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Alka Rawat

Oshawa,ON

Summary

Certified Payroll Professional with outstanding administration, payroll, and accounting experience. Extensive coverage in working with internal management, C-suite executives and external agencies, global clients, and vendors.

Benefits professional prepared to leverage extensive experience in managing benefits programs and resolving benefits-related issues. Skillful in optimizing benefits administration processes and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Known for collaborative teamwork and consistent results, with focus on effective communication and problem-solving.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Payroll and Benefits Supervisor

Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects (I&CP) previously Comtech Group INC.
11.2020 - Current

Company Overview: Comtech is a consulting expert providing solutions/ services in program management, projects control for complex infrastructure projects over 30 years

  • Oversee end-to end Payroll Operations, ensuring accurate biweekly payroll processing for both U.S
  • And Canadian (nearly 400 employees) in a non-unionized environment using DMPS - USA (multi state) and Ceridian Power Pay services (Ontario)
  • Implemented new time, attendance and expense system while collaborating with both internal and external stakeholders
  • This incorporated testing, designing, documenting, and leading end-to-end user training for users
  • Payroll day to day operations (Canadian 100% - end to end processing and US review, Benefits and exception payments records and processing)
  • Payroll processing accuracy and review of reports and various variance analysis reports post pay run
  • Work closely with HR department - new hire, terminations, pension contribution change, status change, leave policy and annual compensation and benefit changes/ updates
  • Manage employees’ data weekly validation/ reconciliation in HR and Payroll systems
  • 100% responsibility on Year End reporting and remittances
  • Audit pay reports for W2, 1099 issuance and various other quarterly reporting process on U.S and T4 on Canadian side
  • Work closely with service provider (Ceridian Power Pay) and ensure that source deductions are being remitted in a timely manner
  • Timely reporting of WSIB, EHT, other service/ benefit providers
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of payroll regulation, tax, and employment legislation, ensuring full compliance and minimizing risk of any possible penalties
  • Reviewing payroll items (accruals, WSIB and other discrepancy with GL) finalized by Financial Analyst during month end close
  • Train and supervise Financial Analyst’s work that’s being done on new hire side, termination, process change
  • Comtech is a consulting expert providing solutions/ services in program management, projects control for complex infrastructure projects over 30 years

Payroll Administrator

FIELDGATE HOMES
03.2018 - 01.2020

Company Overview: Over 65 years of building architecturally unique homes in distinctive neighborhoods’ that become excellent investments and showpieces of craftsmanship and distinction

  • Processing weekly payrolls for 350+ employees including union and non-unionized staff (Ceridian, Day Force payroll software), Ontario
  • Payroll funding that includes issuing invoices for payroll back-charging, ensure a timely and accurate record of payroll transactions in the accounting software
  • Process employee expense claims
  • Handle payroll and benefits administration including new hire setup, status changes, termination, benefits processing
  • Adhere to all payroll, tax, union, employment standards regulations, and deadlines to make sure compliance is met
  • Monitors and processes payments as authorized
  • Calculates overpayments of wages or any amounts owed by employee
  • Prepares correspondence for the recovery of such overpayment or amounts owing
  • Prepare and complete remittances and dues calculations and respond to enquiries and resolves grievances and exchanges information with all levels of staff and government agencies
  • Log payroll, time and attendance tracking, and benefit inquiries and manage responses through prompt and courteous communication with providers, employees, and management, escalating concerns as necessary
  • Maintain digital and physical employee files and all payroll/benefits documents
  • Assist in year-end filing including T4/T2200/EHT annual return/WSIB annual reconciliation
  • Working experience using payroll software/ system Ceridian Day Force
  • Over 65 years of building architecturally unique homes in distinctive neighborhoods’ that become excellent investments and showpieces of craftsmanship and distinction

Media Finance Analyst

Mindshare
03.2014 - 02.2018

Company Overview: Mindshare, a global media, and marketing services company created in 1997

