Michele McClelland
Gisborne,Australia
Summary
Over 25 years of payroll expertise with a strong focus on team leadership and mentorship. Proficient in Tax and Compliance, Agile and Waterfall project methodologies and payroll system integration. Demonstrated ability to provide payroll subject matter expertise to stakeholders while ensuring adherence to government regulations and audit standards. Extensive experience in consulting, including implementation, training, and year-end processing of ERP systems.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Payroll Product Owner Business Analyst
Rimini Street
07.2024 - Current
- Led agile project management initiatives, ensuring adherence to all ceremonies and processes.
- Managed product backlog to prioritize tasks and enhance workflow efficiency.
- Facilitated daily scrum calls to promote team collaboration and progress tracking.
- Conducted retrospective analyses to identify improvements and optimize future sprints.
- Facilitated Agile project management, overseeing all related ceremonies and processes.
- Ensured payroll compliance with tax regulations across Malaysia, Australia, and New Zealand.
Payroll Manager
Capgemini
Docklands, VIC
10.2023 - 07.2024
- Facilitated integration of three payroll systems into a unified solution during go-live support.
- Conducted process reviews, including SOPs and information transfer assessments.
- Enhanced communication channels between internal and external stakeholders for improved collaboration.
- Led team restructuring initiatives to align resources with strategic goals.
Payroll Manager
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Docklands, VIC
01.2022 - 06.2023
- Managed final review and authorization of weekly, fortnightly, and monthly pay runs.
- Oversaw end-of-month and end-of-year payroll processes to ensure compliance.
- Administered payroll tax, Workers Compensation and superannuation calculations accurately.
- Coordinated third-party payments to maintain timely disbursements.
- Developed relationships with internal and external stakeholders to enhance collaboration.
- Led and coached a payroll team of 6 to achieve departmental objectives.
- Drove payroll projects, including time and attendance systems and MyHR Success Factors implementation.
- Implemented payroll reconciliation tools to enhance report accuracy and reliability.
- Empowered team to meet career aspirations via strategic cross-training and succession planning
Payroll Team Leader - Interim Payroll Manager
Nutrien Ag Solutions
Docklands, Vic
06.2020 - 12.2021
- Fostered positive employee relationships through communication, training and development coaching.
- Oversaw daily workloads and workflow for smooth operations.
- Motivated team members to consistently achieve or exceed performance expectations.
- Coached team for success by using corrective action processes.
- Set goals for performance and deadlines to comply with company plans and vision.
- Partnered with upper management and HR to identify effective resolutions for employee relations issues.
- Analyzed business performance data to identify areas of strength and improve areas of weakness.
- Set up working from home processes taking into account audit and government compliance.
- Running the monthly payroll
- Project working including and not limited to Transferring 2500 employee from an acquisition from iChris to Preceda
- Interim Payroll Manger (2 short term managers over this time)
Senior Payroll Officer
Nutrien Ag Solutions/Landmark Operations
Docklands, VIC
11.2016 - 06.2020
- Processed new employee paperwork and entered information into payroll system efficiently.
- Responded to employee inquiries about payroll and timekeeping promptly.
- Managed calculations for new starters, terminations, and redundancy processes.
- Conducted monthly pay runs to ensure timely salary disbursement.
- Mentored staff and conducted training sessions to enhance skills.
- Streamlined processes to improve operational efficiency.
Payroll Specialist - Contract
Brightstar
Melbourne, VIC
07.2016 - 11.2016
- Executed payroll processes for Australian, New Zealand, Malaysian, and Hong Kong operations.
- Reviewed allowance and deduction configurations to ensure compliance and accuracy.
- Conducted thorough review of long service leave policies.
- Established foundational elements for payroll overhaul and audit platform.
Senior Payroll Officer
GSK
Boronia, VIC
01.2014 - 06.2016
- Managed payroll and attendance systems for Australian and New Zealand operations.
- Processed new employee paperwork and entered data into payroll system efficiently.
- Calculated termination and redundancy payments accurately and promptly.
- Addressed employee inquiries regarding payroll and timekeeping issues effectively.
- Handled payroll tax, superannuation, KiwiSaver, ABS, child support, Centrelink, and workers compensation.
- Facilitated inbound and outbound expat payroll processing smoothly.
Cootes Snr Payroll Officer / Manager
IES International - Cootes Transport
Camberwell, VIC
10.2009 - 01.2014
- Managed payroll for temporary, hourly and salaried employees.
- Assisted with audits by preparing accounts and providing information.
- Set up of Superannuation Clearing House
- EBA Changes, updates, back payments and compliance
- Preparation of terminations and bulk redundancy calculations at the loss of contracts
- Mentoring and recruiting payroll team
- Payroll Tax, ABS, Centrelink
- EOM and EOY Processes
Education
Associate Diploma - Accounting
Chisholm Institute
Dandenong, VIC02.1992
Skills
- Team building and mentoring
- Payroll processing and administration
- Relationship management
- Process improvement and optimization
- Project coordination
- Adaptability and change management
- Agile project management and frameworks
- Product backlog management
- Regulatory compliance
- Data analysis
- Stakeholder engagement
- Employee training
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Problem identification
References
Available upon request.
Working Rights
Australian Citizen
Affiliations
- Travelling
- Concerts
- Reading
- Trivia
Certification
- Scrum Master Accreditation - Agile
- Product Owner Accreditation - Agile
- Terminations - TAPS
- Australian and New Zealand EOY training
- Resilience training
- EQ training
- People leadership training
- Mental FIrst Aid Accreditation
Timeline
Payroll Product Owner Business Analyst
Rimini Street
07.2024 - Current
Payroll Manager
Capgemini
10.2023 - 07.2024
Payroll Manager
Nutrien Ag Solutions
01.2022 - 06.2023
Payroll Team Leader - Interim Payroll Manager
Nutrien Ag Solutions
06.2020 - 12.2021
Senior Payroll Officer
Nutrien Ag Solutions/Landmark Operations
11.2016 - 06.2020
Payroll Specialist - Contract
Brightstar
07.2016 - 11.2016
Senior Payroll Officer
GSK
01.2014 - 06.2016
Cootes Snr Payroll Officer / Manager
IES International - Cootes Transport
10.2009 - 01.2014
Associate Diploma - Accounting
Chisholm Institute
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