PUNITH HEGDE
Bangalore
Summary
HR & Payroll Specialist with over 10 years of experience in payroll management, statutory compliance, employee benefits, and HR operations. Skilled in handling payroll for large organizations, ensuring financial accuracy, implementing payroll systems, and maintaining employment law compliance.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Apprentice Leader
Mu Sigma Buisness solutions Pvt lyd
Bangalore
07.2025 - Current
- Managed payroll for +2000 employees and time and attendance systems.
- Ensured compliance with federal and state payroll regulations and tax laws.
- Developed and maintained detailed payroll documentation and procedures guides.
- Collaborated with HR to resolve employee inquiries regarding compensation issues.
- Prepared reports & Dashboards on payroll trends for management review & decision making.
- Administered employee benefits programs in coordination with payroll processing & health insurance .
- Coordinated with HR and finance departments to align payroll processing with employee benefits and financial reporting requirements.
- Maintained regular performance appraisals for subordinates through verbal, written and on-going review programs.
- Analyzed competitors and market trends to facilitate business growth.
- Collaborated with external auditors during annual audits, providing necessary payroll records and explanations.
- Managed Vendor Management and updated database for invoicing and accounting reconciliation.
HR Operations Specialist
Hiveloop Technologies (Udaan)
01.2022 - 07.2025
- Managing payroll for 4,500+ employees across 13 entities
- Validating payroll inputs, statutory deductions, and tax calculations
- Handling insurance policies (GPA, GMC, GTL) and taking care of end to end process like reconciliation,accounting ,renewals ,CD balance management, enrollment, claims.
- Ensuring compliance with PF, PT, LWF, Income Tax, and WPS payments.
- Processing full & final settlements efficiently.
- Timely sharing of the JV with the finance team (salary & F&F).
- Resolving income tax & salary queries through emails, calls & walk- in.
- Responsible for amendments or modifications in the payroll service provider system by providing logic and suggestions as per requirements.
- Payroll and benefits process audit and creating SOP documents.
- Managing payroll year-end activities and ITR (EE) filing.
- Validation on TDS (monthly challan and ETDs quarterly filing).
- Payroll Provision & Cross Charging Advice (Car Lease/Insurance) Audit - Support External & Internal Insurance Management GPA, GMC, and GTL..
- Closure of recovery process.
- Benefits Management : Sodexo, Car lease, Flexi Benefits, Insurance & NPS
Senior HR Executive
Sami-Sabinsa Group Ltd.
12.2020 - 12.2021
- Processed payroll for over 1,200 employees, ensuring compliance.
- Managed insurance renewals, contract compliance, and tax deductions.
- Handled shop & establishment registrations and labour law adherence
- Processed full & final settlements.
- Tax, Bonus, Annual, & Half-Yearly Returns and LWF.
- Responsible for verifying the Contract Management Bills and Compliance.
Senior HR Executive
Café Coffee Day
08.2019 - 08.2020
- Processed payroll for 3,000+ employees and implemented Adrenalin payroll module
- Ensured statutory compliance: PF, ESI, Gratuity, LWF, and TDS.
- Assisted with performance management and payroll queries.
- Data Maintenance such as updating employee master data, employee personal profile ,Salary advances ,Promotion & Resignee's Responsible.
Senior HR Executive
Yashas Management Solutions Pvt Ltd.
07.2017 - 08.2019
- Managed payroll for 800+ employees and statutory remittances
- Conducted labour law audits and managed insurance policies
- Ensured timely remittances for PF, ESI, PT.
- Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 Issuing the required documents to Contractors for getting license as per the Contract labor Act, Submitting work commencement/ Completion of work and maintaining statutory records as per the acts.
- Liaising with the Labour Department and preparing & executing procedures along with implementation of the same.
HR Executive
Thiripura Chits & Financial Services Pvt Ltd.
08.2014 - 06.2017
- Oversaw payroll for 2,000+ employees, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Managed statutory deductions and employee onboarding & exits
- Assisted in full & final settlements and HR documentation
Education
M.Sc. - Statistics
Mangalore University
Skills
- Payroll Processing and Compliance
- Payroll software implementation
- Employee benefits
- HR Operations and Audits
- Full and Final Settlements
- Taxation
- Contract Labor Management
- Labour Law Compliance
- HRIS and MIS Reporting
- Data & Attendance Management
Additional Information
- Proposed and utilized of Govt Scheme PMRPY leading to savings of INR 4 crs.(Cafecoffee Day)
- Successfully Implemented exit process _offroll managemnet( udaan).
- Achieved a 30% cut-down on the Medical insurance premium by negotiating with brokers at the time of renewal(udaan)
- Introduced streamlined recovery process in udaan and was able to recovery 1.4 crores (from Jan 22)
- Hands-on experience with HRMS tools including Darwinbox, GreytHR, Ascent, and Adrenalin.
- Analyzed attrition trends and recommended salary benchmarking against competitors, contributing to improved employee retention.(Musigma)
- Strengthened the labour compliance framework by driving accurate statutory filings and robust documentation practices, significantly reducing compliance risks.(Musigma)
Timeline
Apprentice Leader
Mu Sigma Buisness solutions Pvt lyd
07.2025 - Current
HR Operations Specialist
Hiveloop Technologies (Udaan)
01.2022 - 07.2025
Senior HR Executive
Sami-Sabinsa Group Ltd.
12.2020 - 12.2021
Senior HR Executive
Café Coffee Day
08.2019 - 08.2020
Senior HR Executive
Yashas Management Solutions Pvt Ltd.
07.2017 - 08.2019
HR Executive
Thiripura Chits & Financial Services Pvt Ltd.
08.2014 - 06.2017
M.Sc. - Statistics
Mangalore University