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PAULA WILLIAMSON

Burleigh Heads

Summary


Payroll professional with significant experience in payroll processing, compliance, and reporting. Strong focus on accuracy, team collaboration, and delivering timely results. Adept at utilizing payroll software, managing employee records, and adapting to changing needs. Reliable, organized, and driven to enhance operational efficiency.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

PAYROLL OFFICER

ACCOR APARTMENT AND REALTY
02.2021 - Current
  • Process new starter, maintain employee records, and handle payroll queries with finesse
  • Preparing and processing termination payments to ensure a seamless experience for team members
  • Working in a shared services environment paying six thousand team members across Australia, New Zealand & Hawaii.
  • Calculating back payments and work cover payments.
  • Prepare and process fortnightly payroll
  • Perform month end reconciliation and reporting.
  • Understand, interpret, and apply relevant award entitlements across different states.
  • Respond to all enquiries in a timely, professional, and friendly manner.
  • Preceda V15 & Dayforce software

PAYROLL OFFICER

AMA GROUP SOLUTIONS PTY LTD
10.2019 - 02.2021
  • HR3 payroll software, Ibody and Web Trim software.
  • Preparing and processing payroll for weekly pay cycle for 2000+ staff
  • Applied knowledge of EBA legislation regulations.
  • Ensure all mail relating to payroll actions including super, child support and payroll deductions are sent on time.
  • Address any paid parental leave requirements
  • Timely and accurate processing of end-to-end payroll services
  • Processing new employment details and termination requests within strict timeframes.
  • Process leave weekly and send the weekly payroll report to Centre Managers
  • Respond to all payroll enquires in a timely manner
  • Ad hoc work for finance manager
  • Finalise end of week wages
  • Complete end of month reporting including child support, novated lease and accountant reports within the expected timeframe
  • Super completed on a weekly basis through clearing house
  • Following all health and safety policies and procedures

OFFICE/PAYROLL MANAGER

WOOLWORTHS LIMITED
07.2014 - 09.2019
  • Kronos workforce management and Success factors software.
  • Applied knowledge of EBA legislation regulations.
  • Daily – managing exceptions, data entry of time and attendance.
  • Received and reviewed time records for 100+ employees.
  • Weekly – entering contracts/schedules in advance for all 100+ employees ensuring EA compliance.
  • Finalise end of week wages by a specific deadline.
  • Updating Leave as approved.
  • Roster office team to ensure all daily and weekly administrative tasks are completed to company standard and timelines.
  • Answer pay queries and associated changes/implications.
  • Operated multi line phones, 10-key calculators, computer, fax machines, printers and other office equipment.
  • Communicating with store employees, managers, and customers.
  • Maintained employee confidence and protected payroll operations keeping all information confidential.
  • Managed office inventory and store ticketing to maintain adequate stock.
  • Worked with upper management to complete wage costings within specific timelines.
  • High volume funds management and accuracy, including ordering change and collecting funds from registers, self-serve registers and safe balancing.
  • Collating and preparing end of week balancing paperwork and reporting for cash/eftpos transactions.
  • Google documents, Emails and Microsoft used daily.
  • Filling of all payroll documentation and managed retention of records.
  • Maintaining price integrity for the store systems.
  • Demonstrate and role model a passion for safe working behaviors and attitude.
  • Ensure workplace is a safe and healthy environment.

OFFICE/PAYROLL MANAGER/2IC OFFICE MANAGER

WOOLWORTHS LIMITED
03.1997 - 12.2007
  • Complete daily and weekly administrative tasks (payroll, store funds, item maintenance and expense control)
  • People planner and Preceda Paymas HRIS software.
  • Check time card reports for previous pay period.
  • Manual tracking of annual leave requests and personal leave days.
  • Manual calculations for any pay discrepancy.
  • Monitor and update new pay rates for staff receiving age rate increase.
  • High volume funds management and accuracy.
  • Receive and distribute external and internal mail.
  • Serve customers.

Education

Certificate III - Health Administration

Foundation Education

Certificate II - Office Skills

Tweed Heads

Senior Year, Year 12 - undefined

Mount St Patrick College

Skills

  • Strong organizational skills
  • Ability to work independently, or in a team environment
  • Data entry
  • Recordkeeping skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Keen eye for detail
  • Ability to work to deadlines
  • Supportive team member
  • Strong customer focus
  • Payroll processing
  • Multi-state payroll
  • Pay adjustments

Timeline

PAYROLL OFFICER

ACCOR APARTMENT AND REALTY
02.2021 - Current

PAYROLL OFFICER

AMA GROUP SOLUTIONS PTY LTD
10.2019 - 02.2021

OFFICE/PAYROLL MANAGER

WOOLWORTHS LIMITED
07.2014 - 09.2019

OFFICE/PAYROLL MANAGER/2IC OFFICE MANAGER

WOOLWORTHS LIMITED
03.1997 - 12.2007

Certificate II - Office Skills

Tweed Heads

Senior Year, Year 12 - undefined

Mount St Patrick College

Certificate III - Health Administration

Foundation Education
PAULA WILLIAMSON