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Deborah Goggin

Canberra

Summary

Dynamic Payroll Specialist with extensive experience at Airservices Australia, excelling in payroll processing and compliance. Proven track record in enhancing internal controls and delivering specialized training. Strong analytical skills complemented by meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accurate data reconciliation and successful pay runs. Committed to continuous improvement and stakeholder collaboration.

Professional payroll specialist with strong background in payroll processing, compliance, and financial reporting. Skilled in utilizing payroll software and managing employee data with precision. Focus on collaboration and adaptability, ensuring seamless operations and effective problem-solving within teams. Known for reliability and delivering consistent results in dynamic environments.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Payroll Specialist

Airservices Australia
12.2016 - 08.2025
  • In-depth knowledge of Enterprise Agreements and transactional payroll processes.
  • Strong initiative, with well-developed analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering specialised, professional payroll advice and training to various stakeholders.
  • Extensive experience within payroll operations, including advanced proficiency in SAP.
  • Active contributor to the ongoing improvement of Enterprise Reporting and Transactional Services procedures.
  • Experienced in reviewing and enhancing internal compliance and procedural controls to ensure governance and risk mitigation.
  • Performed calculations in overtime, leave, and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database.
  • Identify and resolve complex payroll related issues.
  • Conduct fortnightly pay run and associated reconciliations.
  • Monthly internal and external (ANAO) audits on payroll transactions.
  • Ensure adherence by the Payroll staff to legislative requirements and Airservices’ policies and
    procedures, including certified agreements and staff policy manuals.
  • Reconciliation and submission of single touch payroll including overrides.
  • EOFY reconciliations.
  • Processing of comcar claim for time off work forms and comcare reconciliations.
  • Processing of defined super birthday reviews.
  • Reconciliation of defined super birthday reviews and submission of SAFFE file through to CIS portal.
  • Processing of DEEDS.
  • ABS surveys for multiple states (Average weekly earnings, wage price index, employee earnings and hours and employee and earnings).
  • Assist the Senior Payroll Specialist.

Parallel Payroll Tester

Airservices Australia
03.2024 - 08.2024
  • Ensured compliance with industry standards by rigorously following established testing methodologies and best practices.
  • Identified critical bugs through thorough testing processes, enhancing overall product performance.
  • Maintained test environment stability by conducting regular maintenance and system upgrades, ensuring accurate testing results.
  • Collaborated with development teams to resolve defects and improve the overall stability of applications.

Senior Remuneration Officer

Airservices Australia
05.2009 - 12.2016
  • Mentored staff members, helping them develop their skills and advance in their careers.
  • Maintained strict adherence to industry regulations, minimizing risk exposure for the organization.
  • Enhanced communication between team members by organizing regular meetings and fostering open dialogue.
  • Established effective relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally for increased collaboration opportunities.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams to address complex issues, leading to more efficient problem-solving processes.
  • Provide complex specialist advice to both Airservices Award staff
    and 4th Level Managers on all facets of their remuneration in
    accordance with Airservices collective agreements.
  • Provide advice and training on all facets of remuneration to the
    Remuneration Services Team.
  • Analysis and interpretation of employment conditions under various
    industrial instruments with a strong ability to identify and/or resolve
    complex remuneration issues.
  • Check, perform and validate complex remuneration calculations
    e.g. terminations, redundancy
  • Payment and reconciliation of comcare payments.
  • Run daily and fortnightly pay runs.
  • Supervise eight (8) remuneration officers including managing and
    organising team work loads, regular process analysis including
    provision of training and identifying process improvements.
  • Conduct monthly self audits.
  • Manager and co-ordinate fortnightly Issues management team
    meeting with Senior staff members within Remuneration Services.
  • Acting as Remuneration Services team leader in any absence

Skills

  • Payroll processing
  • Strong SAP knowledge
  • Data reconciliation
  • Period-end reporting
  • Meeting deadlines
  • Tax compliance
  • Proficient in excel
  • Attention to detail
  • Discrepancy reconciliation
  • Payroll auditing

Languages

English
Full Professional

Timeline

Parallel Payroll Tester

Airservices Australia
03.2024 - 08.2024

Payroll Specialist

Airservices Australia
12.2016 - 08.2025

Senior Remuneration Officer

Airservices Australia
05.2009 - 12.2016

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