British CouncilHiring for Compensation & Benefit Operations at Noida, Uttar Pradesh Full Time

Location: Noida, South Asia, IN

Company: British Council

The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise. We connect the best of the UK with the world and the best of the world with the UK.

These connections lead to an understanding of each other’s strengths and of the challenges and values that we share. This builds trust between people in the UK and other nations which endures even when official relations may be strained. We work on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2019-20 we connected with 80 million people directly and with 791 million overall, including online and through our broadcasts and publications.

Job Title: Compensation & Benefit Operations – HR

Purpose of job:
To administer Compensation & Benefits & managing Payroll & related compliances for India market.

Role context

This profile is a part of HR function. This function is responsible for the administrating compensation & benefits along with managing Payroll & related compliances (which is outsourced) for India in BCMS.

Main opportunities/challenges for this role

Accountabilities, responsibilities and main duties:
Compensation & Benefit

Responsible for ensuring fair and accurate compensation including salaries, bonuses & any additional employee benefits.

Exposure to compensation & benefit annual salary benchmark reports & having worked with reward consultants.

Providing support to perform salary reviews based on market benchmarking to ensure competitiveness.

Ensuring periodically review & administrating employee benefit plans like Group Medical Insurance, Term Life Insurance, etc.

Ensuring all compensation & benefit plans, policies & practices comply with current legislation.

Preparation of budgets, compensation reports & presentations for top management.

Ensuring evidence-based workings to support audit requirements.

Payroll management

Ensuring 100% accuracy salary validations during monthly payroll runs.

Ensuring compensation/payroll related information, data, documents, evidence are placed at a secured and centralized platform for further validations & audit purposes.

Supervision of compliances related to Payroll (PF, ESIC, Gratuity, POBA, etc.) and Shops & Establishment as applicable.

Managing employee queries as per defined SLA.

Responsible for preparing standard operating procedures, flow charts, process maps for transparency and better control.

Qualifications

MBA in HR + Graduate in Business / Mathematics will be an added advantage. Even MBAs are open to apply

Role specific knowledge and experience

Experience in Compensation & Benefits, Payroll management, understanding of employee life cycle, Statutory Compliance, Data management & Audits.

Proven experience of Compensation & Benefits of India Market

Good data analytics, interpretation & presentation skills

Exposure to C&B annual salary benchmarking reports & having worked with reward consultants

Good communication skills

Hands-on experience of working on excel

Further Information

Pay Band – 6

Contract Type – Indefinite

Department/Country- General Management/ India – Noida

Closing Date (Time) – 5th May 22 (IST -23:59)

A connected and trusted UK in a more connected and trusted world.

Equality , Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

The British Council is committed to policies and practices of equality, diversity and inclusion across everything we do. We support all staff to make sure their behaviour is consistent with this commitment. We want to address under representation and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, in particular, but not exclusively, on grounds of ethnicity and disability. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria are guaranteed an interview and we have Disability Confident Employer Status. We welcome discussions about specific requirements or adjustments to enable participation and engagement in our work and activities.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

If you have any problems with your application please email askhr@britishcouncil.org

Please note: Applications to this role can only be considered when made through the Apply section of our careers website. Our ‘ASK HR’ email is only to be used in case of a technical issue encountered when applying through the careers website. Emails with supporting statements and CV/Resumes sent to this email address will not be reviewed and will be deleted.