Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Payroll Advisor
Greater Western Water
12.2022 - 01.2024
End to end payroll operations, ensuring consistent practices and optimum service levels
Fortnightly and Monthly pay runs
Maintained awareness of key business priorities and identified areas for employee practice modification
Provided support to the People, Culture, and Safety team, including Strategic Business Partners, on payroll matters and award interpretation
Assisted in interpreting Employment Agreements and relevant employment, taxation, and legislation related to payroll
Contributed to payroll and HRIS development, upgrades, and fixes as required
Provided proactive advice, guidance, and support in areas such as leave management, award interpretation, and remuneration
Participated in the development and delivery of People, Culture, and Safety projects and initiatives.
Senior Payroll Officer
Cushman & Wakefield
06.2021 - 11.2022
Overseeing all payroll with a third-party payroll provider
Co-responsible for the accurate and timely processing of the monthly and weekly payrolls for approximately 1500 employees
Ensuring compliance with relevant payroll legislation and requirements
Superannuation Reconciliations
STP Reporting
Payroll testing and implementation
Working closely with HR & Finance
Processing terminations / redundancies- Provide the completed redundancy spreadsheet to payroll provider – check calculations for super & tax
Commission payment details are confirmed with the Finance team and submitted to payroll provider – checked for tax and superannuation
Parental leave payments received are logged and passed on to employees where required
Log bonuses and other onetime payments with the payroll provider to ensure timely processing
Workers' compensation details received are correctly administered to ensure adherence to legislative requirements
Changes to novated lease arrangements are tracked to ensure the payroll provider has the required detail
Communicate payroll deadlines in advance to any required parties, including but not limited to the HR and Finance teams
Interpret relevant awards to confirm payment details, working with HR Managers for support where required
Provide guidance and confirm any details required by the payroll provider to process payments.
Payroll Officer/Team Leader- SAP
O-I Glass
01.2016 - 05.2021
End to end payroll for 600 employees weekly and fortnightly
Month end and year end reporting
STP
Payroll deductions
Payroll tax
On boarding for new employees
Award and EBA interpretation - multiple within current company, including setting up rates and allowances
Superannuation
SAP testing and implementation – wage increase, WSR, public holidays, allowances etc
Working with HR and Finance
Workers' compensation processing/reporting
Handling all payroll enquires
Success factors/ shared services- set up and maintenance
Processing terminations / redundancies
Consistently identify areas for improvement with current payroll processes
Training payroll staff and managers with SAP & Kronos
Team lead for Payroll project – Kronos implementation.
Payroll & Accounts Officer
SOMERVILLE RETAIL SERVICES
12.2006 - 01.2015
Payroll – end to end
Entering medical/leave forms, time sheets, processing weekly pay run of 350 people using attaché software
Updating employee increments, award interpretation – AWA's, ITEA's, collective agreements
Entering new employees, terminating employees, providing reports for HR and accounts departments, writing letters for employees & separation certificates, and handling payroll queries
Banking - deposits, bank Reconciliation of 11 bank accounts daily, internet transfer of money within Australia and international money transfer & investing
Weekly Payroll Journals
End of month/year process & reports – updating payroll, printing payment summaries, payroll tax
Reports for various departments
Completing a Labour monitor spreadsheet to report labour costs to management weekly
Work cover payments – liaising with Allianz
Lodging work cover claims, supplying pay details and calculations of PIAWE
Weekly processing of work cover pays
Working with RTW officer, employees, and Allianz to work out return of work and suitable light duties
Processing medical expenses for all work cover employees – reimbursement's, payments of accounts and processing to Allianz