Experience

Presbyterian Support Northern

• New Zealand
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Payroll Officer-Sole Charge

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  -Processing fortnightly payroll for 1000+ salary and wage staff (two different processing systems). -Forwarding files containing wage staff hours and allowances to the outsource company. -Checking all new employee details, change of details, terminations etc., liaising with managers and ensuring they are loaded correctly. -Reviewing payroll reports and advising around errors and corrections. Ensuring that everything is according to legislation and company policy before finalising pay. -Processing payroll and accrual journals, and reconciling balance sheet accounts at month end. -Answering internal queries from team leaders, area managers, employees, unions and external queries from agencies such as IRD, WINZ,, ACC and other agencies -Processing FTE calculations for budgets; year-end reconciliations for ACC, and leave movement for the staff. -Providing information and reports for management, Ministry of Health, and STATS department. -Working with Business analyst and HR for pay equity band, pay scales and pay increases for employees. -Work with HR for the yearly salary increase process. -Working with IT regarding the in-house system and payroll system upgrades. Show less



The Lifewise Trust

• New Zealand

• Business Support

  • Jan 2005 - Sep 2014

  -Processing two different fortnightly payrolls for 500-600 staff (homecare and individualised funding). -Full end to end payroll process -Reconciling and investigating the unallocated times. -Fortnight payroll reconciliation, processing month end payroll reports, and IRD filing. -Dealing with queries from and to IRD, WINZ, Housing NZ and other financial institutions. -In charge for Accounts Receivable which consisted of generating monthly and fortnightly invoices, entering manual invoices, sending these to clients, cash allocations, payment allocations, issuing credit notes and answering clients’ queries. -Investigating rejections of claims from The Ministry of Health, making corrections and processing resubmissions. -Accounts Payable work which consisted of receiving invoices, checking, coding to General ledger and passing to Head Office for payment. Coding and banking. -Providing reports and other details to managers and accountants for month end accounts and assisting budget preparation -Involved in the project of implementing a new internal system (from Goldcare to Carecall) and payroll system (from Opus to MYOB). Show less



Mollers Homewares

• New Zealand

• Payroll Accounts and Office Administrator

  • Dec 2003 - Dec 2004

  -End to end payroll processing for 180-200 staff, both waged and salaried staff. -Answering all payroll queries from staff, managers and external agencies. -IRD filing and payroll reconciliation. -Handling part of Accounts Payable and Receivable. Stocktaking and reordering. Assisting accountants in month end reconciliations, General Ledger recon, and passing journals. -End to end payroll processing for 180-200 staff, both waged and salaried staff. -Answering all payroll queries from staff, managers and external agencies. -IRD filing and payroll reconciliation. -Handling part of Accounts Payable and Receivable. Stocktaking and reordering. Assisting accountants in month end reconciliations, General Ledger recon, and passing journals.



Tranzrail Ltd

• New Zealand

• Credit Controller

  • Jan 2002 - Dec 2003

  -Checking the daily fund position for the whole department and advising Accounts Receivable supervisor. Handling 300-350 clients/organisations. -Checking all queries, investigating, creating manual credits and amendments. -Exporting all invoices into debtors’ ledger. - Set up new clients and preparing weekly debtors’ report for all clients with outstanding reasons with actions to be taken by management. -Checking the daily fund position for the whole department and advising Accounts Receivable supervisor. Handling 300-350 clients/organisations. -Checking all queries, investigating, creating manual credits and amendments. -Exporting all invoices into debtors’ ledger. - Set up new clients and preparing weekly debtors’ report for all clients with outstanding reasons with actions to be taken by management.



The Sebel Quay West Suites -Auckland

• New Zealand

• Finance Officer-Payroll and Accounts Payable

  • Sep 2000 - Dec 2001

  -Full payroll processing for 200-225 staff for both hotels. -Handling accounts receivable credit control for both hotels. -Accounts Payable work that consisted of monthly payments, entering details intro creditors and running cheques. -Processing month end payroll, creditors, debtors and General Ledger reconciliation. -IRD filing. -Full payroll processing for 200-225 staff for both hotels. -Handling accounts receivable credit control for both hotels. -Accounts Payable work that consisted of monthly payments, entering details intro creditors and running cheques. -Processing month end payroll, creditors, debtors and General Ledger reconciliation. -IRD filing.



Auckland Council

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Payroll Administrator

  • Feb 2000 - Sep 2000

  -Processing weekly and fortnightly wages/salary for 600-900 staff. -Identifying contract types and loading new employees. -Reconciling superannuation, Southern Cross and other deductions. -Answering queries from employees, WINZ, and IRD queries. -Exporting payroll into Council’s finance department’s system for payment. -Processing weekly and fortnightly wages/salary for 600-900 staff. -Identifying contract types and loading new employees. -Reconciling superannuation, Southern Cross and other deductions. -Answering queries from employees, WINZ, and IRD queries. -Exporting payroll into Council’s finance department’s system for payment.



Payroll Services

• New Zealand

• Payroll Administrator

  • Mar 1999 - Dec 1999

  -Processing payroll for 50 companies. -Answering queries from WINZ, IRD and other companies. -Producing payroll reports to clients. -IRD filing on behalf of clients. -Processing payroll for 50 companies. -Answering queries from WINZ, IRD and other companies. -Producing payroll reports to clients. -IRD filing on behalf of clients.