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Todd O'Rourke

Petrie,QLD

Summary

Accomplished professional with strong understanding of payroll procedures, tax regulations and benefits administration. Proficient in using multiple payroll software programs with knack for quickly learning new systems. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and efficient at work.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Language

Work History

Payroll Officer

Meramist Pty Ltd
01.2024 - 03.2024
  • Managed payroll data entry and processing for 85 employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines. Amounts to be paid differed across the business each day depending on role for the day for employees.
  • Details of amounts were entered manually to the payroll system from timesheets. The payroll system used was MYOB.
  • I responsible for creating new employees, terminations of staff and other payroll changes for existing staff this included submission of the monthly superannuation details to the relevant clearing house.

Payroll Officer

St Vincent's Health Care Australia
07.2023 - 12.2023
  • In this role I provided payroll function to various hospitals and aged care facilities within our team structure and across the organisation.
  • The payroll was run on a fortnightly basis and I was looking after Mater Health Service, Sydney with a staff number of approximately 670. These employees ranged from executives, nurses, administration and ward staff.
  • Time and Attendance was maintained with Kronos and payroll was maintained with ADP.

Payroll Lead

OnCall Services
03.2023 - 06.2023
  • At OnCall I was the Payroll Lead and overseeing payroll operations for a fortnightly pay cycle
  • I had two payroll officers report to my role
  • Our function was to pay all employees of OnCall in Queensland and this ranged from casual staff to permanent employees
  • The timesheet compliance was foremost for our roles as well all payroll
  • This role was made redundant as all payroll operations moved to interstate.

Payroll and Rostering Officer

Montrose Respite Services
08.2021 - 02.2023
  • In my role as the stand-alone payroll and rostering officer at Montrose Therapy and Respite Services, Darra. I was responsible for all aspects of payroll, rostering and compliance.
  • Working within the EBA for Montrose and other government regulations for payroll on a fortnightly basis along with the rostering, leave and salary packaging arrangements
  • At end of each quarter I submitted the superannuation return and portable long service leave
  • On a regular basis I would liaise with administration staff or service managers either via email or phone to ensure that the pay each fortnight runs smoothly and if any issues arise, they are sorted by the time the pay run was ready
  • Due to a merger with another company this role was made redundant as all corporate functions were taken over by the other company.
  • The payroll system used was Aurion 11 with the rostering and leave system using EmpLive.

Payroll Services Officer

Uniting Health Care, Blue Care Queensland
03.2021 - 08.2021
  • Working in a team of thirteen
  • Primarily I was responsible for Central Queensland and Fraser Coast regions of Aged Care, Community Care facilities for the whole staff in these areas as well as other areas across the state
  • My responsibility each fortnight was to ensure all new starters are entered in the payroll system (Aurion 11) and rostering system (Kronos) along with terminations, employee variations ranging from change of hours to status as well as other payroll everyday transactions
  • Each fortnight extraction of hours and allowances from the rostering system is made for these regions to the payroll system
  • Once data retrieved for the fortnight leave errors corrected
  • Termination process of employees ensuring all entitlements are paid within regulatory time frames
  • On a regular basis I would liaise with administration staff or service managers either with email or phone to ensure that the pay each fortnight runs smoothly and if any issues arise, they are sorted by the time the pay run is ready
  • Across both regions the staffing total is approximately 650 ranging from nurses, maintenance workers, admin staff and personal care workers.

Payroll Services Officer

Auto & General Holdings
09.2020 - 03.2021
  • Working in a team of 8 in total and I was back filling on a short-term contract
  • My responsibilities were to enter the uniform deductions as they come in for all employees, other applicable one-off allowances and payments
  • These include kilometre claims and commissions
  • I was responsible for sending out reminders to staff for leave to be entered that requires entering ESS (Employee Self Service)
  • I was assigned other data cleansing work for the payroll system to be updated
  • I also monitored the Payroll Team email inbox and alert team leaders and payroll manager of any urgent emails that need immediate action as well as disperse work that comes into the other members of the payroll team.

