Key responsibilities
Recruitment
- Post openings on job portals (Naukri, LinkedIn, Indeed) and social channels
- Screen CVs, conduct first-round phone interviews and shortlist candidates
- Schedule interviews with hiring managers and track candidates through each stage
- Roll out offer letters and follow up until joining
Onboarding and exit
- Run joining formalities: document collection, background checks, ID cards and system access
- Conduct induction sessions on company policies and culture
- Handle exit formalities: clearance, exit interviews, experience and relieving letters.
Attendance, leave and payroll
- Maintain attendance and leave records in the HRMS
- Prepare monthly payroll inputs (new joiners, exits, LOP, overtime, deductions) and coordinate with Finance
- Resolve employee queries on salary, leave and reimbursements
Employee engagement and relations
- Plan engagement activities, celebrations and recognition programmes
- Act as the first point of contact for employee concerns and grievances, escalating where needed
- Support the performance appraisal cycle: timelines, forms and follow-ups
HR administration
- Maintain accurate employee files and the HR database
- Draft HR letters: appointment, confirmation, increment, warning
- Prepare monthly HR MIS reports on headcount, attrition and hiring
Skills and competencies
- Explicit written and spoken communication with employees at every level
- Strong organisation and follow-through across many parallel tasks
- Discretion with confidential employee and salary data
- Good with Excel or Google Sheets: VLOOKUP, pivot tables, basic reporting
- Approachable, patient and fair in handling employee concerns
- Comfortable with deadlines for payroll and statutory filings
📌 HR and Admin Executive (Chennai)
🏢 VSS
📍 Chennai