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Nilisha Soni

Nilisha Soni

Bengaluru

Summary

Experienced HR and finance professional with strong international expertise in global payroll, benefits, expatriate taxation, and vendor management. Successfully improved HR operations, managed complex international assignments, and ensured compliance with tax, immigration, and labor laws across multiple countries. Skilled in process improvement, cross-team collaboration, and policy development. Well-versed in leading teams, overseeing payroll and benefits, supporting global mobility, and handling due diligence for assignments and audits. Known for clear communication, strong analytical skills, and delivering reliable, high-quality results.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
6046
6046
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Lead - HR Operations

Quantiphi Analytics Solutions Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru
07.2023 - Current
  • Improved and standardized multi-region HR operations in Workday by streamlining onboarding, background checks, benefits administration, audits, and offboarding processes, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and regulatory compliance throughout every stage of the employee lifecycle.
  • Fostered a safe, inclusive workplace by upholding POSH compliance, effective conflict resolution, and strict adherence to labor law requirements, ensuring all practices met legal and ethical standards.
  • Led HR due diligence for M&As by integrating Workday payroll, benefits, and employee data for seamless transitions.
  • Automated Workday HR workflows and managed global payroll inputs across countries, collaborating with payroll and finance to boost accuracy, compliance, and efficiency while aligning HR policies to changing requirements.
  • Improved the Background Verification (BGV) process and documentation by identifying gaps and removing roadblocks, increasing the turnaround time (TAT) closure rate from approximately 63% to 94% within the target timeframe.

Associate – Benefits Operations

J P Morgan Services India Ltd
Bengaluru
06.2022 - 09.2022
  • Managed employee benefit programs, including stock options, employee share purchase plans, health, life, and disability insurance, while overseeing vendor relationships and collaborating with internal stakeholders in India.

Senior Analyst – Global Payroll and HR Operations

Trafigura Global Services Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
08.2020 - 06.2022
  • Managed global payroll operations for 8 countries through Workday, overseeing hiring, onboarding, compensation and benefits, employee data, transfers, and terminations, while coordinating with vendors and accounting for compliance and accurate payments.
  • Enhanced payroll efficiency across multiple countries by analyzing processes, implementing controls, driving automation, and standardizing procedures—including automating the payroll validation file process with a template that reduced validation time by around 75% and served as a reference for similar automation solutions in other geographies.

Team Lead - Tax

KPMG India Services Ltd
Mumbai
03.2019 - 07.2020
  • Led a team of analysts in delivering accurate, compliant payroll tax calculations, advance tax, E-TDS, tax returns, and advisory services, ensuring timely payroll processing for clients.
  • Managed escalations, maintained compliance with SLAs and quality standards, collaborated with teams nationwide to deliver tailored, high-quality client reports on schedule.

Assistant Manager – Global Mobility

Prudential Global Services
Mumbai
11.2017 - 03.2019
  • Coordinated international assignments, overseeing cost projections, assignment documentation, medical and relocation support, and effective vendor partnerships for immigration, relocation, and tax services.
  • Maintained employee assignment records, partnered with payroll/finance for accurate global mobility payments, and provided end-to-end employee support throughout assignments.

Assistant Manager - Tax

Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP
Mumbai
02.2013 - 10.2017
  • Oversaw payroll administration and tax compliance for expatriate employees, ensuring accurate compensation, adherence to statutory deductions, and fulfillment of visa and social security obligations.
  • Supported expatriate employees on tax inquiries, including guidance on social security agreements, residency status, double tax agreements, and audit preparedness.
  • Developed an automated template for generating hundreds of Form 16 documents with a single click, reducing manual processing time by an estimated 70%; the template was widely circulated and adopted within the team.

Education

Post Graduate Certificate - Human Resource Management

XLRI
Jamshedpur

CA Intermediate -

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Bengaluru

Bachelor of Commerce -

ICFAI
Tripura

Skills

HR Operations/Employee Lifecycle Management

  • HR Policy Design & Implementation

  • Global Payroll

  • Benefits Administration

  • Compliance, Labour Law & Audits

  • Process Optimisation & Automation

  • Workday

Timeline

Lead - HR Operations

Quantiphi Analytics Solutions Pvt. Ltd
07.2023 - Current

Associate – Benefits Operations

J P Morgan Services India Ltd
06.2022 - 09.2022

Senior Analyst – Global Payroll and HR Operations

Trafigura Global Services Pvt Ltd
08.2020 - 06.2022

Team Lead - Tax

KPMG India Services Ltd
03.2019 - 07.2020

Assistant Manager – Global Mobility

Prudential Global Services
11.2017 - 03.2019

Assistant Manager - Tax

Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP
02.2013 - 10.2017

Post Graduate Certificate - Human Resource Management

XLRI

CA Intermediate -

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Bachelor of Commerce -

ICFAI

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