Experience

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  Resource management uk limited

  Jun 2000 - Jul 2002

  Payroll manager & hr coordinator

  • Led approximately 2,500 weekly and 50 monthly-paid employees with the responsibility of directing all aspects of payroll and managerial duties including the supervision of a team composed of 4 personnel.• Handled the delegation of tasks as appropriate to team members to ensure the timely completion of assigned tasks.• Managed the reconciliation of payroll, creation of various reports for the Finance Director, and the preparation of Inland Revenue payment on a monthly basis.• Reconciled figures prior to the submission of the return to the Inland Revenue and the distribution of P60s.• Offered suggestions for improvements through working methods and accountability and performed other duties such as handling appraisals and discussing promotions and salary reviews with director.• Supervised staff training, sales commission calculation, performance management and reporting, timesheet reconciliation, profit reporting, and all other payroll tasks as assigned.• Assumed full responsibilities as HR Coordinator handling recruitment, employment contract, probationary period control, and other HR operations / facets including:o Maternities, sickness and absence pays, occupational health referrals, and other staff relations cases including disciplinary and grievance, leavers, retirements, death in service, etc.• Worked closely with external HR providers on a regular basis with regards employee and tribunal-related issues. Show less

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  Instant muscle ltd

  Apr 2005 - Feb 2009

  Payroll manager

  • Oversaw all aspects of the payroll process as well as the supervision of one full-time and part-time employee, incorporation of timesheets, creation of payslips and reports, reconciliation of payroll, submission of Bacs payments, and the management of starters, leavers, P45s, and P46s.• Involved in the administration of Inland Revenue and DWP queries, working family tax credits, SSP, SMP, calculated tax, N.I. contributions, and manual contributions as well as total payroll process, pensions, and benefits.• Administered the setup of new starters for bank payments and the management of timesheet, advance and special payments, holidays, redundancies, statutory sick and maternity payments, tax credits, pensions, student loans, starters and leavers, auto payments, payslips, and payroll reports.• Worked closely with finance, HR, and centre/operation managers with the additional responsibility of handling day-to-day queries relating to Payroll, Tax, Inland Revenue, and Job Centre.• Handled the reconciliation of monthly payroll activities including salary control, payment verification, and payroll reporting as well as year-end/period-end process reports for submission to the Auditor.• Dealt with the overall administration of pensions and benefits including updates on pension reports to Finance and HR as well as scheme members and new member records on the scheme database.• Supported the preparation of New Member Communications, Suitability Letters, and Enrolment Packs as well as Monthly Pension Contribution Schedules, Payment Monitoring, and Automatic Enrolment. Show less

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  Perfect payroll

  Feb 2009 - Apr 2014

  Global payroll manager

  • Led 17 global payroll & 132 UK payroll operations from the UK, Europe, Asia, and Middle East along with the daily management of the payroll team composed of 8 full-time employees and a part-time employee. • Oversaw several international clients from Italy, Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Nordic, UAE, Hong Kong, Japan, China, USA, and Canada.• Handled other payroll management facets including benefits, expenses, commissions, and allowances along with the administration of all UK and international payroll systems and third party vendors.• Ensured that all employees were paid on a timely and accurate basis at all times while ensuring strict internal and external compliance and the incorporation of controls related to payroll transactions through the use of various payroll software and integrated HRIS / payroll systems. • Administered a wide array of payroll management aspects including payroll report reconciliation, payroll conversion and implementation, vendor processing and relationship management, and payroll project improvements.• Served as liaison with regional HR, Legal, Corporate Tax, and Stock Services while ensuring compliance with the given country’s payroll tax deadlines and guidelines.• Developed, implemented, and tested procedures in order to ensure the reconciliation of items on the GL account impacting the resolution of payroll entries in a timely and accurate manner.• Maintained up-to-date with the country’s payroll legislative updates and actions taken on the part of regulatory bodies along with the successful migration of employees.• Supervised the maintenance of staff payroll and tax records including the submission of RTI to HMRC and the effective balancing of monthly accounts.• Worked with the HR staff in overseeing new appointments, terminations, and other relevant matters as well as the management of employment contracts and probationary period control. Show less

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  Accountrust / t & f

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

  Payroll consultant

  • Oversaw all payroll operations for the UK (including Ireland and Italy) and the USA along with the responsibility of liaising with international clients and payroll service providers to ensure timely and accurate payments.• Addressed and resolved various payroll issues within a region while simultaneously coordinating with international payroll service providers as required.• Ensured strict internal and external compliance related to all payroll transactions through the payroll software as well as the effective management of all payroll processes from start to end.• Administered the setup of new starters for bank payments, timesheets, advance pay and special payments, holidays, redundancies, statutory sick and maternity pays, RTIs, pensions, student loans, employers NIC allowance, auto-pays, payslips, payroll reports, and all other necessary forms (i.e. P45, P46, P6, P9, P60, P14).• Handled the organisation and preparation of all customised reports in accordance to client requirements. Show less

