Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Achievements
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Abhijit Rajwadkar

Assistant Vice President - Human Resources
Thane, G.B. Road

Summary

HR Professional with 16+ years of progressive HR experience and knowledge of employment law, compensation, recruitment and employee relations. Engages with HR service providers and suppliers on HR systems, payroll, insurance and training and development to promote high performing organization with efficient operating systems, professional and skilled staff and sound financial resources. Maintains strong stakeholder focus and service-oriented attitude with excellent organization and interpersonal skills to excel in multi-cultural environment.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Asst. Vice President – Human Resources

VASTU HOUSING FINANCE CORP. LTD.
6 2023 - Current
  • Heading HR Operations, Compliance, and Insurance for M/s. Vastu Housing Finance Corporation Limited and M/s. Vastu Finserve India Pvt Ltd, comprising of 5K+ employees and 220+ branches, Pan India.
  • Reinforced strategies to reduce bottlenecks and improve on SLA, thereby enhancing the employee experience.
  • Administration of HR Operations including management of Offer & Onboarding processes, Insurance policies, and handling Labour Compliances.
  • Handling team of HR professionals and providing them with leadership and direction.
  • Formulate, structure, and refine HR policies and SOPDs, ensuring they are well-integrated with the organization's broader strategic objectives by working closely with Legal and Regional HR Teams.
  • Implemented an efficient onboarding process for new hires and ensured smooth transitions and an overall positive experience for all new employees by applying paperless and e-Signing processes.
  • Ensured company-wide compliance with labor laws and regulations.
  • Strong proficiency in the management and administration of corporate health and life insurance policies.

HR Senior Manager – Employee Compliance and Insurance

FULLERTON INDIA CREDIT CO. LTD.
03.2008 - 05.2023
  • Administered Employee Insurance & Wellness Benefits and Labour Compliances for M/s. Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd and M/s. Fullerton India Home Finance Co Ltd, comprising of 17K+ employees and 700+ branches, Pan India.
  • Managed all insurance and benefits policies, programs, and procedures.
  • Actively involved in insurance negotiation and tie-ups with different service providers, and ensure premium costs are negotiated rigorously to save company costs.
  • Responsible for day-to-day operation of the compliance activities related to procuring Shops & Establishment Licenses, Trade Licenses, and Profession Tax Registration (wherever applicable).
  • Coordination for HR audits and queries.
  • Managed all labor notice and employee court cases promptly to determine appropriate and corrective action.
  • Maintenance and Monitoring of the Compliance Portal.
  • Managed Superannuation Trust, Gratuity Trust, and NPS schemes for both organizations.
  • Responsible to validate Statutory Payments (PTAX, ESIC, PF, LWF), and to ensure all payments are processed within due dates.
  • Filing of Statutory Returns (S&E, POSH, PF, Maternity, Bonus, Minimum Wages, etc).
  • Coordinated with banks for salary account opening, NEFT credits/account transfers, stop payments, and other bank-related activities.
  • Prepared MIS Reports of Regional pendencies and presented them to the Regional HR Heads to take suitable action based on the regional activities.
  • Coordinated with Regional HR Teams and resolved employee queries.
  • To ensure that all the issues raised by the employees reach the ultimate resolution, coordinate with the consultants and, if required, with the government officials.
  • Registration of Death Claims with Insurers, and to ensure Death Insurance payments are paid to the nominees on priority.
  • Providing support in formation of Online Training Modules and Employee Induction related to Compliance and Benefits.
  • Conduct regular audits (RCSA & KRI) for HR operations (Payroll, Settlement, Compliance, Benefits, and Data Management) within the systems to confirm accuracy.
  • Managed F&F settlement process (from 2008 to 2010) for employees and ensured settlements are closed within timelines.

Associate Payroll

HEWITT Associates Pvt. Ltd.
09.2006 - 02.2008
  • Handling a part of payroll process for US based Company, consisting of 35,000+ employees
  • Processing Off-Cycle Pay Stubs/Checks for U.S
  • And Canadian Clients by determining the Employees Garnishments, Tax Setups and Benefit Deductions
  • Interacting with onshore team for Taxation and Garnishment related confirmations on regular basis & ensuring requests are processed within given timeframe to meet SLA
  • Complying with the US Tax structures and their Payroll activities.
  • Handling Overpayments
  • Transitioned Canadian Process and trained other associates on the same
  • Quality Check of the Processed Service Requests by the Junior Associates in the Team
  • Transitioned Termination Process and trained other associates on the same
  • Transitioned entire Tax Balancing Project, from US Onshore Team and trained other associates
  • Preparation of EOD report to track open SR’s
  • Creation and maintenance of Daily and Weekly Productivity Reports
  • Maintaining System Downtime Tracker and Late Transport Reports
  • Training New Hires
  • Application Used:- Siebel and Solution Series.

