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LEAH MAGGO

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATIONS MANAGER

READYTECH
01.2022 - Current
  • Develop strategic roadmaps for implementing new technologies and preparing employees within deadline, budget and client needs.
  • Guide company-wide technical system configuration, optimization and maintenance.
  • Provide technical support and feedback throughout implementation life cycle.
  • Collaborate directly with project managers and business leaders to meet implementation goals
  • Manage and oversee the entire process of SaaS implementation for clients
  • Define the implementation scope, goals, deliverables, and timelines
  • Work closely with clients to understand their needs and provide solutions
  • Coordinate with the sales, engineering, and support teams to ensure successful software implementation
  • Conduct training sessions for clients on how to effectively use the SaaS product
  • Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
  • Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
  • Develop project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
  • Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
  • Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques
  • Report and escalate to management as needed
  • Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
  • Perform risk management to minimize project risks
  • Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
  • Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

PAYROLL IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT LEAD

PRESBYTERIAN, AND METHODIST SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
01.2022 - 01.2022
  • Audit of 5 payroll databases across different locations to ensure all payroll transactions were compliant with relevant legislation
  • Proactively engage in continuous improvement for payroll services to enable improved efficiencies and best practice.
  • Lead the implementation of payroll harmonization project to align different fortnightly pay cycles
  • Execute the implementation of 5 payroll databases into 1 database
  • Review and implement payroll processes
  • Standardise all Allowance, deduction, superannuation and leave codes across 5 different databases in preparation for Ceridian Dayforce
  • PROGRAMS USED:
  • Rockfast
  • Office 365
  • TASS
  • MYOB

PAYROLL LEAD

UNITED WORKERS UNION
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Execute the implementation of 7 national databases into 1 database
  • Lead and manage the end to end fortnightly and monthly pay cycle
  • Proactively engage in continuous improvement for payroll services to enable improved efficiencies and best practice.
  • Lead the implementation of payroll harmonization project to align 8 different fortnightly and monthly pay cycles nationally
  • Re-implement Employee Self Service (ESS) to align with the 1 database
  • Provide advice and interpretation to employees regarding issues affecting employee conditions and entitlements consistent with the United Workers Union terms and conditions
  • Manage and process ad-hoc month end and year end reconciliations: Payroll tax, superannuation
  • Review and implement payroll processes
  • Audit of 7 payroll databases to ensure all payroll transactions were compliant with relevant legislation
  • Review system upgrades and undertake changes
  • PROGRAMS USED:
  • Sage Micropay
  • Office 365
  • Sage X3

PAYROLL IMPLEMENTATIONS MANAGER

ROUBLER AUSTRALIA
01.2020 - 01.2020
  • Lead and manage the configuration of the Roubler system by providing guidance and advice to stakeholders to ensure compliance with legislative requirements, award provisions and company policies
  • Lead the implementation of payroll implementation project based on payroll best practice
  • Conducting compliance checks on the various processes to ensure compliance with policies, processes and legislation
  • Provide specialised expertise input into solution design, ensuring business requirements and identified outcomes are incorporated
  • Lead and manage the development of parallel pay runs, scripts and other deliverables as part of the implementation process
  • Mentor and development of implementations team
  • Manage the design and implementation of internal relevant business processes
  • Facilitate webinars and update knowledgebase in response to legislative changes
  • Provide specialised expertise on Charter of accounts and Journal Mapping
  • PROGRAMS USED:
  • Roubler
  • Asana
  • Monday
  • Hubspot
  • Slack
  • Zendesk
  • Office 365
  • Keypay

PAYROLL OFFICER

GRAND PRIX MAZDA
01.2019 - 01.2019
  • End to end processing of weekly payroll
  • Award interpretation
  • Maintain reports and payroll transactions to support the integrity of the system and to meet audit requirements
  • Document and update department procedures
  • General payroll tasks: Entering New Starters, terminations, child support, reconciliations, payroll data audit and workers compensation
  • Organising Apprenticeships in consultation with MEGT Australia
  • PROGRAMS USED:
  • A
  • DP
  • Jetstream

GROUP PAYROLL MANAGER

SUPERLOOP AUSTRALIA
01.2017 - 06.2018
  • End to end processing of monthly payroll transactions for Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore
  • Complete weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual statutory returns — Payroll Tax, workers compensation and Superannuation
  • Daily running and processes of a full function national payroll department
  • Award interpretation
  • Maintain reports and payroll transactions to support the integrity of the system and to meet audit requirements
  • Document and update department procedures
  • General payroll tasks: Entering New Starters, terminations, child support, reconciliations, payroll data audit, Balancing the end of month and end of financial year
  • Mentor and development of payroll team.
  • Balancing the end of month and end of financial year
  • PROGRAMS USED:
  • Micropay
  • Xero
  • Salesforce

PAYROLL MANAGER

RPM GLOBAL
02.2014 - 01.2017
  • Coordination and management of an entire international payroll function.
  • End to End payroll administration, management, and reporting.
  • Maintain payroll guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
  • ADP and SAP system upgrades
  • Maintaining data integrity of payroll information by designing systems; directing the collection, calculation, and entering of data.
  • Maintain reports and payroll transactions to support the integrity of the system and to meet audit requirements
  • Prepare calculations and process termination pays, redundancy payments (domestically and internationally)
  • Process transactions in relation to payroll tax, superannuation, salary packaging in accordance with all statutory and legislative requirements.
  • Check and audit of payrolls, ensuring legislative and award compliance.
  • Payroll Tasks: E.g. new starters, terminations, child support, garnishees, .
  • Process end of financial year including reconciliation lodgement of taxation files.
  • Maintain the internal reporting requirements by producing; various payroll, leave and HR related reports by conducting research, analysis, gathering information and statistics.
  • Preparing executive general managers reports for the board.
  • Mentor and development of 1 direct report.
  • Human Resource reports: employee movements, Headcount/ Turnover Reports, Span of Control Reports
  • PROGRAMS USED:
  • ADP —Payforce National
  • SAP

