Manager - HR (Payroll & Admin)

Relay Express; Sarkhej; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Relay Express in Gujarat, India seeks an experienced HR Operations and Payroll professional to manage end-to-end payroll processing, attendance, leaves, and employee lifecycle transactions. The role involves ensuring statutory compliance and coordinating with vendors for HRIS implementations.

You will drive automation, handle audits, and provide HR analytics and MIS on headcount and costs, while aligning with Labour Codes and company policies across locations.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing end-to-end HR Operations and payroll processes.
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance and labour laws in India.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS/HRMS implementations and payroll systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end HR Operations and Payroll including payroll processing, attendance, leave, employee lifecycle transactions, and final settlements.
• Ensure accuracy and timely processing of payroll, deductions, reimbursements, and statutory payments.
• Drive HRIS implementation, configuration, integration, UAT, migration, and automation; coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor compliance with PF, ESI, PT, LWF, Gratuity, Bonus, TDS and other labour statutes; implement Labour Codes changes.
• Resolve audits, prepare statutory challans, returns, and compliance documentation; maintain audit trails.
• Provide HR analytics and MIS reports on headcount, payroll, attrition, costs; support audits.

Skills

HR Operations

Payroll

Statutory Compliance

HR Analytics

Stakeholder Management

MS Excel

Tools

HRIS/HRMS implementation

MS Excel

Job description

ProvRole & responsibilities

Manage end-to-end HR Operations and Payroll including payroll processing, attendance, leave, employee lifecycle transactions, full final settlement, Exit and HR documentation.

Ensure 100% accuracy and timely processing of payroll, deductions, reimbursements, Travel reimbursement, and statutory payments.

Drive HRIS implementation, configuration, integration, UAT, migration, and process automation; coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders.

Ensure compliance with PF, ESI, PT, LWF, Gratuity, Bonus, TDS, Shops Establishments Act and other applicable labour/statutory regulations

Monitor and implement changes arising from the new Labour Codes/Wage Code, including wage definition, statutory benefits, working hours, leave, overtime, gratuity, and other applicable provisions.

Manage statutory challans,returns, audits, inspections, reconciliations, registers, records, and compliance documentation

Establish strong payroll controls, maker-checker processes, reconciliations, and audit trails.

Liaise with statutory authorities, auditors, consultants, payroll , labour & security vendors and other external stakeholders as required & Handling labour & contractor compliance & renewal of agreements

Develop and maintain HR policies, SOPs, workflows, and HR operations dashboards/MIS.

Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable labour laws across locations/business units.

Identify opportunities for process improvement, digitization, automation, and cost optimization within HR operations.

Provide HR analytics and management reports relating to headcount, payroll, attrition, absenteeism, compliance, and employee costs.

Support internal/external audits and ensure timely closure of audit observations.

Providing data to consultant regarding Group Medical, term life & Workman Compensation insurance

Timely issuance of increment & promotion letters & same updated on HRMS

Managing all Administrator activities

Preferred candidate profile

Key Requirement:

• Preference to Logistic industry Candidate
• Immediate joiner or 15 days Notice period candidate is preferred
• 5-10 years of relevant experience in HR Operations, Payroll, and Statutory Compliance.
• Robust hands-on experience in HRIS/HRMS implementation and payroll systems.
• In-depth knowledge of Indian labour laws, payroll regulations, and statutory compliances.
• Strong understanding of Labour Codes/Wage Code and regulatory changes, with the ability to translate legal requirements into HR processes and systems.
• Experience managing multi-location and/or large employee payrolls preferred.
• Hands on Payroll & Time and Office Management software experience is required
• Strong analytical, process-management, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel and HR MIS/reporting