Rahul Srivastava

Senior HR and payroll professional with 11+ years of experience across HR operations, employee lifecycle management, talent acquisition, payroll, statutory compliance, HRIS, employee relations, and performance management. Experienced in managing multi-location PAN India HR and payroll operations and international payroll exposure across 11 African countries, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the UK. Strong background in payroll validation, audits, MIS reporting, full & final settlements, compensation and benefits, stakeholder coordination, and HR policy administration.

Senior Manager – Human Resources - Occse Professional Services Pvt. Ltd. (AuditorsDesk) - Lucknow

(2024-01 - 2026-02)

Managed 4 Companies, based in PAN India

• Directed end-to-end HR operations across four PAN India companies, covering employee lifecycle, attendance, leave, engagement, and grievance management.
• Developed and administered HR policies while supporting employee relations, notices, and workplace grievance resolution.
• Led recruitment from job description creation and candidate hiring through onboarding, offboarding, and exit processes.
• Managed compensation, benefits, and end-to-end payroll operations across four locations.
• Ensured payroll compliance across EPF, ESIC, LWF, POSH and PAN India taxation requirements.
• Supported performance management initiatives and HR operational governance.

Human Resources Manager - Virtue Analytics Pvt. Ltd. - Lucknow

(2022-08 - 2023-09)

• Managed employee lifecycle processes, attendance, leave administration, HR policies, employee engagement, and grievance handling.
• Led recruitment activities from job description creation through onboarding and offboarding.
• Administered compensation, benefits, and end-to-end payroll processes.
• Maintained payroll compliance across EPF, ESIC, and PAN India taxation requirements.
• Contributed to performance management initiatives and day-to-day HR operations.

Assistant Manager – Human Resources - iSON BPO India Pvt. Ltd. - New Delhi

(2019-11 - 2022-07)

Scope: PAN India and payroll operations across 11 African countries

• Managed payroll operations across PAN India and 11 African countries, coordinating payroll inputs and stakeholder requirements.
• Handled hiring, employee exits, termination cases, onboarding, offboarding, and full & final settlements.
• Validated payroll inputs and prepared location-wise reports for senior management review.
• Led team activities focused on payroll accuracy, discrepancy resolution, and timely operational delivery.
• Provided guidance on complex payroll and HRIS queries and conducted payroll audits and data analysis.
• Prepared MIS, taxation, and compliance reports to support management and payroll governance.

Senior Executive – India Payroll - Ascent Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd. - Gurgaon

(2016-02 - 2019-10)

Scope: Payroll for 10+ clients across India, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the UK

• Managed payroll processing for 10+ clients across PAN India and international locations.
• Validated salary reports, payroll reconciliations, statutory reports, reimbursements, and investment proof documentation.
• Handled e-TDS activities and resolved HRMS queries while maintaining payroll MIS reports.
• Supported accurate payroll delivery through input validation, reconciliation, and statutory reporting controls.

Payroll Executive - DKM Online Pvt. Ltd. - New Delhi

(2013-10 - 2015-12)

Major clients: Adobe System India Pvt. Ltd. and Qatar Airways

• Processed monthly payroll and reconciled bank advice for assigned client payroll operations.
• Verified investment proofs and supported year-end payroll activities.
• Prepared MIS and payroll output reports and resolved HRMS-related queries.

MBA - Human Resources - Integral University, Lucknow (2018)