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UMAPATHI A

UMAPATHI A

Tiruvallur,Tamil Nadu

Summary

A results-driven HR professional with over 8+ years of experience across various HR domains, including compliance, payroll, talent acquisition, employee relations, and performance management. Known for strong communication and interpersonal skills, I am a quick learner and a go-getter who thrives in high-pressure environments while managing multiple stakeholders. I possess an entrepreneurial spirit, consistently embracing technology to drive HR initiatives and improve department efficiency. Adopt at building strong relationships and creating solutions that align with organizational goals and values.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Manager - HRBP

Mahindra Logistics Limited
Tiruvallur
05.2024 - Current
  • HRMS Management: Regularly update attendance and leave data in the HR Portal (HRMS) to track employee activity and ensure accurate salary processing.
  • HR Generalist Support: Provide HRBP support to sales teams across multiple geographies, addressing employee needs and operational issues.
  • Talent Acquisition & Onboarding: Lead induction and onboarding processes for new hires, ensuring smooth integration into the company.
  • Employee Relations: Manage employee concerns and grievances, ensuring timely resolution and maintaining a positive work environment.
  • Separation & Attrition Analysis: Oversee the separation process and conduct regular attrition analysis to identify trends and mitigate turnover.
  • Compliance & Audits: Ensure adherence to HR processes and legal compliance (S&E, ESI, PF, PT, LWF, and Returns Filing). Manage labour audits and inspections, responding to queries from government bodies.
  • Performance Management: Oversee the performance appraisal process across all employee levels, maintaining performance review forms (PRF) and ensuring regular appraisals.
  • Training & Development: Coordinate HR operations training for employees at all levels and develop annual training calendars to address skill gaps and operational needs.
  • Vendor & Employer Audits: Conduct audits of external vendors and internal operations to ensure compliance with company policies and labour laws.
  • Cost Optimization: Focus on manpower and administrative cost-saving initiatives, contributing to overall organizational efficiency.
  • Employee Self-Service Portal (ESS): Update and monitor HR policies on the ESS portal, ensuring employees have access to necessary resources and support.
  • Government Liaison & Legal Issues: Act as a liaison with government officials, labour officers, and courts to resolve employee-related legal issues and compliance matters.
  • Vendor Coordination: Established and maintained relationships with HR service vendors, ensuring timely and quality service delivery.
  • Contract Negotiation: Negotiated contracts with vendors to secure cost-effective services while meeting HR requirements.
  • Performance Monitoring: Assessed vendor performance regularly through audits and feedback, ensuring compliance with agreed service levels.
  • Issue Resolution: Addressed and resolved vendor-related issues promptly to minimize disruptions in HR operations.
  • Cost Control: Managed vendor budgets and invoicing, ensuring adherence to financial guidelines and cost optimization.
  • Employee Engagement and Welfare: Developed Employee Engagement Programs that boosted morale and reduced turnover, improvement in employee retention.
  • Worked on welfare initiatives, including wellness programs, mental health support, flexible work arrangements, and recreational activities that promote a healthy work-life balance.
  • Created Recognition Programs like 'Employee of the Month', service awards, and peer-to-peer recognition, enhancing morale and motivation.
  • Conducted Employee Surveys to gather feedback, leading to improvement in satisfaction scores.
  • Led HR Team Operations: Supervised a team ensuring smooth workflow, task delegation, and meeting deadlines.
  • Developed and Optimized HR Process Flow: Structured and streamlined HR processes to enhance efficiency, reduce redundancies, and ensure a smooth workflow for tasks like recruitment, onboarding, compliance, and employee engagement.
  • Performance Monitoring: Set and tracked performance goals for team members, providing regular feedback and support to achieve targets.
  • Training and Development: Conducted training sessions for team members on HR policies, compliance standards, and best practices to improve overall team efficiency.
  • Conflict Resolution: Managed and resolved team conflicts effectively, fostering a collaborative and positive work environment.