Payroll Services Officer

Virgin Australia Airlines
11.2019 - 09.2020
  • Working in a team of 12 in total and I was the sole payroll officer for all Cabin Crew (Flight Attendants) for short haul and long-haul flying
  • Virgin Australia is a nationwide employer with the Payroll Team located in Brisbane
  • My responsibility each fortnight was to ensure all Cabin Crew employee are paid correctly in accordance with their enterprise bargaining agreement
  • We currently have 3 different agreements that cover cabin crew
  • I am proficient in entering new starters with their correct bank, tax and superannuation details entered to Oracle
  • As banking details are only updated or changed in self-service by employees the only occurrence any change is done by me is when there has been a rejected pay
  • Each fortnight the leave details are transferred across via batches along any overtime and other allowances incurred by crew members
  • The exception to this is when an emergent flight has occurred for international duty and allowances are entered manually
  • These are often left to close to pay run cut off or paid retrospectively
  • I am proficient also in the termination process of employees ensuring all entitlements are paid within regulatory time frames
  • On a regular basis I would liaise with administration staff or crew leaders from all ports relating to other crew payroll matters either with email, phone or teams to ensure that any issues that may arise are resolved
  • I am very proficient with applying the Federal Government's JobKeeper payments and Paid Parental Leave pay each fortnight
  • This also includes the application of other deductions ranging from Child Support, private health funds, garnishees and salary sacrifice.

Payroll Services Officer

Endeavour Foundation
11.2018 - 11.2019
  • As a member of the 6-person team but primarily 3 in the team working on Endeavour Staff pay
  • Endeavour Foundation is split up between 3 groups – NSW/Vic Supported Employees, Qld Supported Employees and Endeavour Staff pay
  • My responsibility each fortnight is to ensure all new starters are entered in the payroll system (People Soft) with all their correct bank, tax and superannuation details entered in correctly
  • Each fortnight timesheets are entered by the employees depending on their award which they fall under
  • Once data retrieved for the fortnight leave errors corrected
  • Termination process of employees ensuring all entitlements are paid within regulatory time frames
  • On a regular basis I would liaise with administration staff or service managers either with email or phone to ensure that the pay each fortnight runs smoothly and if any issues arise, they are sorted by the time the pay run is ready
  • The staffing total is approximately 3500 ranging from senior managers, support workers and administration staff.

Payroll Services Officer

Churches of Christ Care Queensland
07.2017 - 10.2018
  • I was working in a team of four
  • Primarily I am looking after Central West and South East regions of Aged Care facilities for the all staff in these facilities
  • My responsibility each fortnight is to ensure all new starters are entered in the payroll system (Aurion 11) and rostering system (Virtual Roster)
  • Each fortnight extraction of hours and allowances from the rostering system is made for these regions to the payroll system
  • Once data retrieved for the fortnight leave errors corrected
  • Termination process of employees ensuring all entitlements are paid within regulatory time frames
  • On a regular basis I would liaise with administration staff or service managers either with email or phone to ensure that the pay each fortnight runs smoothly and if any issues arise, they are sorted by the time the pay run is ready
  • Across both regions the staffing total is approximately 650 ranging from nurses, maintenance workers, admin staff and personal care workers.

Payroll Services Officer

Queensland Corrective Services
11.2015 - 07.2017
  • I was working in a team of 12 but assigned to 3 correctional centres in southeast Queensland that aregovernment owned
  • My responsibility each fortnight is to ensure all work is entered before fortnightly cut offs by support staff
  • Also included in my duties are entering new employees and terminations as well as calculating back pays for those eligible
  • Daily we liaise with correctional human resources staff either with email or phone to ensure that the pay each fortnight runs smoothly and if any issues arise, they are sorted by the time the pay run is ready.

Payroll Services Officer

Parmalat Australia
01.2015 - 04.2015
  • I am currently in a team of 6 that looks after the payment of wages on a weekly basis to the employees of Parmalat Australia
  • My responsibility is payroll processing from end to end of two sites, New South Wales and South Australia
  • Both sites have separate enterprise bargaining agreements that are very intensive which requires high level interpretation skills
  • Building relationships with the time coordinators at each site assists with any time and attendance issues if they arise
  • The complexity of the reports required attention to detail to ensure all employees were being paid correctly and within the budgeted amounts for each site
  • Achievements:
  • Introduced a practice of double-checking of banking details once received from employees for auditing purposes to eliminate risk of fraud.

