Payroll Specialist

at Roku

Bengaluru, India

Teamwork makes the stream work.

Roku is changing how the world watches TV

Roku is the #1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and we've set our sights on powering every television in the world. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Our mission is to be the TV streaming platform that connects the entire TV ecosystem. We connect consumers to the content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers unique capabilities to engage consumers.

From your first day at Roku, you'll make a valuable - and valued - contribution. We're a fast-growing public company where no one is a bystander. We offer you the opportunity to delight millions of TV streamers around the world while gaining meaningful experience across a variety of disciplines.

About the team:

People Shared Services (PSS) unites key People functions—including Talent Operations, Onboarding, Payroll, People Programs, People Experience, Workplace & Facilities, Workforce Compliance, Global Security, Health & Safety, People Analytics, and People Systems & Solutions. Our team delivers seamless transactional People services, optimizes processes, ensures global compliance, and builds scalable, tech-enabled solutions across the candidate and employee lifecycle. We partner closely with other People functions to streamline communication, documentation, and programs—always with a people-first, automation-driven mindset.

As part of the People Systems & Solutions team, we support PSS as strategic advisors and subject matter experts for People systems and project management. We oversee the PSS project portfolio, ensuring governance, prioritization, and smooth execution of People-related initiatives while guiding the organization through system implementations and process improvements.

About the role

The Payroll Specialist is responsible for executing and supporting end-to-end payroll operations for India payroll and assigned APAC countries, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery through TMF and internal systems. This role requires strong operational payroll knowledge, close partnership with vendors, and the ability to collaborate cross-functionally with People Business Partners (PBPs), People Programs, Finance, and external providers.

The Specialist plays a critical role in day-to-day payroll execution, issue resolution, data accuracy, and continuous process improvement across the APAC region.

What you’ll be doing

Execute monthly payroll processing for India and support payroll activities for additional APAC countries in partnership with TMF.
Coordinate payroll inputs, validations, approvals, and timelines with TMF to ensure accurate and on-time payroll delivery.
Validate payroll outputs, including base pay, variable compensation, allowances, statutory deductions, taxes, and benefits, ensuring compliance with local regulations.
Maintain and audit employee payroll data in Workday, including compensation changes, tax setup, allowances, and statutory deductions.
Review payroll reports, identify variances, investigate discrepancies, and drive resolution prior to payroll sign-off.
Manage payroll queries and escalations, providing timely resolution and clear communication to employees and stakeholders.
Support statutory compliance requirements, including local filings, remittances, and coordination with TMF on regulatory changes.
Partner with Finance on payroll reconciliations, accruals, funding requirements, and variance explanations.
Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, reconciliations, and audit responses.
Contribute to payroll process improvements, standardization, and automation initiatives across India and APAC.
Participate in regional payroll projects, system enhancements, and vendor optimization efforts.

We’re excited if you have

3–5 years of payroll experience, with hands-on responsibility for India payroll; APAC regional exposure strongly preferred.
Strong understanding of India payroll statutory requirements, including income tax, PF, ESI, PT, gratuity, and other local compliance obligations.
Experience working with third-party payroll providers (TMF experience strongly preferred).
Experience using Workday (payroll inputs, reporting, audits, data validation).
Strong analytical and reconciliation skills with high attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple payroll calendars, deadlines, and stakeholders across countries.
Proven ability to handle confidential employee data with discretion and professionalism.
Experience supporting payroll across multiple APAC countries in a regional or global organization - Preferred
Familiarity with vendor-managed payroll models and service governance (SLAs, issue tracking, escalations). - Preferred
Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, reconciliation formulas). - Preferred
Experience supporting payroll audits and compliance reviews. Preferred
Prior experience in a fast-growing, multinational, or matrixed environment. - Preferred

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Our Hybrid Work Approach

Roku fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment where teams work in the office Monday through Thursday. Fridays are flexible for remote work except for employees whose roles are required to be in the office five days a week or employees who are in offices with a five day in office policy.

Benefits

Roku is committed to offering a diverse range of benefits as part of our compensation package to support our employees and their families. Our comprehensive benefits include global access to mental health and financial wellness support and resources. Local benefits include statutory and voluntary benefits which may include healthcare (medical, dental, and vision), life, accident, disability, commuter, and retirement options (401(k)/pension). Our employees can take time off work for vacation and other personal reasons to balance their evolving work and life needs. It's important to note that not every benefit is available in all locations or for every role. For details specific to your location, please consult with your recruiter.

Accommodations

Roku welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and provides reasonable accommodations and adjustments in accordance with applicable law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point in the hiring process, please direct your inquiries to EmployeeRelations@Roku.com.

The Roku Culture

Roku is a great place for people who want to work in a fast-paced environment where everyone is focused on the company's success rather than their own. We try to surround ourselves with people who are great at their jobs, who are easy to work with, and who keep their egos in check. We appreciate a sense of humor. We believe a fewer number of very talented folks can do more for less cost than a larger number of less talented teams. We're independent thinkers with big ideas who act boldly, move fast and accomplish extraordinary things through collaboration and trust. In short, at Roku you'll be part of a company that's changing how the world watches TV. 

We have a unique culture that we are proud of. We think of ourselves primarily as problem-solvers, which itself is a two-part idea. We come up with the solution, but the solution isn't real until it is built and delivered to the customer. That penchant for action gives us a pragmatic approach to innovation, one that has served us well since 2002. 

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