SOWMYA NARAYANAN
Phone: 201-***-**** E-Mail: *****************@*****.***
Summary
Motivated and goal-oriented HR professional with a Master’s in Business Administration and 3 years of experience in Policy Formulation, Budget Analysis, Reporting & Record Keeping, End to End Recruitment & Retention.
Excellent team player with strong communication and analytical skills.
Technical Skills include PeopleSoft Financials & HR, MS office.
Seeking opportunities to get back into the workforce while leveraging & honing my skills to contribute and make a difference.
Education
ANNA UNIVERSITY, Chennai, India. 05/2007 – 05/2009
Master of Business Administration – Human Resources Management & Marketing.
PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY, Pondicherry, India. 06/2005 – 06/2007
Master of Human Resource Management.
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS, Chennai, India. 06/2002 – 04/2005
Bachelor of Commerce.
Experience
Break in career to start and raise family 02/2012 – Present
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited, India – Senior HR Executive 06/2009 – 02/2012
Responsibilities: Talent Acquisition
Planning human resource requirements in consultation with heads of different functional & operational areas.
Understanding skill sets required for open positions and identifying appropriate sources for attaining the desired skills.
Sourcing Candidates through job portals, references, Recruitment consultants and advertisements.
Preliminary screening, short-listing the right qualitative profile against the given requirement.
Scheduling the interviews and taking regular feedbacks from departments.
Negotiating compensation & closure of offer (Reference checks, pre-employment check and offer letter generation).
Managing the vendors for providing the best talent pool available in the industry.
Encouraging Employee Referrals through constant communication of requirements to the employees.
Managing multi location recruitment for level up to Senior Manager.
Updating the top management on recruitment status through monthly MIS reports.
Responsibilities: HR Operation & Compliance
Responsible for generation of offer letters to selected candidates at corporate office.
Managing the employee on boarding and induction process.
Reimbursement processing of the new employees.
Ensuring effective and timely Joining & exit formalities, confirmations and transfers.
Taking exit interviews & sharing feedback with business line Managers for action planning to reduce attrition.
Analyzing the feedback from new employees on work environment, culture, superiors, peers, etc.
Communicating feedback to respective departments & providing solutions on making the new employees comfortable.
Maintaining employee database and handling external & internal Audit.
Cognizant Technology Solutions India Private Limited, India – Finance Coordinator 09/2005 – 04/2006
Responsibilities: Accounts Payable
Responsible for posting Transactions and ensuring timely payments.
Passion, Hobbies, Interests
Art
Talented artist specializing in acrylic paintings.