Audit Analytics
Payroll Audit Analytics
India & Australia
“Improved payroll audit coverage by surfacing data-driven exceptions and providing engagement teams with focused areas for review and escalation.”
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The problem
Internal audit teams needed a data-driven approach to review payroll processes across India and Australia, identify unusual patterns, and surface exceptions for further investigation.
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What Karthik shaped
Karthik conducted payroll analytics using SQL, ACL, and Excel to review employee master data, payroll transactions, compensation components, and exception patterns. He applied analytical procedures to identify outliers, duplicate payments, unusual payroll movements, and items requiring audit escalation.
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Decision/tool delivered
Improved payroll audit coverage by surfacing data-driven exceptions and providing engagement teams with focused areas for review and escalation.
Business impact
- Improved payroll audit coverage
- Identified payroll exceptions and outliers
- Supported audits across India and Australia
- Enabled focused escalation of high-risk items
- Reduced dependence on purely sample-based review