Payroll & Benefits Specialist

About Us

Come make the world and accelerate your success. It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

Job Summary

The Payroll & Benefits Specialist will be responsible for supporting accurate and timely payroll processing and benefits administration for employees in India. This role ensures compliance with applicable statutory requirements, internal policies, and payroll governance standards while delivering high-quality employee experience. The position partners closely with HR, Finance, external vendors, and employees to manage payroll inputs, benefits operations, reporting, reconciliations, and issue resolution.

Key Responsibilities

Payroll Administration

• Support end-to-end payroll processing for employees in India in an accurate and timely manner.
• Validate payroll inputs including new hires, exits, promotions, transfers, salary revisions, variable pay, leave adjustments, reimbursements, and deductions.
• Review payroll data for completeness and accuracy prior to final submission.
• Coordinate with payroll vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure payroll is processed in accordance with defined timelines.
• Perform payroll reconciliations and support month-end closing activities related to payroll.
• Maintain payroll records, reports, and audit documentation in line with internal controls and record retention requirements.
• Respond to employee payroll queries and resolve discrepancies in a professional and timely manner.

Benefits Administration

• Administer employee benefits programs in India, including enrollment, changes, exits, and ongoing employee support.
• Coordinate with benefit providers & internal teams to ensure smooth delivery of benefits programs.
• Support communication of benefits offerings, policies, and employee enrollment processes.
• Maintain accurate benefits records and ensure data integrity across HR and payroll systems.
• Assist in benefits billing validation, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Support annual benefits renewal activities and periodic program reviews.

Compliance and Controls

• Ensure payroll & benefits processes comply with applicable laws, regulations, & internal company policies
• Support statutory compliance activities related to payroll, including filings, deductions, and reporting.
• Assist with internal & external audits by preparing documentation and responding to information requests.
• Identify process risks, control gaps, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Maintain confidentiality of employee data and handle sensitive information with a high degree of integrity.

Reporting and Process Improvement

• Prepare regular and ad hoc payroll and benefits reports for HR, Finance, and management stakeholders.
• Analyze payroll and benefits data to identify trends, discrepancies, and improvement opportunities.
• Support system testing, process documentation, and implementation of payroll or benefits changes.
• Contribute to standardization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives across payroll and benefits operations.

Qualifications

• BBA in Human Resources from a reputed institute
• 2–5 years of relevant experience in payroll and benefits administration, preferably in a multinational or complex organization
• Experience managing payroll operations and employee benefits in India.
• Familiarity with payroll systems, HRIS platforms, MS Excel and related systems.
• Strong understanding of payroll processes, controls, and employee data management.
• Knowledge of India payroll statutory requirements and benefits practices.
• Experience supporting audits, reconciliations, and compliance reporting.
• Exposure to process improvement, standardization, or HR operations transformation initiatives.

Key Skills, Competencies & Behaviours

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• High level of confidentiality and professional judgment, and acts with integrity.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Customer-focused and continuous improvement mindset with a commitment to service excellence.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and reporting tools.
• Drives accuracy, discipline, and accountability in execution.
• Collaborates effectively across teams and functions.
• Delivers a positive employee experience through responsive support.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow : Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn : Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our Lean Academy, Coursera®, and online university.
• Belong : Experience an awesome place to work where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Give Back : Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!

We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We're industry visionaries. We're solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Global Benefits & Perks

You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary plus receive entitlements and benefits unique to your country of hire.

What You’ll Also Get

• Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learning & Development: Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
• Diverse & Inclusive Culture: We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.
• Purpose-Driven Company: You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.