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  Tesla motors

  Jun 2014 - Feb 2016

  Senior emea payroll specialist

  • Lead all payroll management and operations of various Tesla Motors’ offices in UK, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, German, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Finland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Netherlands, and Switzerland.• Administer the payroll and expense functions across the EMEA region through the use of external payroll vendors along with the management of multiple payroll implementations and mergers of legal entities.• Travel to several EMEA countries to meet and interact with HRBPs and payroll providers to ensure the smooth operation and current update of payroll functions.• Coordinate all payrolls in the UK and other European locations alongside the company’s outsourced provider while simultaneously handling shares, stock options, ESPP and RSU.• Work with a wide array of individuals including local payroll vendors to resolve payroll issues. Ensuring the completion all non-UK payroll tax filings and payments, and ensuring the accounting team provide payroll-related schedules required for statutory audits.• Partner with the EMEA Payroll Manager to ensure the timely filing of all statutory reporting requirements with regards to payroll-related tax and social funding on a quarterly and annual basis.• Advise employees and managers on various pay, taxation, and national insurance and social security concerns as well as payment arrangement of wages, taxes, and social securities via JP Morgan websites and the Treasury team funding.• Handle pension and stock administration, balance sheet accounts reconciliation, usage tracking, vacation accruals preparation, and salary, payroll taxes, social security, and pension payments.• Ensure strict payroll implementation and compliance in accordance with tax authorities and SOX guidelines.• Prepare base pay reconciliations for all payrolls and year-end reporting (P11D, PSA, Share Schemes, etc.) along with the input and output of payroll sign-offs by the EMEA Payroll Manager. Show less

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  Ciber

  Apr 2016 - May 2016

  Payroll manager (consultant)

  Ciber is a global IT consulting company with some 6,500 employees in North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific, and approaching $1 billion in annual business. Ciber provides high quality consulting, development, project management, implementation, infrastructure and managed services across SAP, Microsoft, Salesforce and other leading technologies. With local consultants and more than £50 million revenues, Ciber UK is supported by an international business with offices in 17 countries and a global delivery infrastructure with major solution centre in Poland and India.My responsibilities• Responsible for the overall operations of the payroll vendor in order to maintain and improve overall quality of the delivery.• Collation of payroll changes from all sources – managers, administration, finance, HR and employees.• Provision of payroll data to the vendor in agreed format to agreed timescales, detailing all changes, starters and leavers in month.• Check, validate and reconcile all reports prior to Live run, manually checking calculations for statutory payments such as LTS, hourly/daily rates of pay, redundancy etc. Providing clarification with exceptions.• Collation and dissemination of information to HMRC Dispensations/PSA’s and P11D’s along with adherence to local legislation, internal policies, procedures and authorisations for audit control and governance purposes.• Serve as an escalation contact for complex employee queries, ensuring all irregularities and issues are resolved and the employee is responded to in an appropriate manner. Providing clarification regarding payroll related policy and procedures where necessary.• Provision of monthly reporting inclusive of payroll quality metrics, supporting finance with journal reports and other ad-hoc requirements.• Undertake regular payroll audit checks to ensure SOX compliance.• Managing the Stock options, RSU, Expat & inter-country transfers and modified payroll. Show less

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  Premier research

  May 2016 - Apr 2017

  Global payroll manager

  Accountable and manages all global payroll initiatives for Premier Research including UK, Ire, Finland, Latvia, Ukraine, Russia, Romania, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Spain, Poland, Italy, Austria, Australia, Portugal , Netherlands ,USA & CanadianKEY RESPONSIBILITIES• In collaboration with the Senior Manager of Payroll, develop and manage to a strategic plan for payroll. Building cross-functional relationships within the organization is critical for success.• Provide exceptional direction, leadership and management to the Payroll function, ensuring that a high quality, robust and timely payroll service is provided to all Premier Research employees• Through ongoing engagements, establish and build on excellent working relationships with key stakeholders who are customers of as well as part of the E2E payroll process• Work closely with colleagues in Tax, Treasury and HR so that Premier Research remains compliant with employment law and tax legislation across the Global area• Responsible for ensuring that the team is appropriately structured, trained & organised and is inspired to operate to do their best work with continuous improvement embedded in their day to day operation• Own relationship with all vendors, understanding each SLA. Work collaboratively on improvements to processes.• Develop and/or maintain documentation of all Payroll controls and procedures. Coordinate and manage the production of all SOX deliverables relating to Payroll• Develop thorough understanding of the capabilities and shortcomings of existing systems and applications, and opportunities to leverage and scale where possible and recommend process improvements to enhance efficiency • Ensure all related accounts are timely and accurately reviewed and reconciled to ensure the integrity of the corporate financial records. Show less

