HR Associate Payroll

iTeach Schools; Pune District; On-site; INR 432,000 - 528,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PF & Gratuity

Medical Insurance

Paid Leave

Increments & Promotion

Job summary

iTeach Schools in Pune and Mumbai seeks an HR Payroll Associate to own end-to-end payroll processing, HRMS administration, and employee lifecycle documentation. You will ensure timely salary payments, maintain audit-ready records, and safeguard statutory compliance as the organization scales.

Reporting to the HR Manager and collaborating with Finance, you will handle monthly payroll inputs, onboarding, exits, salary revisions, and settlements while supporting PF, ESI, PT, and related benefits.

Qualifications

• Graduate in HR, Commerce, Accounting or related fields.
• Min 2 years hands-on payroll and HR operations experience, having independently run at least 12 monthly payroll cycles.
• Working knowledge of PF, ESI, PT, LWF, TDS, gratuity and bonus; experience with an HRMS/payroll platform (e.g. Keka, SAP).
• Clear communicator, comfortable managing stakeholders across HR, Finance and school teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end monthly payroll across Pune and Mumbai.
• Handle HRMS administration and employee lifecycle documentation.
• Ensure statutory compliance and payroll audit readiness.
• Support PF, ESIC, PT, LWF, TDS, gratuity and bonus processes.
• Collaborate with HR and Finance to ensure accurate data and timely salary payments.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Payroll operations

Attention to detail

Education

Graduate in HR/Commerce/Accounting

Tools

Keka

SAP

Job description

The quality of school education available to students from low-income communities across India is abysmal. Their chances of attending college or building a career are significantly lower than their high-income peers, condemning them to a life without voice or choice. iTeach was born in 2015 to challenge this status quo and create a level playing field for ALL children.

We run free and high-impact schools and an exceptional college-to-career program for the most disadvantaged students in Pune and Navi Mumbai. We are known for our world-class professional development, our result-oriented team culture, and our student-centric school design. Read more about us at www.iTeachSchools.org.

Role Overview :

The HR Payroll Associate will work closely with the HR Manager and coordinate closely with Finance to own end-to-end payroll processing, HRMS administration, and employee lifecycle documentation for iTeach Schools across Pune and Mumbai. This role is critical in ensuring that every employee is paid accurately and on time, that statutory compliance is never at risk, and that payroll data stays audit ready as the organization scales.

Key Responsibilities:

This role is for someone who enjoys working with numbers, solving payroll-related challenges, and ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time. As an HR Payroll Associate, you will manage key aspects of the employee lifecycle from onboarding and maintaining employee records to monthly payroll, salary revisions, exits, and full-and-final settlements. You will work closely with HR and Finance teams to ensure payroll accuracy, statutory compliance, strong controls, and smooth employee experience.

1. Monthly Payroll & Data:

• Collect and validate monthly payroll inputs such as attendance, leaves, reimbursements, deductions etc Audit attendance and leave data before payroll processing.
• Share all relevant data with the finance team to process payroll for employees, consultants and interns.
• Maintain any and all kinds of HR data pertaining to employees.

2. Onboarding, Exit and Full-and-Final Settlement:

• Complete joining formalities and verify PAN, bank details, address, ID and employment documents; set up accurate employee records in the HRMS/payroll system before the first salary cycle.
• Maintain confidential, audit-ready personnel and payroll records.
• Coordinate resignation documentation, notice-period records, asset clearance and no-dues confirmation.
• Prepare and validate full-and-final settlements (unpaid salary, bonus).

3. Salary Revisions & Increments:

• Implement approved increments, promotions, transfers and salary-structure changes in the HRMS.
• Verify effective dates, revised CTC, fixed/variable components, deductions and statutory impact.

4. Compliance & Employee Support:

• Support PF, ESIC, Professional Tax, LWF, TDS, gratuity and bonus processes.
• Maintain compliance calendars, challans, returns and payroll audit documentation.
• Resolve employee queries on salary, leave, tax and settlements.

Prerequisites:

• Graduate in HR, Commerce, Accounting or related fields.
• Min 2 years hands-on payroll and HR operations experience, having independently run at least 12 monthly payroll cycles.
• Working knowledge of PF, ESI, PT, LWF, TDS, gratuity and bonus; experience with an HRMS/payroll platform. (e.g. Keka, SAP)
• Clear communicator, comfortable managing stakeholders across HR, Finance and school teams.

Compensation and Benefits:

We take pride in offering competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with the candidate's education and work experience. The salary range for this position is ₹4.32 - 5.28 LPA CTC, and we are dedicated to providing a top-notch industry benefit. These benefits include PF, gratuity, medical insurance (up to 3 lakh PA), paid leaves, annual increments, and promotion opportunities.