HR Analyst

Mott MacDonald; Mumbai; On-site; INR 650,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Critical illness and compassionate-lea

Group term life insurance

Group medical insurance coverage

Career mobility options

Short and long-term global employment

Global collaboration and knowledge

Job summary

Mott MacDonald in India is seeking a payroll and statutory compliance specialist to ensure accurate payroll validation, timely remittances, and audit readiness. You will coordinate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to keep processes compliant.

This role requires a commerce/HR/finance background, 3–5 years of India payroll experience, and familiarity with PF, ESIC, PT, LWF, Gratuity, TDS, and audits. Excellent Excel and documentation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Business Administration, HR, Finance, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of hands-on India payroll and statutory compliance experience.
• Working knowledge of PF, ESIC, PT, LWF, Gratuity, TDS, Bonus, audits, and statutory inspections.

Responsibilities

• Manage India payroll and statutory compliance, ensuring accurate payroll validation, timely remittances and returns, audit readiness, and effective coordination with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Ensure compliance with Indian labour laws and statutory requirements covering PF, ESIC, PT, LWF, Gratuity, TDS, and Bonus.
• Validate payroll inputs, statutory deductions, employer contributions, reports, and discrepancies.
• Ensure timely statutory remittances, return filings, and maintenance of registers and records.
• Support audits and inspections, monitor regulatory changes, and strengthen compliance controls.
• Coordinate with HR, Finance, payroll vendors, consultants, and authorities to resolve issues and escalations.
• Maintain compliance dashboards, trackers, SOPs, and MIS reports.

Skills

Payroll compliance

Stakeholder management

Excel

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in commerce/HR/finance

Tools

ADP

SAP SuccessFactors

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Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy committed to delivering impactful work that shapes the future.

We are a team of over 20,000 experts working across the world in more than 50 countries.
We are proud to be part of an ever-changing global industry, delivering transformative work that’s defining our future. It’s our people who power that performance. As an employee-owned business, we invest in creating a space for everyone to feel safe and valued and empowered with the right tools and support.

Whether you want to pursue excellence in your specialism or broaden your experience with flexible roles across our business, you’ll be connected to a community of global experts championing you to be your best. Join us and shape your story with Mott MacDonald, where everyone has the opportunity to be brilliant.

Role Summary

Manage India payroll and statutory compliance, ensuring accurate payroll validation, timely remittances and returns, audit readiness, and effective coordination with internal stakeholders and external vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Indian labour laws and statutory requirements covering PF, ESIC, PT, LWF, Gratuity, TDS, and Bonus.
• Validate payroll inputs, statutory deductions, employer contributions, reports, and discrepancies.
• Ensure timely statutory remittances, return filings, and maintenance of registers and records.
• Support audits and inspections, monitor regulatory changes, and strengthen compliance controls.
• Coordinate with HR, Finance, payroll vendors, consultants, and authorities to resolve issues and escalations.
• Maintain compliance dashboards, trackers, SOPs, and MIS reports.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Business Administration, HR, Finance, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of hands‑on India payroll and statutory compliance experience.
• Working knowledge of PF, ESIC, PT, LWF, Gratuity, TDS, Bonus, audits, and statutory inspections.
• Experience with ADP, success factor or similar payroll platforms, relevant certification is an advantage.

Key Skills & Success Measures

• Strong knowledge of Indian payroll laws, Excel, compliance analytics, stakeholder management, and documentation.
• Success is measured by timely and accurate filings, audit readiness, strong compliance controls, and zero penalties or notices.

At Mott MacDonald, we support our staff to create work-life balance which works for them and welcome candidates looking for career flexibility. We are open to discussing flexible working at interview stage.

Our benefits package is designed to enhance your experience:

• Critical illness and compassionate leave
• Paternity Leave
• Group term life insurance, and Group medical insurance coverage
• Career mobility options
• Short and Long-term global employment opportunities
• Global collaboration and knowledge sharing