Deepa Naik

• Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
• Planned out and executed total of 14 Payroll Implementation projects in last 10 months ( July 2021 till date)
• Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications.
• Planned, executed and controlled assigned projects, ensuring work performed complied with contractual requirements.
• Drove team's execution of quality management throughout division, improving process effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, resource and process efficiency.
• Worked with managers to achieve compliance with regulatory requirement prescribed by each country, providing clarifying information and recommending necessary changes.
• Educated management on successful policy implementation and enforcement actions to prevent employee legal entanglements.
• Updated training processes by reviewing existing documentation, leveraging feedback from support teams, and working with legal and compliance teams.
• Collaborated with legal and compliance teams to review existing documentation, policies and procedures and revamped the paperwork
• Reduced process gaps while supervising employees to achieve optimal productivity.
• Strengthened operational efficiencies and compliance by developing reporting systems (Predictive analytics) that flags non compliance and process gaps

As Payroll advisory lead, I worked with multiple clients in Assessing and improving payroll processes and compliance framework. Few of the special projects I lead as payroll advisory lead were:

• Managed end to end set up and operations of HR and payroll function for a UK retail giant. It involved reviewing of current state HR and payroll applications and end to end implementation management from module set up, testing, training and transition to business as usual
• Partnered with Procurement, Legal and Finance teams in evaluation of payroll and mobility services providers. Performed cost benefit analysis and enabled vendor selection
• Led payroll and compensation outsourcing for a US banking giant that included Integrating in-house payroll system with that of third party vendor specifically relating to high net worth employees
• Led payroll centralization for ITeS industry leader. The project involved transitioning from local to centralized setup, it included policy redesign and effective data management. Conducted training and enabled business change to adopt the new model
• Led the set up of a global payroll team for the same ITeS company to manage their APAC, Americas and EU country payroll needs and compliance
• Performed payroll benchmarking in collaboration with Legal on compliance, technology in a global HR transformation project Conducted payroll policy redesign based on outcomes of the benchmarking exercise

• Performed quality control and monitored production efforts.
• Managed and allocated staff and material resources to meet production goals.
• Coordinated internal assignments, scheduling and communications to extend informational transparency and workforce management.
• Planned operations and activities, and led projects.
• Certified signor on tax assessments and year end reports
• Led 14 client engagements across APAC, EMEA and Americas

As Global payroll manager and project lead, I was required to centralise payroll process across 7 countries. This included evaluating the existing landscape, process and procedures include the WFM tools. My key contributions in this role were:

• Assess the existing payroll landscape covering process, people, technology and reporting and provide recommendation to senior leadership
• Payroll process review, redesign effort
• Business case / ROI development to change WFM systems
• 3rd party vendor evaluation and selection for processes where the local team lacked skill and process knowledge
• Requirements Gathering, Due-Diligence for new payroll implementations
• Led the revision of payroll and WFA policies and synchronization of systems by working with legal tech and HR teams
• Design and execution of payroll training

• Investigated payroll variances and employee claims to resolve discrepancies and balance financial records.
• Offered payroll-related subject matter expertise to management and employees to resolve payroll discrepancies.
• Applied knowledge of regulations, employment law and tax code to keep operations in compliance with applicable standards.
• Prepared accounts for scheduled audits and assisted with audit process to facilitate faster completion of tasks.

• Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems with Payroll migration project
• Planned, executed and controlled assigned projects, ensuring work performed complied with contractual requirements.
• Developed and followed baseline project plan and milestones for task completion.
• Performed independent analysis and provided recommendations to overcome project obstacles.