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Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Implementation of Ramco Systems – Payroll• Member of selection panel for new payroll product for Spark, participating in vendor demos and shortlisting• Provided final business recommendation for suitable payroll provider/product• Worked with Vendor and Business stakeholders during requirements discovery and development of Solution Design Documents• Provided review and signoff of final Solution Design Documents • Collaborated with internal technical teams to develop system integration requirements from legacy HR product to new payroll system• Signoff of data migration and accuracy of data• Teamed up with Customer Journey teams to develop documentation and targeted UAT for our new Employee Self Service and Mobile App• Ownership and signoff of multiple testing phases including final UAT signoff for Go Live.• Providing ongoing team leadership to Payroll teamImplementation of Dynamics365 (D365) – HR• Co-Process Lead for the development and implementation of new HR system – Dynamics365• Review and signoff of system/process documentation for HR/Payroll functions with Dynamics365 product• Participated in and provided signoff of HR/Payroll development and testing process.• Provided feedback on proposed processes, possible issues and potential solutions for system development• Participated in the development of refreshed integrations with Ramco Payroll with the move to D365 from SAP.• UAT signoff and Go Live PIV signoff for HR and Payroll impacting processes.

Victoria University Of Wellington

Member of the HR Leadership Group, contributing to the development of the Human Resources annual work plan to ensure alignment with the University’s Strategic Plan.Development of the Payroll & HR Technology Team work plan.Development and implementation of regular and accurate payroll reporting to managers and senior leaders to enable decision-making. Working with external consultants to develop reports, test, troubleshoot and implement. Convener and Chair of the university Job Evaluation Committee, using the HAY job evaluation model.Continuing management and focus on process improvement in consultation with business owners, manager and other key stakeholder, in particular the Finance, ITS and Planning and Management Information teams.Provide coaching, advice and support to the payroll team, the wider HR team and University managers to respond to an ever-changing legislative environment, particularly concerning superannuation, taxation and collective agreement adherence.Manage, monitor and provide monthly commentary with regard to salary costs, leave balances and overall spending within the HR budget reporting to the Director, Human Resources.Management of the Ascender Pay HR and Payroll system, including the vendor relationship with Ascender.I participate in a number of local user groups for the payroll system and I am a member of a strategic planning group working with the vendor and other users to help shape the development of the system in the New Zealand environment, focusing on legislative and compliance issues. Member of the MBIE work programme focusing on Holidays Act compliance, in particular the professionalisation of payroll administrators and teams.Advisory Panel member of the Association of People Professionals (Payroll) New Zealand (APPNZ)HR representative on the University Incident Management team, providing planning and support advice for the University Disaster Recovery Plan.

Managing ANZ and National Bank payroll teams supporting 10,000 staffSupporting payroll teams through change period with processes and business needs during payroll integration.Support and coaching of team members with regard to PeopleSoft functionalityPolicy change and process improvement within a project environment and system integration.Working closely with People Capital and ANZ National payroll team to ensure continuity of business processes throughout the integration period.Working with the business to provide complete business support to People Capital consultants and customers.Team member coaching and assisting with setting career goals and training needs and development of performance goal for annual review.Management of 2005 Managerial Salary Review.

Anz Banking Group (Nz)

Providing support to team members and Payroll Manager with transition of payroll team from Wellington to Melbourne in 2002 and Melbourne to Wellington in 2004Ensuring continuity of processes and business needs during transition periodSupport and coaching of team members with regard to PeopleSoft functionalityVerification and reconciliation of payroll transaction with the PeopleSoft EnvironmentTraining within ANZ payroll and HR teams involving changes of procedures due to implementation of PeopleSoft.Weekly, fortnightly and monthly payment and reconciliations to external third parties including IRD and Courts.Reporting to Senior Leadership Team any known or potential issues that may impact a successful implementation of PeopleSoft into the NZ environment.Highlighting, development and implementation of process improvements where required.Data integrity/cleansing as required by NZ business within PeopleSoft.Liaise and negotiate with project implementation team and the NZ business to ensure that operational requirements and business functionality including regular management reporting was supported throughout implementation of PeopleSoft Payroll.

New ZealandClearing and maintenance of Payroll Suspense Accounts.Lodgement of IRD Files on a monthly basis.Payment of PAYE Tax to IRD on due dates.Fortnightly Payroll Balancing and Rollover.Expatriate Payroll and Telegraphic Transfers.Logging ACC Claims and recording staff leave along with administering employer reimbursement.Liaising with Payroll Systems helpdesk and administrators.In-depth experience with Vertex/HRI Payroll System and PeopleSoft.Submitting reports on all payroll issues to senior management to meet current HR Operations policy supporting 4000 staff in New Zealand and under secondment to Australia.Interpretation and application of relevant legislation within the payroll Training of new payroll staff in processes, policies and procedures.

Implementation of new company policies and procedures related to the review and checking of salary adjustments due to incorrect reporting of data, including leave, incentives, increment and award increases.Education of line staff in reporting procedures, award details, Australian Taxation Office (ATO) policies and current employment agreements.The creation and supply of reports regarding any and all payroll issues to senior management to meet current policies and proceduresLiaison with Line Managers and Business Units to ensure the correct information and reporting of long term leave and the implications of this on wage increments and leave accrual.Staff training and troubleshooting for the company wide implementation of the SAP based payroll reporting system, supporting 15,000 staff implemented September 1999.

Education record

Education record

Coaching through Change (ANZ National Bank)

Certificate, Office Studies.

Senior Certificate