Sokesh Wankhede

About Sokesh Wankhede

Senior HR & Admin professional with 8+ years of experience across Corporate, Service, and…

Experience

1. Sr Executive HR & Admin

   Accolade Electronics Private Limited

   Apr 2023 — Present · Pune, IN

   HR & Administration: Leading the HR and Administration functions for a manufacturing setup, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and alignment with organizational goals. Managing workforce planning, payroll, statutory compliance, and employee engagement across factory and corporate offices.Payroll & Statutory Compliance: Overseeing payroll processing with accuracy in wages, incentives, and statutory deductions. Ensuring compliance with PF, ESIC, LWF, CLRA, Factories Act, and other labor legislations. Coordinating with factory management and government authorities to maintain 100% compliance and avoid penalties.Factory Liaisoning & Statutory Returns: Acting as a liaison between the factory management and statutory authorities. Preparing and filing statutory returns, maintaining registers, and ensuring adherence to labor law requirements. Supporting inspections by labor officials and external auditors.Employee Lifecycle Management: Handling end-to-end employee lifecycle including onboarding, induction, performance management and exit formalities. Managing both white-collar and blue-collar workforce with focus on productivity, engagement, and retention.Corporate HR Functions: Driving HR policies, organizational development, and employee welfare initiatives at the corporate level. Supporting leadership with HR MIS, analytics, and reports for strategic decision-making. Coordinating cross-functional HR activities across locations.Audit & Compliance Support: Supporting IATF/ISO audits, workplace safety inspections, and compliance reviews. Ensuring that HR, admin, and safety processes are audit-ready with proper documentation and process adherence. Assisting in the implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) arising from audits.Employee Relations: Addressing employee grievances and building effective communication channels between employees and management. Driving welfare activities, EHS initiatives and employee engagement programs.