Associate– Payroll & Operations

1 Club; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

1% Club in Mumbai is seeking an Associate - Payroll & Operations to own the company's payroll cycle end-to-end, including salary computations, TDS, PF/ESI and all statutory compliance.

This role also covers day-to-day HR operations and office administration, bridging payroll accuracy with compliance while handling onboarding, exits, vendor coordination, and employee lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of experience in payroll processing and HR operations.
• Hands-on payroll experience — personally computed salaries and month-end reconciliation.
• TDS proficiency — comfortable computing TDS on salaries and filing 24Q returns.
• PF/ESI/PT/MLWF — direct experience across states with portal operations.
• Strong compliance instinct with audit-ready records and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end monthly payroll cycle: attendance, salary computation, reimbursements, and final payroll processing in coordination with HR leadership.
• Compute TDS on salaries; prepare and file quarterly returns (24Q); coordinate Form 16 / Form 16A issuance with Finance.
• Manage PF/EPF/VPF/EPS contributions, ECR filing, and timely remittances; ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Track PT and MLWF remittances and ESIC-related filings and deadlines across states.
• Handle payroll-related employee queries: payslip explanations, tax declarations, and reimbursements.
• Maintain payroll MIS, compliance trackers, and audit-ready documentation.
• Manage onboarding documentation, HRMS data, confirmation tracking, and exit formalities.
• Vendor coordination for office administration, facilities, assets, and services.
• Maintain and update employee records, org data, and HR dashboards.
• Office administration tasks as needed.

Skills

Payroll processing

HR operations

TDS returns

Compliance

Tools

Keka

Zoho

Razorpay

Job description

About 1% Club

1% Club is an education-led fintech platform that helps people make smarter decisions with their money.

Founded by Sharan Hegde and Raghav Gupta, 1% Club was built on a core belief: financial literacy is the first step to financial independence. That belief built India's most trusted personal finance education brand, and has since evolved into a fintech platform with an app that helps users invest, plan, and manage their money in one place, powered by AI.

Company Snapshot

Headquarters: Mumbai, India

Team Size: 200+

Backed by Gruhas (Nikhil Kamath)

What We Do

Financial Education

7L+ learners across personal finance, taxation, insurance, credit cards, and investing through live masterclasses and a subscription-based membership.

Fintech Services

The 1% Club app is built to replace the traditional bank RM with something smarter, faster, and always available. It combines an AI finance copilot with a curated set of financial products, including mutual fund baskets, fixed deposits, and stock baskets, with plans to solve for credit cards, taxation, insurance, and loans over time. For users who want deeper guidance, the app offers Personal CFO, a premium SEBI-registered advisory service for end-to-end financial planning. Insurance advisory is handled through Pillow, an independent vertical focused on transparent, long-term protection.

Compliance & Governance

1% Club operates under:

SEBI-registered Investment Advisor (RIA) license

SEBI-registered Research Analyst (RA) license

Trust is the foundation. Compliance is how we protect it.

The Road Ahead

Build the simplest, smartest way for Indians to manage their money, end to end, in one app. The modern replacement for your bank RM.

Come build it with us.

About the Role

We're hiring an Associate - Payroll & Operations to own the company's payroll cycle end-to-end from salary computation and TDS, PF/ESI and all kinds of statutory compliance and statutory returns while also running day-to-day HR operations and office administration.

This is not a generalist posting. We need someone whose core strength is payroll and compliance, who also brings enough operational muscle to handle onboarding, exit formalities, vendor coordination, and employee lifecycle management.The person who serves as the bridge that keeps payroll accurate, compliant, and on time every month.

If you've personally run payroll (manual + automated) and not just reviewed it, computed TDS on salaries, and tracked PF/ESI/PT/MLWF deadlines this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities: Payroll & Statutory Compliance (Primary)

• Own the end-to-end monthly payroll cycle attendance/leave collation, salary computation, reimbursements, and final payroll processing in coordination with the VP – HR

• Compute TDS on salaries; prepare and file quarterly TDS returns (24Q); coordinate Form 16 / Form 16A issuance with the Finance Team

• Manage PF (EPF/VPF/EPS) contributions, ECR filing, and KYC/transfer requests; ensure monthly remittances are accurate and on time

• Track and file Professional Tax (PT) and MLWF PF Challans and computation along with ESIC challans and computation and any other statutory compliance, contributions per state-specific deadlines

• Handle payroll-related employee queries — payslip explanations, tax declarations, investment proofs, reimbursements etc .

• Maintain payroll MIS, compliance trackers, and audit-ready documentation, muster roll cum wage registers,

HR Operations & Administration

• Manage the employee lifecycle onboarding documentation, HRMS data management, confirmation tracking, and exit formalities

• Run general office administration vendor coordination, employee facilities, asset tracking, and vendor negotiation

• Maintain and update employee records, org data, and HR dashboards

• Office Administration, etc.

What We're Looking For

• 2–4 years of experience in payroll processing and HR operations, ideally in a startup or fast-growing company

• Hands-on manual payroll expertise — you've personally computed salaries, run payroll cycles, and handled month-end reconciliation (not just reviewed someone else's work)

• TDS proficiency — comfortable computing TDS on salaries, preparing 24Q returns, and coordinating Form 16 issuance

• PF/ESI/PT/MLWF — direct experience managing EPF contributions, ECR filing, ESIC returns, Professional Tax, and MLWF remittances across applicable states shall know the portal operation.

• Strong compliance instinct — you track deadlines proactively, flag risks early, and maintain audit-ready records along with the VP HR.

• Proficiency with Excel/Google Sheets and at least one HRMS/payroll software (Keka, Zoho, Razorpay, or similar)

• Detail-orientated and organized — able to manage multiple compliance calendars and payroll inputs without things falling through the cracks

• Good communication skills to handle employee payroll queries and coordinate across HR, Finance, and external CAs.