Gautham Raghunathan

About Gautham Raghunathan

Self-motivated multifaceted professional with more than 14 years’ experience combined working with Industry and Big 4 in Expatriate taxation, compensation and benefits, social security and taxation for mobile employees. Also possessing 5 years of experience with internal audit and controls during Flextronics and CA Articleship. An Ambitious contributor.

Experience

1. Senior Payroll Tax Specialist

   McDermott International, Ltd

   Jul 2025 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Managing and coordinating tax compliance process (individual and Company) for approx. 400 employees as part of Global Mobility Program across India, Malaysia, the UK and MEA countries with focus on taxation, social security compliance and vendor management.• Manage and coordinate payments of taxes, social security, and other legal payments in relation to mobile employees across counties for 300 employees.• Coordination with internal stakeholders (payroll team, accounting, and tax team) and external partners (tax consultants, relocation support) for seamless delivery of mobility compliance on a monthly basis.• Supporting the Audits and SOX control testing process. • Provide global mobility subject matter expertise to regional HR representatives, and business managers.• Creating Standard Operating Procedures and internal policy documents.

Education

• Pondicherry University

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, International Economics

• Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Management and Services

Skills

• Internal Audit
• Strategic Planning
• Employee Relations
• Business Analysis
• Accounting
• Vendor Management
• Team Management
• Microsoft Office
• Process Improvement
• Auditing
• Business Strategy
• Financial Reporting