Hr Executive And Recruiter

Want to own HR end to end hiring, onboarding, payroll and people — at a growing tax and compliance consulting firm, not just process paperwork?

GST Manager is a Chennai-based consulting firm handling GST compliance and litigation, accounting and income tax for businesses across India. We are building our people function and are looking for an HR Executive who will run it day to day and lead a small HR team.

What you'll do:

Talent hunting

• Run end-to-end hiring for tax, accounting, support and admin roles — job posts, sourcing on Naukri, LinkedIn and referrals, screening and shortlisting
• Coordinate interview rounds with the technical panel, collect feedback and track every candidate to closure
• Build and maintain a pipeline of ready candidates so open roles close faster

Onboarding

• Issue offer letters and appointment letters, collect joining documents and complete background checks
• Set up new joiners on day one — email, attendance, payroll and system access
• Run induction and 30/60/90-day check-ins with new joiners and their managers

Payroll

• Process monthly payroll on Zoho Payroll and close it by the 3rd of every month
• Feed attendance, leave, late-marks and LOP from Zoho People into payroll accurately
• Handle statutory compliance — PF, ESI, Professional Tax, TDS on salary inputs — and issue payslips and Form 16 support
• Manage full and final settlements for exits

Leave and attendance

• Approve or route leave requests as per firm policy, including sandwich-leave rules
• Monitor attendance, late-coming and work-from-office compliance and flag issues early

Managing the HR team

• Lead and allocate work to HR / admin team members and review their output
• Maintain employee records, HR policies, letters and MIS reports for management
• Be the first point of contact for employee queries, grievances and engagement activities

Who we're looking for:

• MBA / PGDM in HR, or any graduate with strong HR generalist experience
• 3–5 years in an HR generalist role covering both recruitment and payroll — not only one of the two
• Hands-on monthly payroll processing with working knowledge of PF, ESI, Professional Tax and labour law basics
• Experience on an HRMS and payroll tool — Zoho People and Zoho Payroll preferred
• Has hired through Naukri, LinkedIn and job portals, ideally for finance, accounts or professional-services roles
• Some experience guiding or supervising junior HR or admin staff
• Strong Excel, clear written and spoken English and Tamil, and the discretion to handle salary and personal data
• Based in Chennai and able to work from our Egmore office; notice period of 30 days or less preferred

What we offer:

• Full ownership of the HR function at a growing firm — not just data entry
• Mentorship from qualified professionals and direct work with the founders
• A modern Zoho-based HR stack and room to build processes your way
• Compensation as per industry standards
• Location: Ceebros Centre, Montieth Road, Egmore, Chennai (on-site, Monday–Friday)
• Start date: ASAP