PAYROLL MANAGER

STEFAN HAIR FASHIONS
07.2013 - 01.2014
  • End to End coordination and management of weekly payroll function
  • Conducting compliance checks to ensure payroll activities are compliant with the Stefan Collective Agreement and Federal legislation.
  • Maintain reports and payroll transactions to support the integrity of the system and to meet audit requirements
  • Establish and maintain good working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.
  • Maintain financial forecasts, including tracking expense and revenue budgets.
  • Evaluate and analyse existing payroll policies, procedures and business processes; draft, implement changes and quality control measures leading to best practice operations.
  • Reconcile and process monthly transactions in relation to payroll tax and superannuation in accordance with legislative requirements.
  • Mentor and development of 2 direct reports.
  • General payroll tasks: new starters, terminations, child support, garnishees
  • PROGRAMS USED:
  • Micropay Meridian
  • Connx

PAYROLL MANAGER

GREYHOUND AUSTRALIA
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • PROGRAMS USED: CHRIS 21 AND ROSTERON (TIME AND ATTENDANCE SYSTEM)

SENIOR PAYROLL OFFICER

AUSTRALIAN AEROSPACE
01.2012 - 01.2012
  • PROGRAMS USED: ADP —Payforce National
  • SAP

SENIOR PAYROLL SPECIALIST

DATA#3 LIMITED
01.2008 - 01.2012
  • PAYROLL PROGRAM USED: CHRIS 21

PAYROLL OFFICER

TRANSPACIFIC INDUSTRIES
01.2007 - 01.2008
  • PAYROLL PROGRAM USED: ADP-PAYFORCE NATIONAL

PAYROLL OFFICER

VIRGIN BLUE AIRLINES
01.2007 - 01.2007
  • PAYROLL PROGRAMS USED: ORACLE AND CHRIS 5

PAYROLL EXECUTIVE

LION NATHAN AUSTRALIA
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • PAYROLL PROGRAM USED: CHRIS 21

Education

Masters Certificate - Business, Human Resource Management

Queensland University of Technology
06.2025

Graduate Certificate - Business

Queensland University of Technology
01.2023

Bachelor of Applied Management - Project Management, Human Resource Management

Federation University
01.2019

Advanced Diploma - Leadership and Management

TAFE QLD
01.2018

Diploma - Business

TAFE QLD
01.2017

Skills

  • Full function end to end payroll duties
  • Compilation and reconciliation and lodgement of Statutory authorities for both end of month & end of financial year
  • Payroll Tax
  • Superannuation
  • Pay as You Go (PAYG)
  • Workers Compensation
  • Single Touch payroll
  • Maintaining payroll database for employees & contractors
  • Maintaining data recovery plan and backups
  • Document and maintain payroll-related work instructions
  • Supervise, train and support direct reports
  • Assisting with budget forecasting, financial & board reports
  • Assisting with Human Resource Duties
  • Preparation of letters and contracts
  • Assisting with onboarding & Induction process
  • Interpreting and applying Legislation
  • Accounts payable and receivable duties
  • Reconciliation of supplier accounts
  • Preparing correspondence for debtors
  • Entering invoices
  • Setting up suppliers and costing in accounting system
  • Administration duties
  • CHRIS 21 Payroll System
  • Micropay Payroll System
  • ADP Payroll System
  • XERO Accounting Software
  • Microsoft Excel (Advanced)
  • Power Bi
  • Office 365
  • Google Suite

Timeline

SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATIONS MANAGER

READYTECH
01.2022 - Current

PAYROLL IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT LEAD

PRESBYTERIAN, AND METHODIST SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
01.2022 - 01.2022

PAYROLL LEAD

UNITED WORKERS UNION
01.2020 - 01.2022

PAYROLL IMPLEMENTATIONS MANAGER

ROUBLER AUSTRALIA
01.2020 - 01.2020

PAYROLL OFFICER

GRAND PRIX MAZDA
01.2019 - 01.2019

GROUP PAYROLL MANAGER

SUPERLOOP AUSTRALIA
01.2017 - 06.2018

PAYROLL MANAGER

RPM GLOBAL
02.2014 - 01.2017

PAYROLL MANAGER

STEFAN HAIR FASHIONS
07.2013 - 01.2014

PAYROLL MANAGER

GREYHOUND AUSTRALIA
01.2012 - 01.2013

SENIOR PAYROLL OFFICER

AUSTRALIAN AEROSPACE
01.2012 - 01.2012

SENIOR PAYROLL SPECIALIST

DATA#3 LIMITED
01.2008 - 01.2012

PAYROLL OFFICER

TRANSPACIFIC INDUSTRIES
01.2007 - 01.2008

PAYROLL OFFICER

VIRGIN BLUE AIRLINES
01.2007 - 01.2007

PAYROLL EXECUTIVE

LION NATHAN AUSTRALIA
01.2005 - 01.2007

Graduate Certificate - Business

Queensland University of Technology

Bachelor of Applied Management - Project Management, Human Resource Management

Federation University

Advanced Diploma - Leadership and Management

TAFE QLD

Diploma - Business

TAFE QLD

Masters Certificate - Business, Human Resource Management

Queensland University of Technology

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