Sowmini Balan

Ramanchirangara House

Perumbavoor – Ernakulam

Moblie: No – 00971-55 -983 3034

E-mail: acqi3k@r.postjobfree.com

Career Summary:

More than 4 years of experience in the field of HRM.

Experienced in man power planning, recruitment, developing performance management system, developing employee welfare programs, trainings, employee grievance handling, developing and implementing disciplinary policies, conducting exit interview, final settlement of employees, Payroll, Leave.

Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Overall Key Skills:

Developing the HR plans and policies in conjunction with the company’s overall development plan.

Overall responsibility of and recruitment and processing

Developing the induction programmers for the new recruits.

Working out the compensation plan and policies.

Developing and implementing the performance appraisal. System for the company and coordinating it with other line managers.

Coordinating with finance department for processing of payroll to employees.

Wages and Salary management.

Establishing a proper organizational structure.

Developing and implementing disciplinary policies.

Developing and implementing employee welfare policies.

Developing the exit process for the employees.

Dealing with the final settlement of employees when they leave.

Maintaining good internal communication within the company.

Developing various reports for management which make it easy to make decisions regarding the current resources including corporate reports.

NATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANY (NTC).

ABU DHABI, UAE

April 2014 till Now ( Human Resources Officer )

Planned, developed and implemented a strategy for HR, including recruitment policies, quality procedures, discipline, grievance, counseling, pay and conditions, contracts, training and development

Recruitment & Selection

Making sure that the requisitions for the new positions are done and the required approvals have been obtained before starting the process.

Drawing up the job description for new positions in coordination with the line managers.

Liaising with the recruitment agencies for obtaining suitable resumes.

Short listing candidates and arranging interviews.

Integration/Entry new employees (Local Expats & Delegates) to make sure that the joining is smooth.

Preparation of offer letter and employment contracts

Hiring employees and updating their personal data on HR Chronicle.

Induction/Orientation of new employees.

Inclusion of new employees and dependents in the Medical Health Insurance Scheme and follow on claims.

Payroll Management

Process payroll and maintain payroll information as required.

Entering all time and attendance and personal transactions.

Prepare monthly payroll reports with respect to various factors like termination, New hiring, Annual Leave, Suspension etc.

Verifying a variety of payroll related information (e.g. time sheets, direct deposits, wage attachments, benefits, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring accurate distribution of funds and payroll.

Inform personnel, carriers, financial institutions regarding required documentation or procedures for the purpose of conveying information necessary to complete transaction.

Managing Information/Employees

Filing employee documents in personal files of each employee (Manual & E-Filing) for easy retrieval and for audit and legal purposes.

Effectively handled customer inquiries within predefined response times.

Ensure overall employee satisfaction by providing a comfortable but confidential HR relationship.

Development & Training

Support and facilitate the Performance Management Process.

Support and assist Managers and Employees in the Performance Management Process.

Assisting and supporting the HR manager in the Round Table process.

Update the training database when an employee has attended training.

Prepare a Training Needs Document based on the input from the Performance Management Process (staff dialog).

Handling the logistics for training for all employees held outside (visas, accommodation, airport transfers etc).

Coordinating and negotiating with training companies to send their training calendar.

Evaluating and publishing preferred training vendors based on cost effectiveness and training effectiveness (based on monitoring the effectiveness of training).

Policy & Panning

Support HR Manager in making sure that polices of the Business Unit is aligned.

Make sure that the documentation and processes are compliant with MOL guidelines.

Visa Affairs

Coordination with the PRO for employment visas and processing labour cards/work permits.

Coordination with the PRO for cancellation of employment visas and labour card on employee exit.

Renewal of employment visa and labour cards upon expiry.

Responsible for all Government Related work (CID Department) for obtaining CID approval for all employees prior to their joining.

Operations

Co-ordination with payroll requests related to employees: change in bank accounts, account details, advance leave salary, changes in salary and leave encashment.

Updating and maintaining information in software (HR Chronicle)

Update and maintenance of annual leave records and leave tickets.

Updating and maintaining information for reporting purposes.

Preparing visa letters, salary certificates, service certificates, no objections letters and loan letters.

Follow-up on probationary period of the new employees.

Checking expenses claims vouchers and processing them for payments.

In charge of allocating flats to employees of the company.

Exit/Redeploy/Separate

Clearance procedure for departing employees ( Delegates and local Expats)

Preparation of Final Settlement as per the UAE Labour Law.

Conducting Exit Interviews for resigned employees.

Coordinating with payroll regarding stop payment for the resigned employees or delegates.

Employers:

Currently working as HR Officer for “National Transport Company” (National Corporation of Travel & Tourism) since April -2014 till present. ( Manpower – 500 employees )

Worked as HR Executive for “Vasundhara Sarovar Premiere” (5 Star) from Nov 2011 till Nov-2013. ( Manpower – 300 employees )

Worked as a Trainee Flight Supervisor “Taj Madras Flight Kitchen” (5 star) from June 2011 till Sep 2011. ( Manpower – 300 employees )

Training:

Le Meridien – Cochin - (5 Star) (Jan 2010 till May 2010).

Educational Qualifications:

MBA – HR from Shobit University -2011.

BSC – Hotel Management (2008-2011) .

Diploma in Aviation and Airhostess -2008.

Vimal Jyothi Convent –School.

Computer Knowledge & Software’s:

Microsoft Office Tools, Microsoft Excel.

Opera (Hotel property management system).

IDS (Hotel property management system).

Signet ID (Hotel property management system).

Galileo CRS Basic.

Sabre System ( Airline management system)

HRMS – Beams, MICRO.

Achievements:

Team Leader & Organizer for programs Department level in college.

Department Topper -2011

District Yogasana championship 2001 (TN State yoga association).

Best Performer award – Manavar Mandram (unaided) 2009-2010.

School & college level singer & Dancer.

Curry Masala Food festival& Cultural Fest 2011 Team Leader.

Carving Competition INCIST Inter College Level.

Sexual harassment committee Member –VSP.

Energy Conservation team Member –VSP.

Non Academic Profile:

Gold medal & Certificate for KUMITE- 2005.

Silver medal & Certificate for KATA- 2003.

Bronze medal & Certificate for KUMITE- 2005.

Bronze medal & Certificate for KUMITE -2006.

Typewriting junior grade.

Personal Profile:

Date of Birth : September 01, 1989

Age : 24 Yrs.

Status : Single

Languages known : English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil

Hobbies : Reading novels, Driving, Music.

Current Salary Package : AED 6,000

Notice Period required : 01 Month.

Passport Details:

Passport No : L6076594

Place of Issue : Cochin

Date of Issue: : 06/12/2013

Date of expiry : 05/12/2023

Reference: On Request.

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