Ganeshkumar Gopal

Worked as an Associate Manager, DXC Technology. In addition to my payroll expertise, I possess strong analytical and methodical skills with meticulous attention to detail. I am proficient in using payroll software and HRIS systems such as SAP, ADP Globalview, GSAP, C1,Workday etc, as well as MS Office, particularly Excel, which I leverage for effective data analysis and reporting. 

1.Current Job Profile in DXC. Technologies (Corporate Shared Services – CSC). Chennai:

Process Name : Global Payroll & Payroll Accounting- Chennai

Duration         :  Mar-2014 – Oct 2023

Description     : APAC & EMEA Payroll and USA Payroll Accounting

Role                 : Associate Manager

Team Size       : 5 members

Onsite Transitions:

• Travelled to Australia three times for the UXC Limited project integration. 
• Travelled to Prague for UKI knowledge transfer.

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage payroll processes for over 5000 employees.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of fortnightly and monthly payrolls.
• Review and approve payroll files and bank files.
• Record corporate transactions within company policy and procedures.
• Complete payroll accounting activities in a timely manner.
• Handle team management, task allocation, and reviews.
• Handle escalations from employees and clients.
• Oversee payroll & payroll accounting process, SOX compliance, audits, ICFR, and payroll support team.
• Review and approve payroll reports and reconcile payrolls.
• Review statutory reports such as Form 16, PF, ESI, PT, Payment Summary, Superannuation, P60, P11D, P45, CPF, IR8A etc.,

PAYROLL CONTROLS:

• Identifies areas of functional improvement and implementing new systems or procedures to generate efficiencies. Set up proper guidelines and controls to ensure SOX compliance. 
• Oversees the set-up of new wage types and tax withholdings in the payroll system. Sets up new payroll GL rules for proper coding to general ledger. 
• Review and approve the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to the technical team for any legal / required changes in the production payroll system. 

SUPERVISION: 

• Mentor and provide leadership to payroll analysts.
• Complete performance appraisal process and development plan discussions with the team.

Key Performance:

• Implemented the process improvement for India payroll
• Successfully completed yearly superannuation reconciliation in a short time and received appreciation.
• Created the new member and termination bulk upload template for superannuation
• Implemented innovative ideas and stabilized the superannuation process.
• Completed historical PAYG reconciliation and received client appreciation.
• Successfully completed payroll testing for Service Mesh, JVB, and UXC Limited.
• Successfully completed Year-End Activity and provided payment summaries on time.
• Implemented process improvements in Gross & Net pay reconciliation, third-party reports, vehicle reports, pension, and payroll activities.
• Successfully completed and implemented multiple Eureka ideas.
• Received multiple DXC Champ Awards and recognition awards.

2. Wipro BPO Limited, Sholinganallur, Chennai.

Process Name:             University of Canberra HRO - Chennai

Duration:                     Oct-2009 – Mar 2014 

Description:                 University of Canberra Payroll and Superannuation processing

Role:                            Payroll & Superannuation Expert (Knowledge Creation/transfer/SME) 

Responsibilities - Knowledge Creation/Transitioning, Payroll & Superannuation Processing & MIS

• Travelled to Australia twice as Part of Process Transitioning team (2009) & Superannuation migration team (2011)
• Creating/Maintaining & Updating Personal and Job Data of the employees of University of Canberra.
• Maintaining/Updating structural data updates of the employees
• Enrolling benefits of the employee into the system
• Running reports for processing using the reporting tool Cognos - Impromptu
• Processing Fortnightly Payroll & Payroll Accounting for Australia
• File Uploads for Superannuation vendors after Pay processing

Key Performance in University of Canberra

• Successful completion of Knowledge Creation & Structured Operating Procedures.
• Successful Transition of complete process in specified time
• Successful completion of testing in Alesco ver.12
• Sign off’s on Process workflows from client before returning from Transition
• Handled High volumes and new scenarios during Ramp up stage\parallel run. 
• Introduced the idea of electronic time sheets to Clients & implemented shortly which saved lot of manual paper work and time at client’s end & Operation
• Completing Quality check, TAT audits & error analysis each fortnight.
• Preparing reports & presentations with mitigation plans, circulating internally to Operation heads and presenting/reporting it to clients. 
• Maintaining volume tracker and sent Daily, Fortnightly & Quarterly reports & Presentations to clients on the Volume, accuracy and Key achievements.

4. Achievements:

• Awarded appreciation letter from HR Director, University of Canberra, for an outstanding performance in the superannuation process.
• Supported India payroll team for year ending activities and monthly payroll tasks.
• Awarded Appreciation email from HR Manager for the constructive and professional approach to getting the pay competed in a timely manner during the hectic time.
• Stabilized the Superannuation process & created back up.
• Awarded Star of the Month certificate for the efficient performance at work
• Awarded Star of the Month in recognition of outstanding performance and significant contribution in long term process improvement for the month of March 2012.
• I have done a process improvement in payroll & Superannuation.
• I have created a SOP for Payroll & Superannuation process.
• Training/Mentoring New joiners.

3. Global E-business Solutions Pvt. Ltd., (100% subsidiary of Hewlett Packard)

    Guindy, Ch-32.   (August 2006 to Oct 2009)

1. Responsibilities - Knowledge transfer, Audits & MIS

• Handling End to End payroll & Employee Query on all payroll related processes.
• Responsible for daily TAT and Quality Audits for completed cases.
• Responsible for Work allocation on daily basis
• MIS for the team used for Reporting to Client & Dashboard
• Managing Employee Records, Benefit Deductions, Financial Deductions, Leaves, Vacation & Payments
• Generating Reports required for managing employee records using Crystal reports.

     Achievements:

• Received appreciation letters and certificates for efficient performance, error-free processing, and Kaizen implementation.

4.  Office Tiger Database Systems India Pvt. Ltd.

                 Anna Nagar, Chennai  (January to June 2006)

     Environment   -       Document Specialist - Financial Documents – Quick Turn around    Time - High Pressure – Style Intensive – CITRIX, - 24x7

Job responsibility: Document Specialist

• To create balance sheet using Excel
• Responsibility to create presentation and charts using PowerPoint
• Preparing the documentation using Ms-Word

5.  Sri Kannapiran Mills Limited, Coimbatore. 

• Seven months working experience in as an Accounts Executive – from May’05 to Jan’06.

Job responsibility: Accounts Executive 

• Perform month-end account closing activities and reconciliations.
• Maintain general ledger accounts and prepare journal entries for accruals and variances.
• Generate and distribute account management reports on monthly basis.
• Perform accounting analysis for cash accruals, account payables, account receivables, reconciliations.
• Assist various departments in accounting issues and queries.
• Support Auditor in conducting internal and external audits.
• Assist in tax preparation and filing activities.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts and revenue accounts.
• Follow documentation retention policy to maintain accounting files.
• Adhere to standard accounting principles and company procedures.

• MBA Finance, Madras University, Chennai. (2008)

• Bachelors in Commerce with specialization in Corporate Secretaryship in Thiruthangal Nadar College, Madras University.  (2002-2005)