Senior Finance Process Lead - Canada Payroll
McKinsey & Company · Chennai, India +1 · 4d ago
Staff / Lead / PrincipalOn-siteCorporate Finance & FP&A
Who you'll work with
You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.
In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.
When you join us, you will have:
- Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
- A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
- Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
- Exceptional benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.
What you'll do
You will take ownership of the global payroll operational workstream to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery while leading and developing a high-performing team.
You will oversee the day-to-day activities of our payroll professionals, managing the end-to-end processing of salaries, benefits, and statutory deductions. Specifically, you will review and validate payroll inputs, approve final payroll reports and bank files, manage month-end/year-end reconciliation and filings (PF, ESI, TDS), and ensure rigorous compliance with internal controls (SOX, ICFR) and local tax and labor regulations.
You will also drive process improvements, spearhead payroll transformation projects, prepare MIS dashboards for senior management, and foster team growth through coaching, objective performance management, and conflict resolution. Your work will help ensure global financial integrity, maintain robust compliance standards, and deliver an exceptional, seamless payroll experience to our global workforce.
You will be based in Chennai or Gurugram as part of our Global Payroll team, working in close coordination with office accounting, firm colleagues, and the applications support team.
Your background
- 8+ years in Canadian payroll operations
- Graduation in Finance, Accounting or related field
- Proven hands-on experience in payroll transformation projects is a plus (including system implementation/testing, parallel runs, and data validation)
- Exposure to managing global clients and working in cross-functional, multicultural environments
- Excellent organizational capabilities, including the ability to initiate tasks independently, prioritize under tight deadlines, and see them through to completion
- Proficient in rational decision making based on data, facts, and logical reasoning to solve complex problems and resolve team conflicts
- Ability to create work product-focused materials/outputs, such as MIS reports and payroll dashboards
- High degree of integrity and exceptional judgment in handling highly confidential payroll and personnel records
- Ability to work in-person
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English, with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels, and to collaborate effectively with HR, Finance, and external vendors