Prakash Pushpangathan
Ashford,Kent
Summary
Organised HR & Payroll Professional experienced in managing diverse payroll profiles for high-volume headcounts. Improved working environments through a commitment to employee welfare and strong interpersonal skills, ensuring discretion and integrity in handling confidential information. Delivered accurate documentation and reporting, effectively supporting staff and customer needs.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager
The Riverside Inn
02.2025 - 05.2026
- Trained newly hired employees on service techniques, company procedures and safety processes.
- Scheduled employees to keep shifts well-staffed.
- Fostered relationships with regular customers, building a loyal community around the bar.
- Conducted regular staff meetings to discuss performance, objectives, and areas for improvement.
- Directed staff in daily work assignments to help each achieve goals and uphold restaurant reputation.
- Controlled budget and payroll, ensuring financial targets were met.
- Managed setup and breakdown for private events, ensuring seamless execution and guest satisfaction.
- Analysed sales data to identify popular items and adjust stock levels accordingly.
- Utilised social media platforms to market events and promotions, increasing online engagement.
- Interviewed and hired skilled personnel to fill restaurant positions.
- Used coaching and mentoring techniques to improve employee skills and boost morale.
- Developed and implemented staff training programmes to enhance quality.
Manager
Subway
Oxford
02.2024 - 02.2025
- Monitored staff performance and developed improvement plans.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
- Managed complaints with calm, clear communication and problem-solving.
- Achieved service time and quality targets.
- Engaged with customers to better understand needs and deliver excellent service.
- Enhanced working relationships by participating in team-building activities.
- Demonstrated consistent hard work and dedication to achieve results and improve operations.
- Trained and mentored employees to maximise team performance.
Payroll Administrator
TFG Brands
London
02.2023 - 02.2024
- Completed end to end UK payroll processing for 2000+ employees and handled HR and employee queries efficiently.
- Maintaining payroll processing system and records by gathering, calculating, and inputting data and processing employee take-home pay based on-time records, benefits, and taxes
- Checked timesheets weekly, liaised with stores across UK to obtain missing hours, ensuring accurate payroll and preventing underpayment
- Onboarded new starters, set up tax details, holiday policies, and bank information, facilitating smooth integration into the payroll system
- Coordinated requests for leave and absences, managed changes in exemptions, job status, and titles to maintain accurate payroll records
- Calculating and maintaining Statutory Maternity Pay, Occupational Maternity Pay, Statutory Sick Pay and Long-term Sick records.
- Answering staff questions about wages, deductions, calculating overtime attendance, and time records
Payroll Administrator
Guarding UK Security and Investigations
London
07.2022 - 02.2023
- Processed end to end payroll for 750+ employees.
- Processed payroll data for starters, leavers, attendance, overtime, pension, and bonus, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations.
- Completed payroll reports for record-keeping and managerial review, calculating national insurance contributions to determine tax obligations.
- Managed pay queries from site managers and employees via email and calls, establishing effective communication channels for timely resolutions.
- Maternity/Paternity absence calculations, company and statutory sick pay
- Weekly checking of Holiday Entitlement to increase accuracy of holiday approval.
Senior Payroll and HR Associate
Paysquare Consultancy Ltd
Pune
03.2019 - 01.2021
- Managing payroll and processing for 8000+ employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines (Client - Bank of New York & VIVO)
- Processing payroll data end to end, according to pay period and also setting up new joiners on payroll system
- Terminating employee and doing full and final settlement on payroll software
- Reviewed personnel records to determine names, rates of pay, bank account details, position, tax slabs and changes in wage rates etc
- Maintained employee confidence and protected payroll operations by keeping information confidential
- Calculated payroll deductions by accurately using Precision (Payroll Software) and processed payroll to meet preset requirements
- Calculated basic salary, allowance, retroactive adjustments, overtime, bonus, commission, gratuity etc using Precision and MS Excel
- Worked closely with HR Vertical Head to maintain optimum levels of communication to effectively and efficiently complete projects
- Developed and maintained internal control processes, document procedures, identification of areas to improve internal controls and implementation of policy change
- Managing escalation of payroll issues between client and associate.
Accounts Executive Intern
D & H Associates
05.2017 - 04.2018
- Processed payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee reimbursements and statements for more than 12 companies.
- Evaluated employee expense reports and verified accuracy
- Utilised mathematical skills daily to ensure accuracy in calculations across accounting systems.
- Provided exceptional service to clients, fostering strong relationships for ongoing business opportunities.
Education
MBA - Human Resource And Project Management
University of Roehampton
Putney, London, UK09-2022
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance And Taxation
Mahatma Gandhi University
Kottayam05-2018
Skills
- Payroll Processing
- End-to-end payroll
- Payroll audit processing
- Wage withholding processing
- BACS processing
- Pensions and auto-enrolment
- Tax code legislation
- Sage 50
- Microsoft Excel skills
- Core HR
- Administration
- Numeracy Skill
- Attention to Detail
- Relationship Building
Custom
- Supervised team of 6 staff members handling 8 clients per member. Implemented new Provident Fund slab update in our Software as per the guideline of The Government of India in view of the COVID Pandemic.
Timeline
Manager
The Riverside Inn
02.2025 - 05.2026
Manager
Subway
02.2024 - 02.2025
Payroll Administrator
TFG Brands
02.2023 - 02.2024
Payroll Administrator
Guarding UK Security and Investigations
07.2022 - 02.2023
Senior Payroll and HR Associate
Paysquare Consultancy Ltd
03.2019 - 01.2021
Accounts Executive Intern
D & H Associates
05.2017 - 04.2018
MBA - Human Resource And Project Management
University of Roehampton
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance And Taxation
Mahatma Gandhi University