Charishma Pillarisetti

HR & People Operations

Charishma
Pillarisetti

People Operations & HR Compliance Professional

I build people processes that serve the employee and protect the organization - compliant by design, not by inspection. With 4+ years across employee lifecycle management, multi-state payroll compliance, and audit-ready recordkeeping, plus an M.S. in Accounting & Financial Forensics and a forensic lens built at Deloitte, I maintain I-9/W-4/E-Verify at 100% compliance, build verification into payroll before the money moves, and keep every file audit-ready permanently. The result: people can focus on their work - and leadership never worries about the foundation.

AAAA Innovations LLC
LALegion AI Systems
JPJP Morgan Chase
HRH&R Block
DEDeloitte
CICommunications International
MLML Tech Experts
RRRinging Radio Entertainments
FIFlorida Institute of Technology
BVBhavans Vivekananda College
AAAA Innovations LLC
LALegion AI Systems
JPJP Morgan Chase
HRH&R Block
DEDeloitte
CICommunications International
MLML Tech Experts
RRRinging Radio Entertainments
FIFlorida Institute of Technology
BVBhavans Vivekananda College
4+
Years Experience
100%
Compliance Rate
6
Certifications

My Story

The Reliable Foundation Behind Every Employee

People work best when the foundation beneath them is reliable - and building that reliable foundation is what I do.

It started with a habit, not a job title. In every group I was part of, I noticed what others skipped: who led, who listened, who contributed silently, who had value no one was using. I realized every team has its own rhythm and every person a different way of working - and that companies are built on people, clear processes, and trust, not just products and finances.

That is what drew me to HR and compliance. Most people see compliance as forms and policies. I see it as the journey of every person inside the organization - where details handled with care let employees feel supported, managers decide better, and the business get stronger.

So my work answers three questions in sequence: Are we compliant? (documents, verified), Will we stay compliant? (controls and reconciliation built in), and Are our people set up to perform? (processes that serve the person).

"I don't just file the paperwork - I build the systems that let people focus on their work with confidence."

That is the through-line of my career - from onboarding and payroll to audit readiness: making HR a source of confidence, not a source of risk.

Core Competencies

From Onboarding To Audit Readiness

Every skill exists to answer one question: is this process compliant, defensible, and serving the person? Click any workflow to see how I approach it - the flow, my operating view, and what worked versus what didn't.

HR & People Operations

Systems & Tools

Career Journey

A Record Of Compliant Outcomes

Jun 2026 - Present

HR Compliance Specialist & Accountant

AA Innovations LLC · San Antonio, TX

  • Administer the onboarding documentation lifecycle - I-9, W-4, new-hire paperwork - maintaining 100% regulatory compliance with zero missing fields.
  • Process multi-state payroll with federal, state, and local tax compliance, reducing cross-jurisdiction discrepancy risk in each payroll run.
  • Rebuilt HR and accounting documentation workflows, shortening new-hire setup turnaround.
  • Maintain employee records and compliance files audit-ready at all times, every document reconciled to its regulation.

Jun 2025 - Jun 2026

Business System Analyst (HR & Compliance)

Legion AI Systems Inc. · San Antonio, TX

  • Administered onboarding/offboarding across I-9, W-4, E-Verify, offer letters, and personnel files, keeping every file defensible under federal employment law.
  • Codified compliance manuals, audit documentation, and internal control procedures that survived team turnover.
  • Standardized HR operating procedures across Finance, HR, Audit, and IT, giving four departments one shared process.

Feb 2026 - Mar 2026

Investment Professional

JP Morgan Chase · San Antonio, TX

  • Delivered goals-based financial planning consultations, converting client goals into allocation plans with defined risk and time horizons.
  • Pursuing SIE, Series 7, and Series 63 licenses to ground every recommendation in regulation.

Dec 2025 - Jan 2026

Staff Accountant

Communications International · Vero Beach, FL

  • Reconciled GL accounts and posted accruals, prepaids, and deferred revenue, each entry backed by audit-ready support.
  • Performed variance analysis in Excel, D365, and Sage Intacct, translating each delta into management reporting the team acted on.
  • Built reconciliations and supporting schedules that cleared audit review without rework.

Aug 2025 - Dec 2025

Tax Professional

H&R Block · Melbourne, FL

  • Filed Form 1040 and business returns with a zero-error record through the season.
  • Researched federal and state tax law changes before each window, preempting compliance errors.

Nov 2024 - Jun 2025

Accounting Assistant

ML Tech Experts · New Jersey

  • Built P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements under GAAP, tie-out checked line-by-line against the ledger.
  • Filed Form 1040 and 1099s under PTIN authorization with a clean filing record.

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

Audit Associate Analyst

Deloitte · Hyderabad, India

  • Processed 45+ audit files per day in Core Audit, organizing evidence that moved review decisions faster.
  • Traced flagged discrepancies to their root cause and structured audit-compliant reporting clients could act on to prevent recurrence.

Sep 2020 - Aug 2022

Accounts & HR Intern

Ringing Radio Entertainments LLP · India

  • Managed employee onboarding and offboarding documentation - appointment letters, joining documents, personnel files, induction coordination - ensuring compliance with company policies and statutory requirements.
  • Maintained employee records and HR documentation - attendance, leave records, employment contracts, confidential personnel information - ensuring data accuracy and labor-law compliance.
  • Verified attendance and employee data, coordinated salary inputs, and maintained payroll documentation - supporting timely, accurate salary runs.
  • Supported day-to-day HR and finance operations - responding to HR queries, preparing recruitment documentation, and monitoring receivables.

Case Studies

Where The Industry Defaults, I Answer Differently

Each study applies the same test: what does the industry default to, what do I do instead, and what does that change for the business?

Employee Onboarding

100% Compliance, And A Genuine Welcome

Industry Standard

Forms get signed and filed - often incomplete, unverified, or outdated. The process is an administrative checkbox, and audit risk quietly builds.

Charishma's Approach

I rebuilt onboarding as a single structured framework - every document verified against its regulation, every induction touchpoint coordinated. 100% compliance, zero missing fields, and a genuinely welcoming new-hire experience.

Payroll Compliance

Discrepancies Prevented Before The Money Moves

Industry Standard

Jurisdiction rules handled as they come up. Reconciliations happen monthly - often after discrepancies have already reached paychecks.

Charishma's Approach

I asked why discrepancies happen - then built verification into the workflow before payroll runs, not after it fails. Discrepancy risk dropped across all jurisdictions; employees get accurate paychecks.

Compliance & Audit

Audit-Ready By Design, Every Day

Industry Standard

When an audit is scheduled, teams scramble to reconstruct documents from memory and scattered files - every reconstruction a chance for gaps.

Charishma's Approach

I built compliance documentation as if an audit was happening tomorrow, every day. Files reconciled, organized, and cross-referenced with supporting schedules - audit-ready at all times. When the auditor asks, the answer is simply "here it is."

Records & People

Records As Living Systems, Not Stored Files

Industry Standard

Personnel files are stored because policy says so - unverified, disconnected from payroll, and unreliable when disputes or audits surface.

Charishma's Approach

I treated records as living systems - attendance verified against payroll, leave reconciled with statutory requirements, contracts kept current. Data connected across processes, so the whole organization runs more accurately.

Business Partnership

HR At The Strategy Table, Not After It

Industry Standard

HR is consulted after decisions are made - called in to fix the people problems other teams created. The HRBP becomes a paperwork person.

Charishma's Approach

I worked where HR, Finance, Audit, and IT meet - gathering requirements from every side and translating business goals into people processes. Because I speak both finance and HR fluently, my operating procedures were adopted across departments.

Credentials

Credentials That Back The Process

Sage Intacct Certification
2026
QuickBooks Certification
2025
US Income Tax Preparation
2025
SAP in Finance
2024
Power BI Certification
2023
NSE of India Certification
2022
Student of the Year - M.S. Accounting & Financial Forensics
Florida Tech · 2024
Student of the Year - B. Com
Bhavans Vivekananda College · 2022

Let's Connect

Let's Put This To Work

Hiring for People Operations, HR Compliance, or Talent Management? Let's talk about building processes that serve your people and protect your organization.

Phone
+1 321-389-1375
Email
charishmapillarisetti@gmail.com
LinkedIn
Charishma Pillarisetti