HR Payroll Services Officer / Salary Packaging Expert

Queensland Health
02.2007 - 03.2014
  • Worked within a team of 13 to organise the fortnightly payroll process of 750 employees
  • This involved the accurate and timely processing of payroll files using SAP/HR and Workbrain (rostering system) system
  • Part of my role was ensuring all leave applications were processed in the correct manner
  • I also conducted regular checks to ensure each employee's details were correct and up to date
  • In my role I was responsible for ensuring employees were paid correctly and in accordance with relevant award or EBA
  • In addition, I made sure all payroll tax and superannuation amounts were correctly made
  • A main part of my role was to provide advice on salary packaging to clients
  • I have developed a strong knowledge of salary packaging in order to provide the most relevant information to the client
  • I worked closely with the packaging provider to remain informed about current packaging arrangements
  • I also organised information sessions for Queensland Health staff to educate them on salary packaging
  • Achievements:
  • Processed fortnightly payroll files without incident
  • Organised multiple sessions on salary packaging
  • Received positive feedback from manager

Queensland Police Service
01.2006 - 01.2007
  • As part of this role I regularly prepared rosters for all police officers within the Public Safety response team
  • I ensured this was emailed to all officers so they knew in advance of the upcoming roster
  • Managed travel arrangements and logistics for large public events such as Big Day Out festival, New Year's Eve celebrations and Schoolies
  • I liaised with senior officers on all correspondence from the Assistant Commissioner's Office and also assisted communicating with various internal project teams
  • Achievements:
  • Coordinating arrival of international police officers visiting the region
  • Assisting on the Northern Shields Project.

Payroll Officer

HR Payroll Services, Education Queensland
01.2005 - 01.2006
  • Collaborated with HR department to ensure accurate employee records, benefit deductions, and leave balances for cleaning staff and teacher aides across Queensland State Schools and High Schools.

Business Development Manager / Client Relationship Manager

Remuneration Services
01.2001 - 01.2005

Education

Senior Certificate -

Iona College
Brisbane, QLD
12.1989

Skills

  • Payroll Processing
  • Reporting abilities
  • Payroll Deductions
  • Year-end Procedures
  • HR collaboration
  • Payroll Management
  • Employee benefits administration
  • Vacation and Leave Tracking
  • Wages and Deduction Calculation
  • Collective Bargaining Agreements
  • Pay Adjustments
  • Microsoft Office
  • Kronos Workforce Payroll
  • Employee File Maintenance
  • Employment Verification
  • Information Protection
  • Organizational Skills
  • Relationship Building
  • Investigating discrepancies
  • Time management abilities
  • Processing mileage
  • Payroll Reconciliation
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Legal Compliance
  • Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • SAP/HR
  • People Soft
  • Aurion 11
  • MYOB

References

REFEREES -

Debbie Thomas - Team Leader, Payroll Services Queensland Health (m) 0401 609 271


Mark Bradley - former General Manager HR, Churches of Christ Care (m) 0409 209 683


Shane Burke - former Chief Financial Officer, Montrose Therapy and Respite Services (m) 0458 911 268


Wesley Decklam - former Finance Manager, Meramist (m) 0431 558 416

Interests

Always learning in a role especially with statutory reporting requirements for employees and organisations.

Software

Aurion 11 payroll

Microsoft Office

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimeContract Work

Work Location

On-SiteRemote

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCompany Culture

Work Availability

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Timeline

Payroll Officer

Meramist Pty Ltd
01.2024 - 03.2024

Payroll Officer

St Vincent's Health Care Australia
07.2023 - 12.2023

Payroll Lead

OnCall Services
03.2023 - 06.2023

Payroll and Rostering Officer

Montrose Respite Services
08.2021 - 02.2023

Payroll Services Officer

Uniting Health Care, Blue Care Queensland
03.2021 - 08.2021

Payroll Services Officer

Auto & General Holdings
09.2020 - 03.2021

Payroll Services Officer

Virgin Australia Airlines
11.2019 - 09.2020

Payroll Services Officer

Endeavour Foundation
11.2018 - 11.2019

Payroll Services Officer

Churches of Christ Care Queensland
07.2017 - 10.2018

Payroll Services Officer

Queensland Corrective Services
11.2015 - 07.2017

Payroll Services Officer

Parmalat Australia
01.2015 - 04.2015

HR Payroll Services Officer / Salary Packaging Expert

Queensland Health
02.2007 - 03.2014

Queensland Police Service
01.2006 - 01.2007

Payroll Officer

HR Payroll Services, Education Queensland
01.2005 - 01.2006

Business Development Manager / Client Relationship Manager

Remuneration Services
01.2001 - 01.2005

Senior Certificate -

Iona College

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