Assistant General Manager – Compensation & Benefits & HR Operations at Amcor Flexibles India (2017-05 – Present)
- Lead Performance Management Systems (PMS) and Total Rewards frameworks to drive employee attraction, motivation, and retention for pan India employees.
- Developed new reward initiatives and enhanced existing compensation and benefits policies.
- Job evaluations and grading for new hires and year-end appraisal cycles.
- Annual salary survey participation and benchmarking for increment.
- Managed compensation integration for M&A transactions and handled lockout processes for 2 manufacturing plants.
- Re-structured wage components to optimize organizational costs while ensuring full statutory compliance.
- Designed and implemented employee benefits policies and SOPs across entities.
- Monitored salary structures, identified gaps, and recommended market corrections for critical roles.
- Developed retention schemes for high-potential and critical talent.
- Owned end-to-end HR operations including payroll, HR analytics, exit management, and HR dashboards.
- Expatriate payroll processing and tax calculations for overseas deputations.
- Manpower planning, workforce forecasting, and annual budgeting across entities.
- Managed renewals and administration of Group Mediclaim, Group Life Insurance, and Group Accident Benefit policies.
- Annual compensation planning, pay-review cycles, increment rollouts, and bonus payouts.
- Prepared and presented HR MIS reports and dashboards for India and APAC leadership teams.
- Partnered with business leaders to provide compensation recommendations for new hires, internal transfers, and promotions.
- Ensured statutory payroll compliance including PF, Gratuity, NPS, and other labour regulations.
Manager – HR Shared Services at Aegis Global (ESSAR Group) (2016-04 – 2017-01)
- Lead HR Shared Services operations for 30,000 employees on SAP, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and service excellence.
- Managed state-wise minimum wages compliance and ensured adherence to statutory requirements related to Income Tax, PF, ESI, and other labor laws.
- Oversaw end-to-end payroll processing, including recurring and one-time payments/deductions, operating at zero-defect standards.
- Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for new SAP configurations, policy changes, and budget updates.
- Performed data analysis, cleansing, and conversion to maintain high-quality and compliant SAP HR data.
- Coordinated and collated payroll inputs from multiple stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate payroll closure.
- Maintained employee personal files, managed benefits administration (insurance), and handled payroll for contract staff.
- Executed personnel transactions including hiring, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, terminations, and statutory/government reporting.
- Validated and processed multiple allowance types such as special allowances, sign-on bonuses, notice buyouts, and referral bonuses.
- Ensured SLA compliance across quality, service delivery, and productivity metrics.
Assistant Manager – HR at JK Cement (2014-05 – 2016-04)
- Managed the end-to-end employee lifecycle in SAP, including payroll processing for Pan-India employees using SAP Payroll.
- Generated post-payroll statutory and management reports from SAP to meet compliance and audit requirements.
- Ensured seamless integration between SAP Attendance and SAP Payroll, maintaining data accuracy and consistency.
- Administered leave management in line with employee work schedules and company policies.
- Ensured full statutory compliance related to Income Tax, PF, ESI, and other applicable labor laws across locations.
- Prepared monthly payroll data for group companies, reconciled figures, and recharged costs to appropriate cost centres.
- Performed salary reconciliation and GL accounting, ensuring accurate payroll postings and financial alignment.
- Ensured adherence to the Performance Management System, including timely completion of performance reviews, salary revisions, and development plans.
- Handled payroll escalations and investigations, resolving discrepancies within defined timelines.
- Responded to employee queries via email and calls, providing accurate and timely resolution of payroll-related issues.
HRBP at British Oil & Gas Exploration Ltd (2013-03 – 2014-03)
Assistant Manager at Syngenta India Limited (2009-07 – 2011-05)
Assistant Manager at DHL – Blue Dart (2008-08 – 2009-07)
Senior HR Executive at Hewitt Associates (2005-03 – 2008-03)
Executive at Hindustan Petro-Chem (2001-11 – 2005-03)