  • Manage billing process for the largest automotive client, $100 million budget
  • Manage billing process for two major beverages’ clients, $30 million budget
  • Maintain media budget/billing tracking and provide reports to Group Account Director and Finance Lead
  • Liaise with client to resolve billing discrepancies if any
  • Reconcile data uploaded in DDS (Donovan Data Systems) against the planned budget and actual activity
  • Assist with monthly and fiscal media accruals & variance analysis
  • Lead monthly budget and billing meetings with relevant departments/ groups
  • Create and enforce internal controls in accordance with SOX compliance
  • Confirm deliveries, code, and clear vendor invoices to process payment in a timely manner
  • Liaise with vendors and relevant departments internally to reconcile outstanding balances
  • Create and establish procedures to streamline operations, mitigate errors and eliminate duplication of effort
  • Mindshare, a global media, and marketing services company created in 1997

Process Developer

Genpact LLC
12.2011 - 10.2013

Company Overview: GE Capital International Services (GECIS) now known as GENPACT was established in 1997 to provide world-class business, process management services and back-office support to meet the diverse needs of its international customers

  • Successfully Outsourced Account Receivable assignment of a renowned advertisement company from NY, USA
  • Managed maximum clients’ account with multiple billing instructions and 0% delay
  • Provided training to new associates and successfully handled all cross-training webinars with client
  • Assisted General Accounting team with the month end closing and billing of Intercompany account
  • Processes employee expense reimbursements, customer reimbursements and invoice payment requests
  • GE Capital International Services (GECIS) now known as GENPACT was established in 1997 to provide world-class business, process management services and back-office support to meet the diverse needs of its international customers

Payroll Divisional Accountant

HPGCL
11.2006 - 04.2011

Company Overview: HPGCL was incorporated as a company on 17th March 1997 and was given the responsibility of operating and maintaining the State’s own generation projects

  • Prepared and consolidated inventory statement for the higher management
  • Supervised payroll, taxation, benefits of 3000 employees’ as well pension and retirement benefits of 1200+ pensioners with 10 direct reports
  • Supervised and trained Articling Students, other Accountants or Administrative Technicians
  • Analysis and reporting of organizational staffing capacity
  • Examined the accuracy of various statements related to employee’s payment and Banking
  • Co-ordinated with the Purchase Department to release timely vendors’ payment
  • HPGCL was incorporated as a company on 17th March 1997 and was given the responsibility of operating and maintaining the State’s own generation projects

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Management

Institute of Management Technology

Master of Commerce -

Rohtak University

Bachelor of Commerce -

Delhi University School of Open learning

Skills

  • HRIS Implementation
  • Payroll Management
  • Error Reduction
  • Process Streamlining
  • Billing Management
  • Client Management
  • Budget Management
  • Benefits administration
  • Employee relations

Certification

  • Payroll Leadership Professional, National Payroll Institute, 01/01/24
  • Payroll practice essentials, American Payroll Association, 01/01/22
  • Payroll Compliance Practitioner, National Payroll Institute (earlier - The Canadian Payroll Association), 01/01/18
  • Financial Accounting Certification Course, Centennial College, Canada

Professional Highlights

  • Effective implementation of new HRIS and been a crucial part of transiting from manual to automated work environment.
  • Independently managed and processed 3 weekly payrolls and remittance of 350+ employees (unionized payroll) with zero % error.
  • Streamlined the payroll process of a government organization (Hydro) with the staffing capacity of 3000 plus employees and 1200 plus pensioners.
  • Successfully processed billing for 14 major clients and 22 smaller accounts simultaneously with zero % delay with an international advertising and marketing service group.
  • Streamlined the billing process for a major automotive client, an annual budget of $100 million plus.

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Payroll and Benefits Supervisor

Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects (I&CP) previously Comtech Group INC.
11.2020 - Current

Payroll Administrator

FIELDGATE HOMES
03.2018 - 01.2020

Media Finance Analyst

Mindshare
03.2014 - 02.2018

Process Developer

Genpact LLC
12.2011 - 10.2013

Payroll Divisional Accountant

HPGCL
11.2006 - 04.2011

Master of Commerce -

Rohtak University

Bachelor of Commerce -

Delhi University School of Open learning

Post Graduate Diploma - Management

Institute of Management Technology
Alka Rawat