ARAVIND RAJA D

• Developed a comprehensive project questionnaire for Teva, streamlining ADP Payroll Implementation, and improving project efficiency.
• Defined project scope, clearly distinguishing in-scope and out-of-scope elements to optimize ADP Payroll Implementation.
• Aligned project plans with key stakeholders, ensuring seamless coordination and timely implementation.
• Led pay component harmonization across seven entities, standardizing payroll processes, and driving operational efficiency.
• Conducted salary structure discussions with unionized employees, ensuring compliance with local labor laws, and addressing employee needs.
• Validated blueprint requirements and coordinated adjustments, adapting to evolving project demands, and ensuring accurate alignment.
• Structured and prepared UAT (User Acceptance Testing) data, enabling smooth testing, and ensuring successful deployment.
• Led regular status reviews with the global management team, monitoring progress, and resolving issues proactively to ensure project transparency.
• Coordinated resource allocation with internal and global teams, optimizing support to meet project demands effectively.
• Contributed to project planning by aligning timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder expectations.
• Participated in architecture and data security discussions, ensuring solutions met organizational standards and enhanced security.
• Integrated ADP GV and ADP Securax systems, improving time and attendance tracking, and enhancing reporting accuracy.
• Collaborated with ADP representatives to address implementation updates, resolve technical challenges, and clarify requirements, ensuring smooth
deployment.

• Collaborated with the Implementation Head to plan upcoming payroll implementations, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
• Assisted the Implementation Lead in optimizing project resources, enhancing team efficiency and execution.
• Developed Wave Plans and secured customer sign-offs to ensure smooth project execution and successful go-live.
• Facilitated project kick-off sessions, promoting team cohesion and alignment across all stakeholders.
• Created Program Team and Escalation Matrices, guiding decision-making and minimizing escalations, maintaining RAG status in the GREEN.
• Managed client expectations, supporting communication, change management processes, and ensuring strict adherence to project management frameworks for successful project delivery.

• Handled US payroll and benefits for various pay frequencies with legitimate evaluation pitstops.
• Averted revenue loss by arriving at reconciled reports of terminated employees every month.
• Actively aided the management in planing with adequate information based on employee benefit data and trends summaries.
• Verified that teams carried out tasks in compliance with company regulations.

• Lead and handled global payroll and implementation for multiple clients in 10+ countries .
• Configured and mapped new Employee Self Service portal in line with client's eco-friendly mode.
• Validated tax calculations, prepared and filed TDS Form 16 as per norms alongside solving queries if any.

• Processed payroll for over 10,000 employees using ADP Payroll Cpay, Streamline, and Celergo, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Utilized system functionalities to meet payroll requirements, deadlines, and compliance with company policies and regulations.
• Troubleshot and resolved payroll issues, ensuring error-free processing and adherence to deadlines.
• Collaborated with internal teams to integrate payroll systems and provided training and support to team members.

• Processed payroll for 11+ entities with over 4500+ employees
• Analysed payroll, benefits and tax procedures and generated MIS reports on a monthly basis
• Handled customer inquiries and resolved payroll-related issues within the parameters of the service level agreement.

• Handled payroll, reimbursement, and tax proof validation for 1L+ employees, as well as data tracking for over 45000 employee claims
• Documented and preserved the organisational checklists with utmost confidentiality
• Handled payroll, reimbursement, and tax validation concerns of employees.