Abhishek Sarkar

About Abhishek Sarkar

Currently working as an Assistant Manager at KPMG Global Services.Workday US Payroll & Benefits Certified with above 6 years of Workday experience.A MBA graduate (2016-18 batch) in Human Resource Management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB).Skilled in ERP implementation, HR Strategy & Consulting, Competence Assessment, Competency Framework Designing, HRIS and HR Analytics.Previously worked as a Senior Consultant in Workday Human Resource Transformation service line at Deloitte USI.

Experience

1. Assistant Manager

   KPMG

   Sep 2024 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   I am a certified Workday US Benefits and US Payroll consultant working out of Hyderabad office with 7+ years of Workday experience in the role of an Assistant Manager.Worked as a Workday US Payroll and Benefits functional implementation lead and below mentioned are my key performance areas:• Implementing Workday US Payroll module with full involvement for setup involving Payroll processing framework, tax setup, earnings and deductions, Payroll processing and inputs, Payroll accounting, banking and settlement, retro and off cycle processing, payroll reports and dashboards• Delivering training sessions on different facets of Payroll like Payroll Processing Cycle, Payroll Settlement, Print Checks and Advices, Payroll data loads using EIBs and iLoads • Implementing Worker Tax Data Elections, Company Relationships, Tax Reporting, and processing of withholding orders for US employees• Performing Payroll Parallel Compare testing to generate and identify different kinds of variances of pay results between the legacy system (Peoplesoft) and Workday• Migrating US Payroll configuration objects and calculations starting from the first prototype build till the cutover build of the project• Prototyping and implementing Workday US Benefits module with full involvement for setup involving Benefits groups, eligibility rules, enrollment event rules with benefit event types, COBRA reasons, benefit plans setup and business process definitions.• Implemented EOI (Evidence of Insurability), ACA (Affordable Care Act, USA) and Surcharges for my client.• Performed P1, P2, SIT and UAT review sessions with client and took signoffs on configurations implemented and finalized. • Performing unit and end-to-end testing on the benefits configuration for clients• Migrated US Benefits configuration objects starting from P1 build to cutover Build phase of the project.

Education

• Xavier Institute of Management(XIM Bhubaneswar)

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Human Resources Management

  2016 — 2018

• National Institute of Science and Technology (Autonomous, NBA and NAAC Accredited)

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering