Deputy Manager - Total Rewards/Compensation & Benefits - Aviation Industry

Job Purpose:

This job requires a dynamic individual who understands the holistic view of the Total Rewards function and with customer-centricity, thus help ensure appropriate data management, analytics and initiatives.

Principal Accountabilities:

Compensation & Benefits:

- Design, review, and implement compensation structures across job levels and business units.

- Preferably knowledge of compensation plans for India & Expat employees. Manage salary benchmarking exercises using market data and industry surveys (Aon, Mercer).

- Pay parity administration (internal & external parity checks), defining pay ranges.

- Supporting annual Performance Management & promotion process for the organization.

- Performance Incentive administration inclusive of design and retention plans.

- Analyze compensation trends and provide strategic insights/recommendations.

- Manage employee benefits and reimbursements (leave policy, etc.

- Policy Formulation & Governance - draft, review and implement HR policies.

- Review and update practices in line with market best practices and organizational needs.

- Annual Budgeting inclusive of cost impact analysis.

- HR Technology/Systems & Reporting.

- Monthly reports, dashboards.

- HR analytics for C&B.

- Lead Internal Audits - spoc for HR & Admin - internal, statutory and compliance related.

- Vendor coordination and managing invoice clearances.

- Payroll Management.

- Oversee monthly payroll processing (payroll is outsourced), ensuring accuracy and compliance with statutory laws (PF, ESIC, PT, TDS, Bonus, Gratuity, etc.

- Review payroll inputs, reconciliations and validations such as new joiners, exits, leaves, attendance, and deductions.

- Ensure payroll accuracy.

- Support with salary reports, payslip , Form16, and other payroll documentation.

- Stay updated on tax norms, labor laws and ensure proactive compliance.

General C&B related:

- Creating and maintaining employee personal files.

- Query handling on C&B inclusive of payroll related.

- Managing employee self service portal & e-ticketing system.

- Drive automation and process improvements for process efficiency.

Education qualification and pre-requisites:

Education qualification and certifications - PGDBM/PGDM/MBA in HR.

- Min of 8-10 years of experience relevant experience in Compensation & Benefits, including overseeing payroll with knowledge of payroll systems and statutory requirements in India.

- Very good in Microsoft office (especially word and excel).

- Digital HR orientation (should have worked on process streamlining/automations) Experience with HCM platforms.

- Exposure to either HCM or process automation implementation.