Experience

Slater and Gordon Lawyers (UK)

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Payroll Manager

  • Aug 2010 - Present

  • Managed payroll functions increasing from 400 employees to over 3,000 in 5 years. • Manage and appraise a team of 2. • Ensured all self-employed partners payments were dealt with accurately and on time. • Maintain payroll bank accounts along with reconciliations and external payments. • Production and preparation of P11d and PSA. • Preparation of management reports to internal and external clients. • Company savings achieved through payroll integration and expansion to Web payroll. • Administration of company benefits, ranging from Group Life policies to annual Benefit window completion, also completing annual benefit reviews with brokers such as Willis Towers Watson and Chase de Vere. • Lead role in numerous mergers and acquisitions. • Payroll lead on implementation of new company flex benefits system. • Implementation of Auto Enrolment. • Preparation and posting of payroll accounts into financial system on a monthly basis. Show less



Halliwells LLP

• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Payroll

  • Feb 2006 - Oct 2010

  Ensure monthly payrolls are run accurately and on time Manage and appraise a team of 2 Ensure payments to Inland Revenue are made on time Responsible for the setting up of 2 additional payrolls Ensure all partners drawings and payments are calculated, made on time and accurately Liaise with the Inland revenue to ensure all self employed partners are registered on time and correctly Responsible for the posting of all payroll accounts and accruals into Arista (accounts system) Ensure all control accounts are balanced Responsible for the production and preparation of all P11d's Selected and implemented new P11d software ensuring all data loads were correct Production of P60's and P35's Implemented new procedure for importing overtime into payroll system (Moorepay) Run ad hoc reports for accounts dept, FD and other areas within the company Ensure all statutory payments SMP,SSP,SPP are correct Run ad hoc reports from the HR system (Moorepay HR) when requested Liaise with external agencies to ensure payment are made correctly and on time Show less



CIC

• Group Payroll Controller

  • Dec 2005 - Feb 2006

  C-I-C Responsible for the running of the Weekly and Monthly payrolls totalling 1500+ Manage a team of 4 Balance month end in respect of PAYE Ensure payments to external clients were made on time Implement new procedures to ensure smooth running of the department Ensure all deadlines in respect of PAYE and payments to employee's were met C-I-C Responsible for the running of the Weekly and Monthly payrolls totalling 1500+ Manage a team of 4 Balance month end in respect of PAYE Ensure payments to external clients were made on time Implement new procedures to ensure smooth running of the department Ensure all deadlines in respect of PAYE and payments to employee's were met



Atos

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Payroll Bureau Manager

  • Nov 1999 - Dec 2005

  Responsible for a Payroll Service to 25 clients (producing 60k payslips per month)Manage, Train and appraise a Team of 9 Control BACS transactions and reconciliations for clientsBalance and run client year end procedures in respect of PAYEProduction of P60's, P35's and P11dProvide Payroll Technical guidance to new clientsResponsible for the implementation of new client payrollsRun adhoc and costing reports for clients and internal managementPerform manual payroll calculations as requiredEnsure that the Payroll system (Ps Enterprise by Northgate HR) has the correct statutory ratesResponsible for the Payroll procedures Manual Show less

• Payroll Information Specialist

  • May 1999 - Nov 1999

  Providing Technical assistance within the Payroll BureauHelping with Payroll Implementations of new clientsRunning Client upgrades in respect of the new payroll system (Ps Enterprise by Northgate HR)Run adhoc reports using COGNOS impromptu and SQLRun control checks of statutory regulations such as SSP, SMP, Tax and NI.Provide support as required to the Payroll Services Director.



BR Business Systems

• Finance Officer

  • Sep 1996 - May 1999

  Responsible for the checking and input of invoices within the Finance Department Responded to queries in respect of the invoicing Liaised with external companies in respect of invoices Responsible for the checking and input of invoices within the Finance Department Responded to queries in respect of the invoicing Liaised with external companies in respect of invoices



British Rail

• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Booking Clerk

  • May 1991 - Sep 1996

  Working in the BR Ticket officeResponsible for the ticket sales and reconciliationsProvided information to customers in respect of train timetables and prices

• Clerical Trainee

  • Jul 1989 - May 1991

  Clerical trainee gaining office experience within British Rail2 Year scheme gaining NVQ Qualifications