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Narmatha Sekar

Narmatha Sekar

Chennai

Summary

Experienced HR professional with a solid background in the IT industry, boasting over 10 years of valuable experience. Demonstrated expertise in employment letters, global service desk, employment verification, background checks for new hires and clients, audit handling, and HR generalist responsibilities. Committed to personal growth and success within an organization, consistently delivering exceptional results. Striving to continuously expand knowledge and skills to make a meaningful impact in all endeavors.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
28
28
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Analyst – Operations Excellence

Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd
10.2024 - Current
  • Enhanced team productivity by streamlining workflow processes and implementing time-saving strategies.
  • Mentored junior analysts, fostering professional development while enhancing overall team performance.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify areas of improvement, leading to increased operational effectiveness.
  • Nurtured strong working relationships with clients, ensuring their needs were met while exceeding expectations on deliverables.
  • Optimized project management, resulting in timely deliverables and improved client satisfaction rates.
  • Improved company efficiency with the development of key performance indicators and tracking metrics.
  • Analyzed data to identify root causes of problems and recommend corrective actions.
  • Developed customized reports, summarizing and presenting data in visually appealing format.
  • Generated ad-hoc reports to evaluate specific business requirements.
  • Identified patterns and trends in large data sets and provided actionable insights.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to identify business needs and data sources.
  • Developed complex dashboard and reporting tools to track business performance metrics.
  • Generated standard and custom reports to provide insights into business performance.
  • Developed and implemented data governance policies and procedures.
  • Utilized data visualization techniques to present and explain complex data sets.
  • Created dashboards to monitor and track key performance indicators.
  • Updated and developed scripts and queries to extract and analyze data from multiple sources.
  • Created data models to support decision-making processes.
  • Deployed predictive analytics models to forecast future trends.
  • Designed and developed data pipelines to acquire, clean and process data.
  • Optimized data access and storage to improve performance of analytics systems.

Analyst – Operations Excellence

Cognizant Technology Solutions
6 2021 - 09.2024
  • Analyze operations information and make evaluative judgements to solve problems
  • Responsible for identifying and resolving routine problems and operational issues with broader departmental impact within established procedures
  • Identify hiring needs to ensure adequate staffing
  • Serve as a backup for manager, as needed
  • Improve, execute, and effectively communicate significant analyses that identify meaningful trends and opportunities across the business
  • Participate in regular meetings with management, assessing and addressing issues to identify and implement improvements toward efficient operations
  • Provide strong and timely financial and business analytic decision support to business partners and various organizational stakeholders
  • SO Management, Visa Nominations and exceptions
  • Interpret data, analyze results using analytics, research methodologies, and statistical techniques
  • Develop and implement data analyses, leverage data collection systems and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality
  • Act as a liaison between staff and management, analyzing and interpreting data involving company procedures, policies, and workflows
  • Prepare, analyze, and summarize various weekly, monthly, and periodic operational results for use by various key stakeholders, creating reports, specifications, instructions, and flowcharts
  • Conduct full lifecycle of analytics projects, including pulling, manipulating, and exporting data from project requirements documentation to design and execution
  • Evaluate key performance indicators, provide ongoing reports, and recommend business plan updates.
  • Increased efficiency by streamlining data analysis processes and implementing automation tools.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and increased efficiency.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by offering personalized assistance and prompt responses to inquiries about the visa process.
  • Maintained strict confidentiality of client data, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and company policies.
  • Handled sensitive situations tactfully, addressing applicant concerns regarding denials or delays in processing timeframes.
  • Ensured accurate completion of visa applications, conducting thorough reviews to minimize errors and delays.
  • Educated applicants on the importance of maintaining accurate and complete records, fostering a mutual understanding of their responsibilities in the visa process.
  • Provided expert guidance to department heads on best practices for effective budget management and forecasting.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of relevant industry trends, ensuring compliance with fiscal regulations and requirements.
  • Developed comprehensive lesson plans to address various skill levels, ensuring progressive learning experiences.
  • Improved overall Excel comprehension with targeted exercises and real-world examples.
  • Conducted regular progress reports to monitor individual growth and make necessary adjustments to instructional methods.
  • Leveraged professional network connections to source highly qualified passive candidates.
  • Increased client satisfaction by providing timely and personalized resourcing solutions.
  • Created tailored recruitment plans for each assignment based on client requirements.
  • Achieved consistent revenue growth by identifying new business opportunities within existing accounts and expanding services offered to clients.
  • Delivered excellent customer service by addressing client concerns promptly and professionally.
  • Managed a diverse portfolio of job orders, successfully filling high-volume temporary and permanent positions.

