre inspires all of us at Neeyamo!”, said Rangarajan Seshadri, CEO of Neeyamo.