Position Title: Lead – Operations / Payroll
Department: HRM
Educational Qualification: Any graduate + MBA (HR) or equivalent
Experience (in years): 3 - 6 years
Keywords:
SAP (HCM), Payroll management, Attendance Administration, MS Excel (Advance), HRMS, Salary processing / calculations, Internal Stakeholder management, Strong communication.
Experience & Expertise:
· Hands on experience for salary processing & Payroll management for 500+ employees
· Strong understanding of SAP (HR module) & good to have experienced in any HRMS
· Supervising employees’ attendance
· Lead HR operations: e.g.: Employee onboarding & Exit, file management.
· Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
· Stakeholder management (Finance, HR, Legal, Business Heads).
· Excellent communication and leadership skills.
· Ability to work under tight deadlines and maintain confidentiality.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Oversee end-to-end payroll processing for on-roll, contractual, and consultant employees across all business units.
- Ensure timely disbursement of salaries, full & final settlements, and other payouts.
- Validate salary inputs such as attendance, incentives, bonuses, reimbursements, and deductions before payroll closure.
- Review and approve payroll reconciliations and reports.
- Compliance & Statutory Regulations: Ensure 100% compliance with statutory laws including PF, ESI, PT, Income Tax, LWF, and Gratuity.
- Liaison with internal and external auditors to facilitate payroll audits.
- File timely returns (Form 24Q, PF returns, etc.) and ensure adherence to labour laws and statutory timelines.
- Handle HR operation activities like employee onboarding, exit clearance, internal / external audits
- Work on innovative ideas for process improvement.
Behavioral Competencies:
- Innovative – Opportunity Sensing and driving innovation.
- Strategic Thinking – Envisioning future, creativity and systems thinking.
- Passion for innovation – Out of box thinking
- Emotional connect, - ownership & accountability and drive for results.
- Willing to travel on need basis, as and when required.
- Highly motivated, analytical, self-believer, focusing on core knowledge & innovative thinking.
Skills Required
- Any graduate degree
- MBA in Human Resources or equivalent
- 3–6 years of relevant experience
- Hands-on experience processing payroll for 500 or more employees
- Payroll management and salary calculation experience
- Strong understanding of SAP HCM or SAP HR module
- Experience with an HRMS
- Attendance administration and supervision experience
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Experience with employee onboarding, exits, and file management
- Knowledge of statutory compliance, including PF, ESI, PT, income tax, LWF, gratuity, and labor laws
- Experience preparing payroll returns such as Form 24Q and PF returns
- Internal and external payroll audit experience
- Stakeholder management across Finance, HR, Legal, and business teams
- Strong analytical, communication, leadership, and attention-to-detail skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and meet tight deadlines
- Willingness to travel as needed
What We Do
Uno Minda Limited is a global automotive technology and systems manufacturer and supplier serving original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company designs and produces more than 25 categories of components for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, two- and three-wheelers, and electric or hybrid vehicles. Its portfolio includes switching, lighting, acoustics, seating, and alloy-wheel systems, supported by manufacturing facilities and research and engineering centers across multiple countries.
