# Pragathi Jayaram

Pragathi Jayaram is a remote worker on Himalayas, Lead - People System Training at Tesco, based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@pragathijayaram

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Payroll lead at Tesco who improved UK payroll accuracy to 99.5% and contributed to a €365K annualised saving.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 101k+ INR |
| Job categories | Payroll Administrator |
| Skills | U.K. Payroll, ROI Payroll, End to end payroll, HMRC Compliance, RBI Compliance, Statutory Payments, Auto Enrolment, Payroll Reconciliation, Statutory Returns, Payroll Amendments, Payroll Transitions, Process Automation, Continuous Improvement, UAT, System Testing |

## About

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At Tesco, I contributed to the ROI Time & Attendance transition to Tesco Bengaluru, supporting process mapping, centralisation, and standardisation. I also partnered with the Digital Transformation team on a BOT automation solution that contributed to approximately €365K in annualised cost savings.

As Senior Associate – Transformation, I processed UK payroll amendments and statutory payments in line with HMRC requirements and Tesco policy, achieving 99.5% accuracy. I also managed payroll runs and reconciliations for colleagues migrated to Oracle Payroll, with zero anomalies across control reports.

Earlier, as Associate – Pool 3 Retrospective, I processed end-to-end UK payroll and trained new joiners. My work has included payroll system transitions, training, process improvement, and maintaining audit-ready documentation.
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## Experience

### Lead - People System Training (current)

[Tesco](https://himalayas.app/companies/tesco). Jan 2024 - Present

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Led end-to-end training strategy for People Systems, supported ROI Time & Attendance transition, and contributed to €365K annual cost savings through process automation and centralisation.
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Skills: Training, Process-Automation, Stakeholder-Management, SOP-Documentation, Governance-and-Reporting, Bot-Automation, Time-and-Attendance, Oracle-Payroll

### Senior Associate – Transformation

[Tesco](https://himalayas.app/companies/tesco). Jan 2021 - Dec 2024

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Ensured payroll amendments and statutory payments complied with UK legislation and HMRC requirements, achieving 99.5% accuracy. Led continuous improvement projects and rolled out an Excel-based Tax & NIC calculator tool.
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Skills: Payroll-Processing, HMRC-Compliance, Statutory-Payments, Pension-Auto-Enrolment, Oracle-Payroll, Excel, Continuous-Improvement, Data-Validation

### Associate – Pool 3 Retrospective

[Tesco](https://himalayas.app/companies/tesco). Jan 2018 - Dec 2021

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Processed end-to-end UK payroll for Tesco stores, covering statutory payments, pension contributions, and lifecycle changes. Resolved colleague pay queries and trained new joiners on payroll processing and BOT tools.
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Skills: Payroll-Processing, HMRC-Compliance, Statutory-Payments, Pension-Contributions, Quality-Control, Bot-Tools, Training, Mentorship

## Education

### AJ Institute of Management, Mangalore

Master of Business Administration, HR & Finance. 2016 - 2018

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Pursued a Master of Business Administration with a focus on HR and Finance.
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## Tech stack

- Zendesk

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