Manager - HR, Admin & Finance

Pionera UX; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Health Insurance

Equity Exposure

Paid Leave & Time Off

Startup mindset culture

Job summary

Pionera UX in Chennai is seeking a proactive operations generalist to oversee HR execution, payroll, and office administration as we scale. In this in-office role, you will manage end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, attendance, and basic payroll processes, while ensuring compliance and timely document submissions.

You will also handle Zoho Books bookkeeping, vendor payments, asset tracking, and facility operations, partnering with our CA firm for statutory submissions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3 to 6 years of hands-on experience in core HR, office administration, or startup business operations.
• End-to-end recruitment, candidate screening, employee onboarding, and day-to-day HR administration.
• Payroll processing, basic bookkeeping, invoice tracking, and employee expense verification is highly desirable.
• Practical working knowledge of HR, payroll, and accounting tools such as the Zoho Ecosystem.
• Startup mindset with adaptability and readiness to wear multiple hats in a fast-paced growth environment.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Recruitment & HR Execution: sourcing, interview scheduling, offers, onboarding, KYC, background verification, HR portal updates.
• Payroll & Statutory Preparation: compute payroll variables, track attendance/leave, prepare statutory schedules.
• Financial Bookkeeping: record entries in Zoho Books, generate invoices, track receivables/payables.
• Banking & Expense Verification: audit reimbursements, manage petty cash, compile vendor payout batches.
• External Liaison: coordinate with CA firm for regulatory submissions.
• Office Administration & Facility Ops: manage Chennai center operations, vendors, utilities, procurement.
• Asset Tracking & Record Maintenance: maintain asset registers and ensure compliance.

Skills

HR & TA

Payroll management

Bookkeeping

Office administration

Vendor coordination

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Zoho Books

Job description

ROLE OVERVIEW

Role Scope: Designed for a proactive operational generalist to manage HR execution, bookkeeping, and office administration; offering a high-impact environment to wear multiple hats and shape your own career trajectory as we scale.

Growth Trajectory: Join a disruptive startup in its foundational growth phase.

Location & Work Mode: Full-time, in-office role based at our Chennai Center

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

End-to-End Recruitment & HR Execution: Manage candidate sourcing, interview scheduling, offer letters, and seamless onboarding, including mandatory employee KYC collection, background verification, and HR portal updates.

Payroll & Statutory Preparation: Compute monthly payroll variables, track attendance/leave accruals, and prepare monthly statutory deduction schedules.

Financial Bookkeeping: Record accounting entries in Zoho Books, generate invoices, track accounts receivables and payables.

Banking & Expense Verification: Audit employee reimbursement claims against company policy, manage petty cash logbooks, and compile weekly vendor payout batches for approval.

External Liaison: Serve as the primary internal focal point for our external administerial and regulatory requirements such as timely document submissions to our external CA firm.

Office Administration & Facility Ops: Manage day-to-day operations of the Chennai center, supervising facility vendors, internet service providers, utility accounts, and office supply procurement.

Asset Tracking & Record Maintenance: Maintain the company's physical and digital asset registers and ensure statutory compliance.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education & Experience: Bachelors degree with 3 to 6 years of hands-on experience in core HR, office administration, or startup business operations.

HR & Talent Acquisition: Proven track record in end-to-end recruitment, candidate screening, employee onboarding, and day-to-day HR administration.

Finance & Payroll: Hands-on experience with payroll processing, basic bookkeeping, invoice tracking, and employee expense verification is highly desirable.

Software Proficiency: Practical working knowledge of HR, payroll, and accounting tools such as the Zoho Ecosystem

Startup Mindset: High adaptability, strong problem-solving skills, and a willingness to wear multiple hats in a fast-paced, growing organization.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

• Competitive Salary & Appraisal Cycle
• Comprehensive Health & Accident Insurance
• Equity Exposure
• Paid Leave & Time Off
• Compassionate and understanding work culture