KANIKA AGARWAL

• Manage end-to-end payroll operations across UK, Australia, Guernsey, Canada, and Morocco, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and full statutory compliance.
• Approve payroll and financial reports, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and adherence to governance standards.
• Administer pension schemes and payroll-related benefits; conduct compliance surveys and multi-country reporting.
  Lead budget vs. actual analysis; deliver actionable insights via Advanced Excel and Power BI dashboards.
• Oversee payment approvals, payroll journals, and expense/bank reconciliations; approve bank payments and maintain robust internal controls.
• Administer pension schemes and payroll-related benefits; conduct compliance surveys and multi-country reporting.Lead budget vs. actual analysis; deliver actionable insights via Advanced Excel and Power BI dashboards.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to streamline processes, enhance reporting efficiency, and improve data quality.
• Translate complex payroll/finance data into clear insights for senior management to support planning and cost optimization.

Tools: PayrollPlus, IFS v10, ADP Payroll, ADP ESS, Deel

• Processed monthly and fortnightly UK payroll using Sage Payroll and BrightPay, ensuring accurate and timely salary payments in compliance with HMRC regulations.
• Administered end-to-end payroll processes, including onboarding new starters, processing leavers, and handling P45 and P60 documentation.
• Oversaw payroll systems across three departments for 300 employees, ensuring accurate data management and compliance.
• Streamlined payroll systems, resulting in a 25% reduction in processing time, saving 100 hours annually.
• Managed workplace pension submissions to NEST, Royal London, and The People's Pension, ensuring compliance with auto enrolment and accurate contribution reporting.
• Submitted PAYE payments to HMRC and performed monthly reconciliations of payroll liabilities to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Prepared and recorded payroll journal entries in accounting system, supporting timely and accurate month-end financial reporting.

• Managed Accounts Payable operations, including invoice verification, approvals, and payment processing for vendors and suppliers.
• Processed payments and verified invoices for multiple stakeholders, achieving compliance with payment terms.
• Led the reconciliation of clients' financial transactions, resolving 95% of discrepancies before month-end deadlines.
• Maintained records of invoices, purchase orders, and payment receipts to support audit compliance.
• Managed general ledger accounts, ensuring accuracy of financial records and alignment with company objectives.

• Managed accounts payable operations to ensure timely payment processing and foster stronger vendor relationships.
• Reconciled statements and invoices, uncovering discrepancies that saved the company 10,000 GBP in overpaid invoices.
• Maintained complex reporting and data management systems with Sage 50 and advanced Excel to support accurate financial reporting.
• Developed and maintained financial reporting systems to enhance data accuracy by 20%.
• Mid-sized firm

• Reconciled and prepared financial statements after clearing accounts receivables and payables to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Executed cash-clearing activities, identifying and resolving 80% of discrepancies in intercompany balances within reporting periods.
• Automated reconciliation processes, reducing manual errors and saving 15 hours of work per month.
• Managed post-merger financial integration for acquisitions valued at $15 billion across 9 countries, ensuring a smooth handover of assets.
• Collaborated with international stakeholders to produce detailed reports for UK clients, enhancing clarity and impact of financial insights.

• Managed general ledger operations across multi-agency portfolios, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting for 5 entities.
• Implemented a monthly financial reporting system that improved transparency and decreased financial reporting time by 30%.
• Identified and rectified tax errors, achieving GBP 9,000 in savings and enhancing cost estimate accuracy by 15%.