Associate (Back Office Credit and Collection)

BHARTI Televentures Pvt Ltd. (AIRTEL)
11.2005 - 08.2006
  • Verification and Login of Subscribers Enrollment Forms (SEF)
  • Generating Work orders (Activation of DEL nos)
  • Maintaining Installation Reports (IFR)
  • Preparation and Maintaining Daily MIS, to keep a track of Actual Installed Connections
  • Training New Hires
  • Application Used: LOTUS and ARBOR.

Sales Co-Ordinator

UNIX Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2003 - 10.2005
  • Coordinating sales through trading sites like HKInventory.com and Brokerforum.com.
  • Corresponding and negotiating with customers and vendors.
  • Preparation of Price Comparison Charts, Making Quotations, Order feeding, etc.
  • Training new hires.

Desktop Publisher, Hardware Engineer & Customer Service Executive

KIVE Infotools Pvt. Ltd. / Shraddha Computers
05.2000 - 06.2003
  • Working on matters related to Desktop Publishing.
  • Hardware Installation, Computer Assembling.
  • Troubleshooting and Software Installation
  • Sales Maintenance of Computers.
  • (AMC's) Online Technical Support for Customers' Queries
  • Training new hires.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce -

Mumbai University
04.2001 -

Skills

Human Resources Operations

Accomplishments

    Fulllerton India Credit Co. Ltd.:

    Winner of CEO Excellence Awards - 2022

    During Pandemic, I actively participated in CSR HR Covid Relief & Rehabilitation Initiative and assisted FICCL & FIHFCL employees with availability of Hospitals, Ambulances and ensure cashless approvals are provided within minimal timelines.

    Arranged vaccination camps (1st& 2nd Dose) for employees and their family members at regular intervals.

    Special Camps were arranged for Leadership Team and their family members.

    Achiever of the Year – March 2010

    The TAT for Settlement was significantly reduced by processing high volume of settlement closure during the entire year and thereby ensuring higher service qualities and satisfaction to the Ex-employees.

    Hall of Fame – March 2009

    For putting an extra effort to clear the settlement pendency. The number of settlements outstanding beyond 91 days in Dec’08 has been reduced from 1235 to 08 by end of Mar’09.

    HEWITT Associates Pvt. Ltd.

  • STAR of the Month for the Month of October 2007
  • Shifted to Quality Assurance Team as on January 2007, for improved Accuracy of 99% and above.
  • Winner of two Quest Awards for creating Macros which helped to reduce TAT for the required process.

    • BHARTI Televentures Pvt Ltd. (AIRTEL)

    ● Best Performer for the month of May 2006.

Achievements

  • Designed and implemented workflow and process improvements that enhanced efficiency, enabling the organization to effectively manage increasing responsibilities.
  • Developed an automated daily statistics report that minimized inaccuracies and equipped management with a vital decision-making tool.
  • Established a reputation as a trusted partner by consistently maintaining a positive attitude and delivering quality results.

Disclaimer

I hereby declare that the above-mentioned details are true to my knowledge.

Timeline

HR Senior Manager – Employee Compliance and Insurance

FULLERTON INDIA CREDIT CO. LTD.
03.2008 - 05.2023

Associate Payroll

HEWITT Associates Pvt. Ltd.
09.2006 - 02.2008

Associate (Back Office Credit and Collection)

BHARTI Televentures Pvt Ltd. (AIRTEL)
11.2005 - 08.2006

Sales Co-Ordinator

UNIX Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2003 - 10.2005

Bachelor of Commerce -

Mumbai University
04.2001 -

Desktop Publisher, Hardware Engineer & Customer Service Executive

KIVE Infotools Pvt. Ltd. / Shraddha Computers
05.2000 - 06.2003

Asst. Vice President – Human Resources

VASTU HOUSING FINANCE CORP. LTD.
6 2023 - Current

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