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I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge.\nJob Description\nThe Future Begins Here\nAt Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-ready capabilities, we are meeting the need of patients, our people, and the planet.\nBengaluru, the city, which is India’s epicenter of Innovation, has been selected to be home to Takeda’s recently launched Innovation Capability Center. We invite you to join our digital transformation journey. In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement. \n\nObjective / Purpose:\nThe Payroll Specialist supports day-to-day payroll operations for an assigned payroll portfolio. This role processes payroll inputs, performs routine validations and controls, maintains required documentation, and provides professional support to employees and stakeholders. The role contributes to accurate, timely, compliant, and employee-focused payroll delivery by following established procedures and escalating issues appropriately. It covers an assigned country, legal entity, business unit, or payroll portfolio, with no budget ownership and no direct or indirect reports.\nAccountabilities:\nCollect, review, and process approved payroll inputs, including employee changes, earnings, deductions, benefits, taxes, and time-related information.\nPerform routine validations, reconciliations, corrections, and off-cycle support activities in line with established procedures, and support statutory, year-end, and audit-related activities as assigned.\nMaintain payroll calendars, trackers, control evidence, case records, and process documentation.\nFollow established procedures and escalate exceptions, missing information, or control concerns within required timelines.\nRespond to routine payroll inquiries in a professional, timely, and employee-friendly manner, and coordinate with payroll providers and internal stakeholders to resolve assigned issues and ensure follow-through.\nUse approved digital, AI, and automation tools responsibly, with appropriate validation, data privacy, access controls, and human review.\nSupport testing, adoption, exception monitoring, and user feedback for payroll-related system or process changes, and identify repetitive or rules-based activities that may be simplified or automated, sharing suggestions with senior team members.\nEducation & Competencies (Technical and Behavioral):\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience is desirable; payroll training or certification is advantageous.\nTypically 1-3 years of payroll, HR operations, finance, or related experience.\nIndividual contributor role with no direct or indirect reports; people management experience is not required.\nWorking understanding of payroll inputs, controls, reconciliations, documentation, structured data handling, and confidentiality, with the ability to learn payroll systems, reporting tools, case management platforms, and approved digital solutions. 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