Team Lead – HR

DISYS
04.2018 - 12.2019
  • Leading a team of 7 members for recruitment& Onboarding process(1099/W2/C2C)
  • Processing Onboarding
  • Rolling out Offer Letters for W2 & 1099 Consultants
  • Initiate and process vendor Onboarding
  • People Soft Updation
  • Connecting with the consultants on Quarterly calls
  • Termination Process
  • Invoicing process
  • I9 Process
  • Updating the reminders in Bull Horn
  • Updating the Pay Rate/OT Rate/Double Time Rate in Analyzer
  • Sending the regular status update and direct reportee to VP
  • Serves as the primary point of contact for all Human Resources Services for 350+ consultants
  • Ensuring all employees are following company HR policies, procedures and programs
  • Assist with training and development of new HR staff with onboarding policies, consultant care Accelerated 4ward program, FLSA, benefits, HR company policy and procedure
  • Create on-boarding paperwork for all new hires nationally consisting of both W2s and 1099s; which includes offer letters, employment agreements, work orders, client and state specific documentation
  • Assist in revising, developing and overseeing consultant Accelerated 4ward program and onboarding program
  • Responsible for initiating and tracking background investigations and drug screens per client requirements
  • Responsible for USCIS Form I-9 processing to ensure compliance with federal regulations for W2 and 1099; verify eligibility documents and run E-verify for validation
  • Manage multiple payroll cycles collecting, tracking, and verifying consultant timesheets for payroll and billing
  • Accountable for all compliance aspects and ensuring that all employee information is current and accurate within PeopleSoft
  • Responded to inquiries and requests related to benefits from assigned personnel including enrollment eligibility, access and navigation of the BeneTrac system, insurance cards, qualifying life events, PTO, 401K, etc
  • Track all terminations, working to ensure that all off boarding procedures are followed to avoid any issues with final payment
  • Compliance: Ensures subcontractors are compliant with agreement terms and promptly communicating discrepancies or problems to appropriate HR team when required
  • Responsible for cradle-to-grave processes for administration and review of all documents and interaction between subcontractors and company
  • Has fully on boarded hundreds of subcontractors and consultants with all proper documentation and work authorization before starting at Client
  • Processes subcontracting agreements and subcontractor work orders/modifications
  • Spearheads any complications that occur between subcontractor and company to provide accurate information while being in compliance with agreement and corporate policy requirements
  • Corresponds with account teams to manage Client supplier registration, various state and federal government paperwork and registrations and forms
  • Handles all international subcontractor documents including tax documents, intercompany loan agreements, and various banking agreements and audits
  • Assists team in providing supporting documents twice a quarter to our respective banks to ensure audit goes smoothly
  • Update and maintain shared drive to ensure documents are organized accurately and promptly according to team processes
  • Our team has successfully onboarded clients, subcontractors and consultants for 2 acquisitions within 10 months (Princeton Information Systems, NJ and Xtreme Consulting Group, WA)
  • Onboarding (Supported India HR): Verification of documents as per checklist
  • Presentation to the employees about the background of the Organization, Management Overview, Policies and Procedures of the organization
  • Accountability for complete Induction of all other induction
  • Operational Activities: Monitoring, handling Employee attendance, leave validation
  • Probation completion and transfers
  • Employee correspondence and handling HR requests
  • HR and Instrumental in Performance evaluation & related MIS
  • Documentation and maintaining various trackers
  • Handled Reimbursement, Invoices processing
  • Handling employee's queries through telephone and email support to Employees
  • Payroll and Compensation: Responsible for collecting the payroll inputs and handled compensation and payroll
  • Handling Payroll queries related to Salary components, Salary issues, Pay slips
  • Validating and preparation of variance report and billing report
  • Benefits Administration: Handling Benefits Administration for Employees covering Insurance, Leave policies, Sabbaticals, Data management, Personnel Information updates
  • Minimal hands on Statutory process - PF, ESI , LABOUR records
  • Final settlement computation for relieving employees
  • Training and Development: Prepared Training calendar and coordinated for in-house training
  • Maintenance of training tracker
  • Employee Engagement: Fun activities are conducted in the organization every quarter to make employee feel stress free and enthusiastic at work
  • Coordinated HR Hour and Guest Lectures
  • Medical campaigns Bi-annually to ensure physical fitness
  • Off boarding and Exit: Exit policy to ensure that employee terminations are handled in a professional manner with minimal disruption to ongoing work functions
  • Final settlement computation
  • Ensure with all departments for complete exit.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Promoted a positive work environment by fostering teamwork, open communication, and employee recognition initiatives.
  • Enhanced overall team performance by providing regular coaching, feedback, and skill development opportunities.
  • Coached team members in techniques necessary to complete job tasks.

