HR Assistant – HR Manager

About the role

We are looking for an HR Assistant who will support day‑to‑day HR operations and act as a bridge between employees and management. The role combines payroll administration, employee lifecycle management and recruitment coordination to ensure smooth HR processes.

Key responsibilities

• Manage daily HR operations such as attendance tracking, leave administration, shift scheduling and HRIS updates.
• Process monthly payroll accurately, including salary structures, deductions, overtime, reimbursements and statutory components.
• Maintain employee records, HR databases and personal files; oversee onboarding, induction, transfers and exit procedures.
• Handle employee grievances, disciplinary actions and internal communications; support employee engagement initiatives.
• Develop, update and implement HR policies, SOPs and employee handbooks in line with labour laws.
• Ensure compliance with PF, ESIC, Professional Tax, LWF, Bonus Act, Gratuity Act, Shops & Establishment Act and other regulations; maintain statutory registers and coordinate audits.
• Lead end‑to‑end recruitment: job description creation, sourcing on Naukri, LinkedIn, Indeed, screening, coordination of interviews, offer negotiation and onboarding.
• Operate PeopleHum (or similar) HRMS, maintain data hygiene, generate MIS reports and train users.
• Prepare HR reports (attendance, payroll, hiring, attrition) and assist in workforce planning, budgeting and strategic initiatives.

Required profile

• Strong knowledge of payroll processing, attendance systems and statutory compliance.
• Hands‑on experience with major job portals (Naukri, LinkedIn, Indeed) and recruitment coordination.
• Familiarity with HRMS platforms, preferably PeopleHum or similar.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple HR functions simultaneously.

Required skills

• Payroll processing
• Attendance management
• Statutory compliance
• Naukri
• LinkedIn
• Indeed
• PeopleHum HRMS