HRO Compliance - Assistant Manager

Avenue Supermarts Limited
11.2022 - 04.2024
  • Labour Law Compliance: Managed compliance for approximately 5,000 staff across Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh, ensuring adherence to all applicable labour laws and regulations.
  • Team Leadership: Lead a team to meet operational HR compliance requirements, providing guidance and support on compliance-related issues.
  • Compliance Reporting: Prepared and presented regular compliance reports to senior management, ensuring transparency and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Vendor & Employer Audits: Conducted audits of external vendors and internal processes to ensure compliance with labour laws and company policies.
  • Employee Relations: Addressed employee concerns and grievances related to compliance, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
  • Labour Audits & Inspections: Represented the company during labour audits, managed inspections, and responded to audit queries from various labour offices.
  • HR Compliance Administration: Ensured compliance with statutory requirements (S&E, ESI, PF, PT, LWF, and Returns Filing). Managed all documentation, maintained soft copies, and conducted periodic audits to ensure accuracy and compliance across sites.
  • Government Liaison & Legal Matters: Acted as a liaison with government officials, liaison officers, and handled legal issues related to employee relations and compliance, including court cases.

HR - Senior Executive

Teamlease Services limited
06.2019 - 10.2022
  • HRMS Management: Regularly update attendance and leave data in the HR Portal (HRMS) to track employee activity and ensure accurate salary processing.
  • HR Generalist Support: Provide HRBP support to sales teams across multiple geographies, addressing employee needs and operational issues.
  • Talent Acquisition & Onboarding: Lead induction and onboarding processes for new hires, ensuring smooth integration into the company.
  • Employee Relations: Manage employee concerns and grievances, ensuring timely resolution and maintaining a positive work environment.
  • Separation & Attrition Analysis: Oversee the separation process and conduct regular attrition analysis to identify trends and mitigate turnover.
  • Compliance & Audits: Ensure adherence to HR processes and legal compliance (S&E, ESI, PF, PT, LWF, and Returns Filing). Manage labour audits and inspections, responding to queries from government bodies.
  • Performance Management: Oversee the performance appraisal process across all employee levels, maintaining performance review forms (PRF) and ensuring regular appraisals.
  • Training & Development: Coordinate HR operations training for employees at all levels and develop annual training calendars to address skill gaps and operational needs.
  • Vendor & Employer Audits: Conduct audits of external vendors and internal operations to ensure compliance with company policies and labour laws.
  • Cost Optimization: Focus on manpower and administrative cost-saving initiatives, contributing to overall organizational efficiency.
  • Employee Self-Service Portal (ESS): Update and monitor HR policies on the ESS portal, ensuring employees have access to necessary resources and support.
  • Government Liaison & Legal Issues: Act as a liaison with government officials, labour officers, and courts to resolve employee-related legal issues and compliance matters.
  • Vendor Coordination: Established and maintained relationships with HR service vendors, ensuring timely and quality service delivery.
  • Contract Negotiation: Negotiated contracts with vendors to secure cost-effective services while meeting HR requirements.
  • Performance Monitoring: Assessed vendor performance regularly through audits and feedback, ensuring compliance with agreed service levels.
  • Issue Resolution: Addressed and resolved vendor-related issues promptly to minimize disruptions in HR operations.
  • Cost Control: Managed vendor budgets and invoicing, ensuring adherence to financial guidelines and cost optimization.
  • Employee Engagement and Welfare: Developed Employee Engagement Programs that boosted morale and reduced turnover, improvement in employee retention.
  • Worked on welfare initiatives, including wellness programs, mental health support, flexible work arrangements, and recreational activities that promote a healthy work-life balance.
  • Created Recognition Programs like 'Employee of the Month', service awards, and peer-to-peer recognition, enhancing morale and motivation.
  • Conducted Employee Surveys to gather feedback, leading to improvement in satisfaction scores.
  • Led HR Team Operations: Supervised a team ensuring smooth workflow, task delegation, and meeting deadlines.
  • Developed and Optimized HR Process Flow: Structured and streamlined HR processes to enhance efficiency, reduce redundancies, and ensure a smooth workflow for tasks like recruitment, onboarding, compliance, and employee engagement.
  • Performance Monitoring: Set and tracked performance goals for team members, providing regular feedback and support to achieve targets.
  • Training and Development: Conducted training sessions for team members on HR policies, compliance standards, and best practices to improve overall team efficiency.
  • Conflict Resolution: Managed and resolved team conflicts effectively, fostering a collaborative and positive work environment.