Sr. Coordinator HR

Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2010 - 03.2018
  • Leadership skills: Lead a team with 5 associates for initiation process
  • Took initiative and gained knowledge in all the process in BGV to identify if the process can be improved and have success in automating certain parts of it
  • Handling a specific client of CTS as per the request from the direct client
  • Has been recognized as the best of all for taking initiatives and projecting a good leadership skills


HR SS Peopleline - Process Owner for US & Canada Associates

  • Issue / Provide approval for Employment Letters (Eg: Address Proof/ Bonafide/ Master Health Checkup/ Eye Checkup/ Work Permit/ Driving License/ Reference/ etc..,) Processed on Experience letters, RFE and Green card letters for associates
  • Automated letters processing for associates
  • Streamlined HR processes for increased efficiency, reducing paperwork and manual tasks through automation.
  • Enhanced employee satisfaction with HR operations by addressing concerns and providing timely solutions.
  • Conducted regular audits of HR processes, identifying opportunities for enhanced efficiency and compliance with relevant regulations.

Resignation (Voluntary) & Termination - Process Owner (Involuntary) for US & Canada Associates

  • Updating the employees’ information in the tracker
  • Request the associates to share LWD
  • Updating the LWD in HCM
  • Roll out the exit mailers to the associates
  • Updating the LWD in HCM
  • Roll out the exit mailers to the associates
  • Also supported for Bench communications

Employment Verification - Process Owner for US & Canada Associates

  • Verify and disclose the employment details of Cognizant Ex-employees through mails
  • Verify and disclose the employment details of US and Canada’s Current and Ex-employees through calls, mails and faxes as well
  • Verify and disclose the employment details of Cognizant Ex-employees across globally (except India, US & Canada) of India through mails

Background Check (BG) – Team Member for US & Canada Associates

  • Initiate BG check for New Hires and Client Transfers in Cognizant
  • Initiate Drug Check for New Hires and Client Transfers in Cognizant
  • Follow up with associates for documents in case of any discrepancy in the BG check.
  • Conducted reference checks and background verification for potential hires.
  • Conducted thorough background checks, reference verifications, and employment eligibility assessments as part of comprehensive pre-employment screening efforts.
  • Enhanced accuracy of background screening reports by conducting thorough research and verification processes.
  • Assisted in background checks and reference verification processes, ensuring thorough evaluation of potential employees.
  • Performed due diligence on potential clients before engagement through background checks and reference verification for risk management purposes.

Senior Process Executive

Cognizant Technology Solutions
8 2010 - 11.2012
  • Project Objective: Order management & Activation
  • Project Description: Customer will create their order in online; we help them completing the orders till installation
  • Order includes Package of TV Channels, Internet and phone, Number portability and Phone activation
  • Role and Responsibilities: Manage and activating the order placed by the Customer
  • Being a pilot batch executive took part in transition of process from Hyderabad to Chennai
  • Worked as a Customer support executive in Smart chat and resolving it through live chat for the onsite queries
  • Handled two special projects and completed successfully
  • Maintaining Team Production and Quality log, Preparation of Monthly reports
  • Supporting Team members in night shift in absence of leads
  • Coordinating with internal audit-processes with 100% adherence to agreed SLA’s and performing 10% sampling of the work done by the team on a daily basis
  • As a senior process executive of the team handled ICU Smart Chat which had very critical business impacts
  • Trained new joiners to handle critical chats and to satisfy customers.

Education

MBA - Human Resources Management

The University of Madras
04.2001 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

The University of Madras
04.2001 - 05.2009

Skills

    Information Gathering

    Issue Identification

    Documentation And Reporting

    Workflow Analysis

    MS Excel

    Strategic planning

    Verbal and written communication

    Complex Problem-solving

    Client management

    Performance monitoring

    Data analysis

Certification

Certified Six Sigma - Yellow Belt, Cognizant Technology Solutions - 2015

Timeline

Sr. Analyst – Operations Excellence

Cognizant Technology Solutions Ltd
10.2024 - Current

Team Lead – HR

DISYS
04.2018 - 12.2019

Sr. Coordinator HR

Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2010 - 03.2018

MBA - Human Resources Management

The University of Madras
04.2001 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Arts - English Literature

The University of Madras
04.2001 - 05.2009

Analyst – Operations Excellence

Cognizant Technology Solutions
6 2021 - 09.2024

Senior Process Executive

Cognizant Technology Solutions
8 2010 - 11.2012
Narmatha Sekar