Resume
2015 - 2022
Ernst & Young
Payroll SME
Of the 12 years that I worked for EY, the last 7.5 years was spent focusing on delivering high quality and complex Payroll service offerings. I increased my knowledge and expertise to become a technical expert in all things payroll. I completed a total of 24 projects of various sizes, ranging from large scale end-to-end process reviews and remediation activities, to small scale assessments (such as reviewing leave accruals). I have remediated reconciliations, sample tested pays, tested the design and operating effectiveness of controls, produced headcount budgets, built workers compensation premium allocation models and led large scale underpayment calculation modelling and employee repayment projects. The fantastic exposure I received from working in a Big 4 environment means that you get a top quality resource for a fraction of the big 4 cost.
Experience
2022 - Present
Pay Cheque
Contractor
With over 7.5 years of providing Payroll specialist consulting services as a senior manager for EY, I decided to branch out and set up my own business. I offer the same high quality services and deliverables, but at a fraction of the Big 4 cost. I offer low cost diagnostic services to help you to understand the level of risk of non-compliance in your business. I have built my own LSL calculation models across all 8 states / territories to help check if your organisation is calculating LSL entitlements correctly.
I work closely with employment lawyers and modelling teams (your own internal team, or ones that I can recommend) to deliver large scale underpayment calculations. With a wealth of experience across all processes that impact a timely and accurate payroll, I have the knowledge and expertise to identify risks, issues, control gaps and non-compliance. I can then work with you to create solutions and tools to help remediate and reduce the risk of non-compliance.
Education
2009 - 2012
Insitute of Chartered Accountants Scotland
Chartered Accountancy Qualification
I obtained my Chartered Accountancy qualification whilst working as an external auditor for Ernst & Young in the UK. I am a registered member of ICAS and maintain my membership by completing the required continued professional development study and training each year, although my technical focus is on payroll technical training and keeping up to date with changes in legislation.
2001 - 2005
Loughborough University
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Financial Management
I was one of 5 students in my year to get a first class degree in Accounting and Financial Management. This was a 4 year course with a year placement completed in year 3. I spent this working as an external auditor for Tenon. Upon completing my degree, I spent 4 years working in sales (Danone, McCain, Training 2000) before joining EY in 2009.
Professional skillset
LSL Champion (NSW)
Problem solving
Teamwork & Collaboration
Agile thinking
Project Management
Process review and remediation
Big picture operator
Systems
SAP
Kronos
TechnologyOne
Ceridian (Salesforce)
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