Responsible for overseeing the end-to-end payroll process while ensuring strict adherence to Indian labor laws and tax regulations
Duties and responsibilities
1. Payroll processing: Manage all aspects of payroll, including salary calculation, deductions, and perks administration.
2. Leave and Attendance Management: Maintain employee attendance records and leave tracking on HR Software. Ensure daily attendance monitoring and regularization. Maintain accurate leave records. Coordinate with employees and reporting managers for attendance discrepancies. Generate monthly attendance reports within timelines. Ensure adherence to company attendance policies.
3. Exit Management: Maintain all exit records and track the no due clearance process on HR software. Generate relieving and experience letters within timelines. Manage the final settlement process for employees who are separating from the company. Maintain all exit related documentation.
4. Statutory compliance: Ensure accurate and timely payment and filing for all statutory contributions such as Provident Fund (PF), Employee State Insurance (ESI), and Tax Deducted at Source (TDS), MLWF and other statutory compliance activities as per statutory norms and governance policies of the Govt. Maintain statutory records. Coordinate with vendors and consultants for statutory submissions. Ensure adherence to labour laws and company policies. Support inspections and compliance audits. Procurement necessary licenses for new entities
5. Audits: Support internal and external audit activities. Maintain all HR, payroll and PMS related records for audits.
Coordinate with auditors and provide required documentation. Ensure closure of audit observations within one week of receipt of the requirement / audit query. Maintain compliance documentation and trackers.
6. TDS Working and Filing: Prepare and file TDS related documentation. Calculate monthly and quarterly TDS accurately. Ensure timely filing of TDS returns. Coordinate with finance team for reconciliation. Maintain proper TDS documentation and records. Resolve employee/vendor queries related to TDS.
7. Record maintenance: Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records, including attendance, leave, and personal information.
8. Reporting: Generate and maintain various payroll-related reports for management, audits, and tax purposes.
9. Reconciliation: Reconcile payroll accounts to ensure financial accuracy and identify discrepancies.
10. Employee relations: Address and resolve employee payroll-related queries and grievances in a timely and professional manner. Conduct employee/site visits as required. Visit all sites at least once in two months or as per business requirements. Interact with employees and address HR-related concerns. Ensure HR policy awareness at site locations.
11. Liaison: Liaise with internal departments and external vendors or authorities to ensure smooth operations.
12. Carry out other tasks as assigned by the management from time to time