Neil Verma Email & Phone Number

Helotes, TX, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

About Sikich:Sikich LLP is a global company specializing in technology enabled-professional services. Sikich is recognized as one of the fastest growing organizations and best places to work. Consistently ranking as one of the country’s top CPA firms and among the top 1% of all enterprise resource planning solution partners in the world, the firm offers.

San Antonio, TX, US

• Manage global HCM/Payroll transformation and transitions from client platform to Safeguard’s platform
• Develop global HR and payroll strategy and operations model for Safeguard Global clients
• Develop standardized regulatory and compliance processes across the globe
• Plan, direct and manage payroll integration of existing client systems to Safeguard Payroll Global Data base and more than 100 local payroll systems
• Develop consistent and repeatable processes to adhere to local compliance and regulation
• Manage relationships with Safeguard local payroll vendors and clients’’ to ensure seem less communication amongst all engaged in global payroll processes

Norwalk, Connecticut, US

• Define and manage the strategy for the Global HCM/Payroll function globally for Clients, including system integrations, compliance and statutory reporting and Time and Attendance systems,
• Plan, direct and manage payroll integration of existing systems as well as newly acquired subsidiaries
• Managed overall HR/Payroll Transition and Transformation for Global Client’s payroll operations on various ERP systems as SAP, PeopleSoft and Workday
• Utilize industry and professional experience to identify complex issue and provide resolution
• Managed cross functional project teams to ensure on time and on budget delivery of Transformation Services
• Worked with compliance team to ensure SOX, internal and external audits are addressed in timely manner

Worldwide, OO

• Establish client’s needs for global payroll processes and HR functions in relation to people, process and technology.
• Recommend solutions for outsourcing, in-house processing and or combination of outsourcing and in-house solutions.
• Manage client’s process transformations and transition for global payroll to third party off-shore vendors.

London, GB

• Managed the overall implementation program for all work streams of Global Payroll from initiation to deployment.
• Worked directly with Service Delivery team and IT Service Delivery to ensure effective transition to stabilization and ongoing team.
• Responsible for the delivery of all components of implementation work, including process, data and system development, and ensure strong integration across all work streams as well as with supporting teams.
• Provided leadership support to team members whether situated locally or virtually.
• Interfaced extensively with the client’s program leadership team facilitate overall integration and build effective partnerships.
• Worked with the Program Managers and the members of Executive Team to provide progress updates to the client, the project team, Steering Committees and the other interested parties.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

• Consult fortune 500 clients in defining and redesigning Global Payroll processes internally and or outsourcing to TCS strategic payroll platform (PeopleSoft, SAP).
• Ensure that all periodic, monthly and quarterly balance sheet and p & l accounts are competed in time and accurately
• Well versed and experienced in all facets of Global Payroll US HR/payroll including taxation, Inbound and out bound interfaces and reporting, impact of executive compensation including Deferred Compensation and stock.
• Experienced in Global payroll operations including Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
• Experienced in Global payroll process for Expats and shadow payrolls.
• Manage stream lining global HR and payroll processes and identify opportunities to develop service delivery automation tools.

Dublin 2, IE

• Managed end-to-end payroll processes for Global clients on multiple platforms including PeopleSoft, SAP, ADP and Ceridian.
• Developed standardized payroll processes across all service lines to ensure accurate and timely delivery of service to client’s employees.
• Supported solution architect and sales delivery teams in responding to new clients’ inquiries and built models to deliver service to new clients.
• Managed budgets and p & l for multiple clients and delivery center organization of 500 employees and create harmonized processes to reduce expense.
• Assisted mobilization and transition teams to ensure transition of new clients to Accenture platform.
• Managed Service level agreements for all clients and ensure that organization is meeting and exceeding clients’ expectations.

Coraopolis, PA, US

• Managed day-to-day operations of Payroll for 20,000 employees in 35 states.
• Managed Dick’s Sporting Goods Stock Options and ESPP Plans.
• Managed accurate and timely Federal, State and Local tax remittance and quarterly and annual payroll tax filings.
• Managed PeopleSoft upgrades for payroll.
• Manage Kronos Time and Attendance system and vendor relationships.

• Managed payroll operations as third-party administrator for multiple clients
• Provided consultative services to Fortune 500 clients for payroll operations, regulatory requirements, tax filings for all states in US.
• Coordinated upgrades and changes to PeopleSoft with technical team.
• Managed Employee Self Service and Manager Self Service technologies components that relate to payroll.
• Managed relationship with clients and third-party vendors (ADP)
• Managed Offshore Project to establish guidelines for line of business to migrate processes to offshore location.

US

• Developed relationships with Fortune 500 clients and provided administrative and technical support and managed Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Employee Stock Purchase Plans for the clients.
• Spearheaded daily operations of Stock Benefits Services department including administration, system development and departmental budgets.
• Assisted clients in converting Stock Options, Stock purchase plans of acquired companies onto PaineWebber platform
• Provided expertise to understand “Financial Reporting” of Stock Options and Stock Purchase plans.
• Led technical and functional teams to integrate new clients into PaineWebber platform.
• Set Service Level Agreements with the clients and monitored and provided feedback to the clients on regularly scheduled basis.

US

• Directed current and future technical needs of PeopleSoft system and resources for human resources information systems.
• Managed corporate Restricted Stock, Stock Options and Deferred Compensation plans.
• Led functional and technical teams to ensure the successful mergers of processes and employees of newly acquired businesses (National City acquired 8 companies in two years.)
• Saved $ 1 million by advocating in-house technical solutions for human resources vs. outsourcing.
• Saved over $2.5 million in potential IRS tax levies and formulated processes and procedures to minimize future exposure.
• Saved over $ 250 thousand by developing and implementing in-house reporting solutions to comply with California state time-off laws.

US

• Directed processing and accounting for bi-weekly administrative payroll of 10,000 and semi-monthly broker commission payroll of 7,000 employees.
• Managed Broker Commissions department that ensured correct commissions based on trades, processed trade adjustments and distributed Schedule “C” to 7000 brokers.
• Ensured accurate and timely processing and reporting of all employees’ wages and W-2 reporting.
• Merged Payroll, Commissions and Payroll Records to provide “One Stop Shopping Service” to the corporation, management and employees and thereby reducing redundancies.
• Reduced error rate from double digits to less than 1% by re-engineering Payroll/Human Resources system and eliminated issues arising from system inefficiencies.

Mba, Finance

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Accounting And Finance