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Associate - Payroll & Compliance

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About Zeta

Build the future of banking.

Zeta is a next-generation banking technology company providing cloud-native, fully stackable processing and core banking platforms for issuers. With a focus on scalability, compliance, and innovation, Zeta empowers financial institutions to modernize their technology infrastructure and deliver secure, seamless digital banking experiences.
Our impact runs at real-world scale. Today, over 25 million cards are live on Zeta-powered platforms across 7 countries, supported by a passionate team of 1,700+ Zetanauts across India, the US, EMEA, and Asia. Backed by SoftBank Vision Fund, Mastercard, and other reputed strategic investors, we reached a valuation of $2 billion in 2025.
Our focus is on establishing product lines that focus on key outcomes by addressing real customer pain points, modernizing legacy systems, and strengthening core fundamentals. As a result, our systems and platforms support a wide range of banking and payments capabilities, including:
  1. Tachyon, our cloud-native banking stack built for population-scale systems
  1. Cipher, our unified authentication platform for secure, high-volume banking environments
  1. Digital Credit as a Service, enabling banks to launch credit lines on UPI
  1. Elena, our intelligent and conversational AI platform for banking
  1. Pixel, India’s first digital-native credit card, launched in partnership with HDFC Bank, for whom we also revamped their PayZapp mobile app: Winner of the Celent Model Bank Award for Payments Innovation 2024
  1. Sparrow, the leading card experience for non-prime cardholders in the US
    …and more across cards, payments, lending, and core banking.
We are an engineering-first organization that values ownership, bias for action, and long-term thinking. Together, we solve some of the hardest problems in banking tech. Our culture is built around trust, collaboration, and creating the conditions for you to drive impact proportionate to your potential. Reinforcing our commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace, we have been consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work.

If you want to build cutting-edge banking tech that enables banks to serve millions reliably, securely, and at a population scale, Zeta is your playground.

If you would like to learn more about how we have grown and evolved over the years, watch our journey here. You can also explore our website and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and X.

About the Role

We are looking for a Payroll Associate who will be in-charge of end-to-end payroll processing for India and US.
You’ll work to ensure our payroll expenses and taxes are paid correctly and on time. Our ideal candidate is analytical and methodical, with experience in payroll administration and deep knowledge of payroll regulations. We also value integrity, team spirit and strong organizational skills. Your goal will be to ensure our payroll procedures are compliant, efficient and current.
Job Location: Bangalore

Respnsibilities

  • Responsible for all Payroll related operations with accuracy in monthly Payroll activities.

  • Ensuring timely and accurate delivery of payroll.

  • Coordinate with the payroll vendor for Salary and flexi pay process and reports.

  • Collating all inputs that includes New Joiners, attendance, Bonuses, One-Time payments, revision, recoveries, etc that is required for monthly payroll and FnF.

  • Verification & Reconciliation of monthly payroll data through the inhouse Payroll representative.

  • Ensuring the statutory dues like TDS, PF, PT, ESI, etc are remitted on time.

  • Updating every salary change in the internal CTC master trackers along with effective dates.

  • Keeping track of future payouts and validating the payments during accruals of the amounts

Skills

  • A keen eye for detail.
  • An analytical mind and good math skills.
  • Outstanding communication skills (written and oral).
  • Organizational and leadership skills.

Experience and Qualifications

  • Any graduate degree.
  • 2 to 4 yrs of relevant experience in Payroll and Compliance & related roles catering to India and other countries.
  • Proven experience as a payroll specialist or similar role (especially in a payroll agency).
  • Current knowledge of payroll procedures and related laws.
  • Excellent understanding of multi-location payroll and taxes.
  • Familiarity with payroll software/ HRIS/ Agencies (e.g. DarwinBox, Excelity, Allsec, Ascent) and MS Office (especially Excel).
Equal Opportunity
Zeta is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, and communities to apply and believe that a diverse workforce is key to our success.