Assistant Manager - Payroll & Compliance

Only female candidate hiring.

Candidates from any nature of manufacturing organisation are encouraged to apply.

Candidates from IT/BPO or any other service industry may not be relevant

MBA in HR/Finance

Key Responsibilities

Payroll & Wage Administration

• Manage monthly payroll processing and ensure timely and accurate salary disbursement.
• Handle Full & Final (F&F) settlements, employee exits and related payroll processes.
• Ensure payroll processing is aligned with company policies and statutory requirements.
• Implement appropriate controls to minimise payroll errors and compliance risks.
• Address and resolve employee payroll and salary-related queries and grievances.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders for payroll inputs, validation and reconciliation.

Time Office & Attendance Management

• Manage attendance, leave, shift, overtime and other time office processes.
• Ensure adherence to attendance and time office policies.
• Monitor workforce and attendance data and prepare monthly MIS reports.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation and operational efficiency.
• Develop and maintain dashboards/reports for effective workforce and time office monitoring.

Statutory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with applicable labour laws and statutory requirements, including PF, ESI, Bonus, Gratuity, CLRA, Shops & Establishment Act and other applicable regulations.
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of statutory challans, returns, registers and reports.
• Maintain accurate statutory records and documentation.
• Support internal and external audits, labour inspections and compliance reviews.
• Identify compliance gaps and take corrective/preventive actions to ensure minimum audit observations and zero major non-conformities.

Preferred candidate profile -

• Experience: 8-12 years of relevant experience in Payroll, Time Office and Statutory Compliance.
• Candidates with experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, Automotive, Auto Components or large workforce environments preferred.
• Strong hands-on experience in end-to-end payroll processing and statutory compliance.
• Good understanding of applicable labour laws and statutory requirements.
• Experience in managing attendance/time office processes and workforce MIS.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Advanced Excel and HRMS/ERP systems.
• Should be proactive, detail-oriented and capable of driving process improvements.