Experience

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  Tesco bengaluru

  Jun 2012 - now

  • Develop a comprehensive test strategy aligned with project goals by defining test objectives, scope, approach, resources, and timelines.• Lead a team of testers, assigning tasks, providing guidance, and ensuring they have the necessary skills and resources.• Oversee creation of test cases based on functional requirements, managing test execution for coverage and effectiveness.• Establish processes for defect reporting, tracking, prioritization, and working closely with development teams for resolution.• Identify potential risks and implementing proactive testing strategies for mitigation.• Provide stakeholders with regular updates on testing progress, issues, and quality metrics.• Promote continuous improvement by evaluating and implementing new testing techniques, tools, and processes within the team.• Manage Business Acceptance Testing to authenticate the product features and functionalities with the end-users. Show less • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand specific requirements for the new payroll system or updates, documenting payroll calculations, deductions, benefits, taxes, and relevant parameters that the new system must handle.• Extract and convert a sample set of payroll data from the current system into formats compatible with the new payroll system for accurate baseline comparison.• Execute parallel payroll runs in both old and new systems using the same inputs, comparing outputs to detect discrepancies in calculations, deductions, or taxes.• Verify new system's payroll calculations against predefined scenarios, documenting and analysing discrepancies found between old and new systems, conducting root cause analysis to determine reasons for discrepancies (e.g., configuration errors, data migration issues).• Collaborate with technical teams to promptly resolve identified issues, re-running comparison tests after fixes to validate satisfactory resolutions.• Reconciliation on FPS (Full Payment Submission), BACS (Bankers Automated Clearing System) and pension files to ensure they are in line with the MIGs (Message Implementation Guidelines).• Maintain comprehensive documentation of comparison test results, including discrepancies, resolutions, adjustments, and prepare reports summarizing outcomes for stakeholders, highlighting areas of concern and successful validations.• Implemented automation for complex payroll calculations, achieving a 100% validation rate, which garnered significant appreciation from stakeholders.• LIVE with 260K+ colleagues across 6 Legal Entities on Oracle Work & Pay. Show less

  • Manager – People System Testing

    Jun 2022 - now

  • Lead – Payroll Comparison Testing

    Sept 2019 - May 2022

  • Lead – Payroll Technical and Tax

    Dec 2017 - Aug 2019

  • Senior Officer - Payroll Technical and Tax

    Jun 2014 - Nov 2017

  • Officer - Payroll

    Jun 2012 - May 2014