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  Hmd global

  May 2017 - Jun 2017

  International payroll manager (short contract)
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  Value retail

  Jul 2017 - Jan 2018

  Hcm/payroll implementation consultant

  Reporting to the Project Director and working alongside the project management team to deliver international payroll implementation from Project set up , data migration to payroll go live. As subject matter expert for several areas of the role working closely with the Existing and new payroll vender, technical staff and our third party local payroll partners to professionally set-up and deliver the payroll transformation.Key Role and responsibilities are: • Project Set-up – working with the internal project manager, and local country payroll partners, to organise and run kick off meetings with payroll vendor to, discuss about the project plan.• Project Management – Support project review calls (internal and external), co-ordinating and delivering on the project streams. Manage any changes to the scope of work and delivery schedule• Data Consolidation - manage time critical tasks and to take responsibilities to collect data in different steps and consolidate to third party data input template.• Local Registration Management – Work with the local HR team and country payroll partners to conclude all local registration processes.• Payment and Banking Process Definition – Work with local finance team and the payroll partner to agree and set-up all payment and banking processes,• Gap Analysis: Analyze the services provided by the current and new payroll vendors and make sure there is no gap of services,. • T& A : Local T & A system implemented for Italy .• Test/Parallel payroll run –includes the parallel testing, T & A , analysis, GL mapping and creation of customized reports, exports and validation, Go-live transition – work closely with vendor operations and project team to transition the payroll at go live to the operations team also support for 2/3 month BAU team ensuring payroll running smoothly. • Sign-off and documentation – Work with the vendor and different stakeholder to sign-off the project and documents.SYSTEM USED: SuccessFactors,ADP, Workday Show less

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  Lace partners

  Mar 2018 - Oct 2018

  Global payroll implementation and consolidation consultant

  Supporting Payroll Project lead to: • Write business case • Identifying and recommending the future vendor • Collecting AS IS data and analyse them • Benefit and cost comparison between different payroll service providers.• Mapping wage type and GL codes.

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  Babylon health

  Oct 2018 - Jul 2019

  Interim payroll manager/payroll & hr transformation consultant

  As an Interim Payroll Manager, I manage and oversee payroll activities involving the following: • Develop and implement methods and procedures to ensure accuracy of payroll and integrity of payroll systems; • End to end new payroll system Implementation (SuccessFactor) for 2 country (UK & Germany)• Ensure payroll transmittals are processed accurately and on time;• Interpret company policies and government regulations in connection with payroll procedures and proactively flag changing demands and design solutions to retain compliance. • Lead special projects impacting the entire global payroll operation and Implementation. • Manage and process End to End Payroll for UK and rest of the world including finding new partners for new entity.• Gender Pay Gap reporting• Centralisation of all UK and International payroll processing into new HR operations centre• Consolidation & rationalisation of payroll-related processesSYSTEM USED: SuccessFactors/SAP , Workday Payroll Show less

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  Heidrick & struggles

  Aug 2019 - Oct 2019

  Interim payroll consultant (emea)

  As an Interim Payroll consultant, I took responsibility for end-to-end payroll operation for 14 countries within the EMEA region also giving training and handing over to new regional payroll specialist who will be responsible for payroll operations. Heidrick & Struggle uses ADP Celergo and Ceridian dayforce payroll solution to process their payroll, for more efficacy I was streamlining a simple process and re-implemented interface between workday and Ceridian dayforce. Also Implemented end to end Dayforce and WFM for UK also worked with integration team to interface between HR system(Workday & SuccessFactors) and payroll system Show less

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  Forterra plc

  Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

  Ceridian dayforce payroll transformation consultant

  As SME of Ceridian Dayforce & Payroll I was responsible for all stages of the implementation lifecycle (discovery, configuration, testing, deployment, post go-live support), under the direction of the Project Manager, and lead one or more activities. Project responsibilities include requirements gathering, configuring the Ceridian solution to meet documented as per companies’ requirements, setting and managing expectations, providing guidance to BAU team & Consultants, identifying risks and communicating issues to the Project Manager.Other responsibility was :• Document and validate business requirements.• Workbook data migration for System build , Wage code, cost centre and GL code mapping.• Work with third party Payroll Providers to understand their data requirements.• Configure Ceridian application to meet companies’ documented requirements for HR, WFM and to pass relevant data to payroll provider• Attend project meetings and provide status on progress of activities and deliverables• Provide BAU team with consulting and general assistance in areas of expertise• responsible for the end-to-end implementation across international entities• Assisting to develop SQL database scripts and XML transformers for integrations and interfaces from Ceridian to other systems and handling data back into Ceridian• Work with team to implement Ceridian Organizational Readiness best practices• Creation of UAT and Parallel test planSYSTEM USED: Ceridian Dayforce & WFM, SuccessFactors Show less

