Kavi Pushparajah

Wells Fargo – March 2024 to Present

End-to-end Incentive Management:

• Managing end-to-end sales incentive programs for financial advisors, wealth advisors, portfolio managers, and fiduciary specialists.
• Ensuring accurate calculation, validation, and timely release of incentives using ICA, Cairo, Trust Gateway, Mainframe, Smart Station, and Workday.

Offer Letter Bonus Process:

• Handling the complete Offer Letter Bonus cycle for Financial Advisors – from bonus calculation, promissory note preparation, amortization tables, Accounts Payable process, up to ENIN entries in Smart Station.
• Implemented Automation Using Macros + Mail Merge, Streamlining Promissory Note and Email Generation, Significantly Reducing Manual Effort.

Leadership & Analytics:

• Leading the entire WIM incentive team with a strong focus on data analytics and process improvement.
• Designing and publishing key dashboards, including : (Monthly WIM Dashboard, KPI Dashboard, MBR Dashboard for the entire Total Rewards Team)
• Creating an Effective Presentation for Leadership Meetings (Story Telling, Journey Maps, Process Flow Charts)
• Effective tracking on Core KPI's (SLA Tracker, Maker/Checker Tracker)

Key Skills / Strengths:

• Sales Incentive Management.
• Offer Letter Bonus Process (Calculation, Promissory Notes, Amort Tables, ENIN Entries)
• Dashboarding & Data Analytics
• Process Automation (Macros, Mail Merge)
• End to End Audit Management
• Effective Tracking on Core KPI's
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Team Leadership
• Escalation Handling

Having 7 years of experience in Compensation & Benefits / Rewards Management with IDFC First Bharat Ltd.

Payroll Management (First 2 Years):

• Managed end-to-end payroll for 15,000+ employees, from entering CTC details in HRMS till payroll release.
• Ensured compliance (PF, ESI, TDS), accuracy, and timely payroll disbursement.

Rewards & Compensation Manager (Subsequent 5 Years):

• Led a team of 2 members overseeing Rewards & Compensation.
• Managed end-to-end Performance Management System (PMS), including goal setting, evaluations, and appraisal cycles.
• Designed and executed end-to-end sales incentive programs, ensuring transparency and motivation for sales teams.
• Conducted salary benchmarking to align compensation with industry standards.
• Performed attrition analysis to support retention strategies.
• Created incentive simulations, MIS formats, and dashboards for leadership reporting and decision-making.

Key Skills / Strengths:

• Compensation & Rewards Strategy
• Payroll Management
• Performance Management System (PMS)
• Sales Incentive Design & Execution
• Salary Benchmarking
• Attrition Analysis
• Data Simulation, Dashboarding & Reporting