Assistant Manager - C&B and Performance Management

Role & responsibilities

1. Payroll and F&F Governance & Compliance

• Perform monthly payroll verification and checker activities to ensure accuracy of salary processing.
• Conduct payroll compliance assurance including minimum wage adherence, hiring grid validations, and statutory compliance checks.
• Review and validate retiral benefit calculations including gratuity, PF and superannuation-related transactions.
• Support statutory and internal audit requirements related to employee benefits and retirement schemes.
• Review payroll inputs relating to salary revisions, promotions, transfers, recoveries, deductions and final settlements.
• Support closure of payroll queries and reconciliation activities with Payroll, HR Operations and Finance teams.
• Perform F&F checker activities and ensure closure within timelines prescribed under the Code on Wages and company policies.
• Validate F&F calculations including leave encashment, recoveries, gratuity and other separation payments.
• Coordination with HR Operations, Payroll and Finance teams for reconciliations and audit.

2. Compensation Administration

• Support payroll compliance checks including minimum wages, compensation structures and hiring grid adherence.
• Assist in preparation and validation of financial provisions relating to incentives, bonus, CSAR and other employee benefits.
• Support compensation benchmarking exercises and compensation data management.
• Prepare and validate employee compensation and lifecycle letters including increment, promotion, transfer, CCA and other compensation-related or other communications.
• Ensure timely and accurate issuance of employee letters and documentation.

3. Performance Management Support

• Support annual and periodic Performance Management processes including KPI collection, quality checks and system administration.
• Update the KPIs for employees in system and ensure the relevant report and dashboards are available at any time
• Support employees on KPI updation/ upload and awareness to employees on PMS and system processes
• Provide support for PMS system activities including testing, UAT and employee query resolution.
• Assist in preparation of PMS reports, dashboards and management presentations.

4. Reporting & Analytics Support

• Prepare periodic MIS and dashboards related to payroll, compensation and PMS.
• Support internal, statutory and regulatory audits by providing required data and documentation.
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities within Compensation and Performance Management processes.
• Ensure accurate tracker and data maintenance

Preferred candidate profile

• Degree/ MBA in HR or equivalent qualification.
• 2-3 years of experience in Payroll processing, HR Operations, Compensation & Benefits or Performance Management.
• Strong analytical ability and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and data handling.
• Exposure to payroll processes, statutory compliance and compensation administration.
• Experience in HRMS, Payroll and PMS systems will be preferred.
• Good stakeholder management and communication skills.