Kantharaj P
Payroll Assistant Manager
Bengaluru,KA
Summary
Payroll professional with 10+ years of experience in managing end-to-end payroll operations across MNC environments. Strong expertise in monthly payroll processing, statutory compliance (PF, PT, TDS,LWF & ESIC), payroll accounting, SAP S/4HANA cost booking, vendor management, audits, and Full & Final Settlements. Proven ability to collaborate with HRBP, Treasury, Finance, and external payroll vendors to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Assistant Payroll Manager
Anheuser Bush InBev india pvt limited
07.2022 - Current
- Lead end-to-end payroll operations for multi-entity, multi-location employee populations.
- Own payroll governance, controls, and compliance framework ensuring 100% adherence to statutory requirements (PF, ESI, PT, Income Tax).
- Manage payroll vendors, SLAs, validations, and escalations.
- Partner with HR, Finance, Tax, and Internal Audit teams to ensure accurate payroll accounting and statutory filings.
- Drive payroll audits, internal controls testing, and statutory inspections.
- Deliver payroll MIS, variance analysis, and management dashboards for leadership review.
- Implement process improvements and automation initiatives to enhance payroll accuracy and turnaround time.
- Act as escalation point for complex payroll issues and employee grievances.
- Payroll accounting, SAP S/4HANA cost booking, vendor management, audits, and Full & Final Settlements.
- Proven ability to collaborate with HRBP, Treasury, Finance, and external payroll vendors to ensure accurate, timely, and compliant payroll delivery.
Payroll Associate
E&Y
12.2021 - 07.2022
- Supported end-to-end payroll processing for multiple clients in a high-volume environment.
- Managed payroll validations, statutory deductions, and compliance requirements.
- Assisted in e-TDS filings, Form 24Q validation, and payroll reconciliations.
- Coordinated with internal teams and clients for payroll data collection and issue resolution.
- Supported audit requirements by providing payroll reports and supporting documents.
Payroll executive
Samsung R&D Bangalore off roll employee
03.2019 - 12.2021
- Processed monthly payroll and ensured compliance with PF, PT, and TDS regulations.
- Managed employee master data, salary changes, and payroll validations.
- Addressed employee payroll queries and supported FFS processing.
- Coordinated with vendors and internal stakeholders for payroll accuracy and timelines.
- Post salary cost booking entries in SAP.
- Allocate payroll costs cost-center-wise with correct GL codes.
- Book payroll accruals for gratuity, leave encashment, and actuarial costs.
- Ensure salary earnings are booked as expenses, statutory deductions as liabilities, and net pay under salary payable GL.
- Process salary and FFS payment entries from salary payable GL to vendor codes for payment initiation.
- Support internal audits (quarterly) and external audits (annual) by providing payroll data, reconciliations, and audit schedules.
- Handle payroll-related employee queries including salary discrepancies, PF transfers, PF withdrawals, and FFS clarifications.
- Support new joiner induction and payroll onboarding activities.
Senior payroll executive
Paysquares consultancy ltd
06.2013 - 03.2019
- Checking the monthly Payroll Output before sending the same to the Client.
- Since it is an end to endprocess, taking care of all the activities right from Checking the Payroll output to Finalisation of BankFile, Statutory Reports (PF, ESIC, LWF).
- Checking MIS of all Clients like Salary JV, PF JV and other Reports as required by the Client.
- Checking the Tax Reports generated for all Clients and also supervision of Quarterly ETDS filing andcalculation of Earnings thereof.
- Handled Payrolls of 45 clients and 6000 head counts.
- Continuous communication with Client regarding Service Improvisation and feedback of Clientregarding performance of Executives while delivering the Outputs.
- Implementation of Leave Management System effectively.
- Supervision of Migration Process of Accounts so that Live process goes smoothly and without having disruption functions like Checking Pay logic, giving training as to the various methods adopted forchecking New Accounts, etc.
- Visiting Clients for meetings to receive the payroll, Enrollment schedule and Investment Proofcollection activity from Client Employees, etc.
- Arranging for Helpdesk facilities at client place to solve the queries regarding payroll/ Investments, etc.
- Supervising the Team as to whether the standard procedure/guidelines are being followed whileconsidering reimbursements/ Investments.
- Primary Function being processing the Payroll of assigned Client.
- Preparation of PF, ESIC, PT, LWF Reports and MIS reports such as Salary JV, other Reports as requiredby Client.
- Preparing the Tax Reports generated for all Clients and also supervision of Quarterly ETDS filing andcalculation of Earnings thereof.
- Completion of Year-End process from Filing Q4 Returns to issuance of Form 16 by Downloading theForm 16 from TRACES and checking the correctness of the same and reporting the same to Senior/TL.
- Helping other Team mates in achieving their assignment by completing part of their work.
- Generating Leave Management Reports and checking the same and reporting it to Senior/TL.
Education
Master of Finance Analysis And Management - Finance
Manasa Gangothri University of Mysore
Mysore, India04.2012
Bachelor of Business Management - Finance
Govt First Grade College
Mysore, India03.2010
Skills
Payroll administration
Payroll compliance
Vendor management
Payroll audits
Statutory Compliance (PF, PT, TDS, e-TDS, Form 24Q, Form 16)
Full & Final Settlement (FFS)
Payroll Accounting & Accruals
Accomplishments
- Busy bae award
- Unstoppable leadership
Timeline
Assistant Payroll Manager
Anheuser Bush InBev india pvt limited
07.2022 - Current
Payroll Associate
E&Y
12.2021 - 07.2022
Payroll executive
Samsung R&D Bangalore off roll employee
03.2019 - 12.2021
Senior payroll executive
Paysquares consultancy ltd
06.2013 - 03.2019
Bachelor of Business Management - Finance
Govt First Grade College
Master of Finance Analysis And Management - Finance
Manasa Gangothri University of Mysore