HR - Compliance Executive

Aparajitha corporate services limited
08.2016 - 05.2019
  • Company Overview: Legal Statutory Compliance Company/ Clients
  • Led the development and implementation of HR compliance programs for client organizations across various industries (IT, Factory, Construction)
  • Provided HR compliance consulting services to multiple clients, ensuring their HR policies and procedures adhered to central and state employment laws
  • Performed compliance audits and delivered actionable reports to clients, identifying areas of improvement and risk mitigation.
  • Advised clients on regulatory updates, including labour laws, and Payroll compliance laws on timely advice and proactive compliance strategies.
  • Facilitated into employee grievances, ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards, and advised on corrective actions for closing the inspections
  • Conducted regular meetings with government representatives and prepared documentation required for inspections, ensuring smooth, transparent operations and fostering a positive relationship with regulatory bodies.
  • Implemented compliance audits and internal checks for ESIC and PF contributions, health and safety standards, and pollution control measures, ensuring alignment with statutory guidelines and company policies.
  • Liaised with Key Government Departments such as the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH), Labor Department, Pollution Control Board (PCB), Professional Tax Department, Local Panjayath office, Provident Fund (PF), and Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to ensure compliance with regulatory standards to complete the Registrations / Renewal/returns activities
  • Conducted detailed assessments of clients' HR processes and ensured alignment with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of labor laws and HR trends to provide clients with timely advice and proactive compliance strategies.
  • Reduced client exposure to legal risks by advising on best practices and implementing preventive measures.

Education

LLB - Genral

Anantha College of Law
Tirupati

MBA - HR & Finance

Indira institute of engineering and Technology
01.2016

B Com - undefined

Christ arts and Science college
01.2014

HSC - undefined

St. Joseph's. Hr. Sec. School
01.2011

SSLC - undefined

St. Joseph's. Hr. Sec. School
01.2009

Skills

  • Payroll compliance management
  • Management of contract personnel
  • Legal compliance management
  • Conflict resolution support
  • Collaboration with government authorities
  • Human resource management systems
  • Employee feedback analysis
  • Familiar with HR compliance and audit management
  • Employee & Industrial Relations
  • Talent Acquisition & Recruitment
  • Compliance with labor regulations
  • Strong work ethics and time management abilities
  • Creative decision-making in stressful environments
  • Team empowerment
  • Workforce skill enhancement
  • Strategic task assignment
  • Measurable goal planning
  • Team leadership
  • Skilled in resolving conflicts
  • Recruitment and selection expertise
  • Goal-oriented planning
  • Onboarding and training facility
  • Cost analysis
  • Proficient in negotiation techniques
  • Proficient in coordinating discussions
  • Candidate evaluation and onboarding
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Proficient in computer applications
  • Strong task management
  • Strong organizational abilities

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Assistant Manager - HRBP

Mahindra Logistics Limited
05.2024 - Current

HRO Compliance - Assistant Manager

Avenue Supermarts Limited
11.2022 - 04.2024

HR - Senior Executive

Teamlease Services limited
06.2019 - 10.2022

HR - Compliance Executive

Aparajitha corporate services limited
08.2016 - 05.2019

MBA - HR & Finance

Indira institute of engineering and Technology

B Com - undefined

Christ arts and Science college

HSC - undefined

St. Joseph's. Hr. Sec. School

SSLC - undefined

St. Joseph's. Hr. Sec. School

LLB - Genral

Anantha College of Law

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