Experience

Cobar Shire Council

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Human Resources Manager

  • May 2016 - Present

  Key Achievements:- Redevelopment and organisation-wide roll out of Council's corporate values- Implementation of in-house employee drug and alcohol testing- Implementation of an electronic annual performance review system- Implementation of an electronic learning management system- Implementation of an electronic recruitment system- Regional representative on the Award Working Party for the Local Government (State) Award 2020Daily Responsibilities:- Mentor and coach people managers in relation to human resources matters- Manage the human resources and safety budgets- Manage the end to end recruitment, selection and on-boarding processes- Manage and troubleshoot the end to end payroll function and staff- Manage Workers Compensation, Injury Management and the Return at Work processes and staff- Member of Councils Management Executive team (MANEX)- Drive a safety culture throughout all aspects of Council- Develop and review relevant policies and procedures to ensure compliance- Reference, interpret and ensure compliance with legislation and Awards relating to Local Govt- Redevelopment of Council’s Workforce Plan- Managerial oversight of Council's long day care service (acquired in 2021)

• Payroll Officer

  • Jan 2014 - May 2016

  Stand alone end to end fortnightly payroll (175 employees across three Awards)



One Harvest

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jun 2012 - Jan 2014

  Software Implementation - Rostering / Time and Attendance

• National Payroll Manager

  • Dec 2008 - Jun 2012

  Manage end to end (weekly) payroll of 700 staff nationallySupervision of three staffSalary Packaging ManagerAward interpretation for three separate EBAs



Rio Tinto

• United Kingdom
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Payroll Supervisor

  • Mar 2008 - Dec 2008

  Responsible for 16 payroll officers (paying 12,000 employees)SAP TroubleshooterSalary Packaging subject matter expert

• Payroll Officer

  • Jun 2004 - Feb 2008

  End to end payroll processing across Australia and NZEnd of month reportingEnd of year reporting and reconciliationsTraining new staff



Cobar Memorial Services Club

• Office Manager

  • 2003 - 2004

  Event management Staff supervision and Roster Allocations Office management - accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll etc Event management Staff supervision and Roster Allocations Office management - accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll etc



Glencore CSA Mine

• Australia
• Mining
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Underground Mining Clerk

  • 2002 - 2003



Flashman & Chalker Lawy

• Junior Paralegal

  • 1999 - 2002