HR Generalist

Startech Networks

About The Position

The HR Generalist manages day-to-day HR operations and employee lifecycle activities, including recruitment coordination, onboarding, attendance and leave administration, background verification, employee medical insurance, payroll coordination, and statutory compliance. The role supports smooth HR service delivery and adherence to company policies. It is based in any city in India, with Mumbai preferred, and follows US working hours. The position reports to the Head – HR and requires 4–6 years of experience, flexible based on business requirements. The role also maintains employee records and HRMS data, supports employee transitions and separations, handles HR queries, and prepares HR MIS, dashboards, trackers, and periodic reports. Key performance indicators include recruitment and joining turnaround, onboarding documentation completion, attendance and leave data accuracy, timely background verification, payroll input accuracy, insurance enrollment and query resolution, compliance adherence, employee data and MIS accuracy, and employee query resolution time. A graduate degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline is required. An MBA or PG Diploma in HR is an added advantage.

Requirements

4–6 years of experience, flexible based on business requirements.
Graduate degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
Working knowledge of applicable labour laws and statutory requirements, including EPF, ESI, professional tax, labour welfare fund, and applicable minimum wage requirements.

Nice To Haves

MBA or PG Diploma in HR.
Mumbai location preference.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with hiring managers to understand manpower requirements and job specifications.
Source candidates through job portals, consultants, employee referrals, and other channels; screen resumes; schedule interviews; and coordinate with candidates and interview panels.
Follow up on interview feedback, salary approvals, and offer releases; maintain recruitment trackers and provide hiring updates.
Manage joining formalities, document collection and verification, pre-joining communications, induction, and orientation.
Generate offers and create employee records in HRMS; maintain personnel files; coordinate employee IDs, system access, and other joining requirements; and ensure completion of joining documentation and policy acknowledgements.
Monitor attendance, absenteeism, late arrivals, and missed punches; track regularization requests and approvals; manage leave applications, balances, encashment, and records; resolve discrepancies; and verify monthly attendance for payroll inputs.
Initiate and coordinate background verification for new joiners, follow up on reports, maintain trackers, escalate discrepancies and adverse findings, and protect confidential records.
Coordinate group medical insurance enrollment, additions, deletions, and renewals; liaise with insurers, brokers, and TPAs; support employee claims and hospitalisation processes; maintain records; and communicate benefit details.
Collect, validate, and consolidate monthly payroll inputs; coordinate salary processing; verify payroll reports and investigate discrepancies; support full and final settlement inputs; and maintain confidential payroll records.
Coordinate statutory payroll inputs and employee records and support preparation of statutory returns, challans, registers, and compliance documentation.
Maintain employee master data, personnel files, and HRMS records; coordinate confirmations, transfers, promotions, designation changes, and separations.
Coordinate exit formalities, collect feedback, manage clearances, and support full and final settlement inputs, including salary, leave encashment, notice pay, recoveries, and other applicable dues.
Assist current and former employees with EPF withdrawal, transfer, and claim-status queries; guide them on EPFO processes and documentation; support UAN, KYC, Aadhaar, and bank detail updates; and coordinate resolution of PF contribution and record issues.
Act as the first point of contact for employee queries about HR policies, payroll, attendance, leave, medical insurance, PF, onboarding, and separation; record and track queries and coordinate resolution within defined timelines.
Prepare HR MIS, dashboards, trackers, and periodic management reports, and identify opportunities to improve HR processes, documentation, and service delivery.