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  The coca-cola company

  Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

  Emea payroll consultant

  Managing & supporting the payroll delivery team of 19 to cover 52 countries payroll operation for the EMEA region. My responsibility includes:• End to end payroll process.• Improv & Simplify the payroll process.• Approving payrolls and working on best practice• Data validation and reconciliation • Used ECP system to manage HR/payroll HelpDesk ticket processing system• Working closely with internal and external stakeholder • End-to-end payroll BAU for, UK, Germany, Ireland UAE, KSA, Sweden, Egypt & Pakistan.SYSTEM USED: ADP Streemline & Global view , Success Factor, Safeguard Global Show less

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  Okta

  Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

  Payroll project manager

  Reporting to the Payroll Director and working alongside the project management team to deliver payroll implementation from Project set up , data migration to payroll go live also supporting Workday Integrations for UK, USA, France, Germany & Canada . As subject matter expert for several areas of the role working closely with the Existing and new payroll vender, technical staff and our third party local payroll partners to professionally set-up and deliver the payroll transformation.• Lead and completed end-to end the ADP Celergo Payroll implementation including data atomization & Integration using PECI ( Point-to-point integration and fully automated integration where information flows from Workday into the payroll system via a 'Payroll Effective Change Interface' file (PECI file) for 6 EMEA countries than project was onhold due to accusation of Auth0(ADP & Safeguard Global)• To ensure project is delivered on time and within budget.• Planning to include Discovery, Build, Parallel support/processing, Cut Over & Go LiveSYSTEM USED: ADP Celergo, Success Factor, Safeguard Global Show less

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  Survitec group ltd.

  Mar 2022 - Mar 2023

  Global payroll project manager

  Global Payroll and Time & Attendance transformation / systems implementation at Survitec Group program manage delivery and steer country level implementation teams covering LAC, APAC, Europe and MEISA for 31 countries(71 entity) . My responsibility includes:• Analysing as is situation • Assaying the existing business processes and define business requirements for new systems• Identifying and assessing issues & risks and options for mitigation• Management of vendor selection process and contract negotiations• Involvement of vendor selection process • Analysing and scoring the RFP from 6 different payroll provider • Recommendation of 2 finalist provider to be chosen by the board• Producing and managing project plans and vendor management • Consolidation & rationalisation of payroll-related processes• Planning to include Discovery, Build, Parallel support/processing, Cut Over & Go Live• HRIS & Payroll Systems utilisation and Optimisation• Supporting with Integrated Payroll Solution Mgt• Worked with integration team to interface between HR system (cornerstone) and payroll system. • Mapping between Wage code, cost code and GL code• Data integration and alignment between multiple system • Updating the Searing committee project progress keeping the project on track and maintaining stakeholder engaged.• Data loading activities for all project implementations into HRIS systems also data cleansing activities across all HRIS systems• Providing regular progress updates and status reports to senior stakeholders• Managing teams involving key representatives as well as technical subject matter experts• Working with system designers to ensure business requirements are delivered in the most effective and efficient manner.SYSTEM USED: ADP, TMF, SDworks, Dayforce, Vima, Cludpay, Sage Show less

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  Spencer thomas group

  Oct 2022 - May 2023

  Payroll project manager (adp celergo)

  End Client : TradeshiftAs a Project Manager, I specialize in overseeing projects to ensure they are executed within the Statement of Work (SOW) and budget constraints, while effectively mitigating risks to deliver optimal experiences. One of my key responsibilities was managing the end-to-end implementation of ADP Celergo payroll systems across multiple countries including Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, France, Spain, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland, Australia, India, China, Singapore, and Canada.My role encompassed all project-related tasks, including:• Project Preparation: Initiating the project and setting the groundwork for success.• Requirements Gathering: Collecting and documenting project requirements from stakeholders.• Blueprint Creation: Designing a detailed plan to guide the project execution.• Data Conversion Plan: : Developing strategies for migrating existing data to the new system including data processing, conversion, reconciliation & data validation. • Testing Plan: Outlining how the new system will be tested to ensure it meets all requirements.• Project Scheduling: Creating timelines and schedules to keep the project on track.• System Setup and Configuration: Setting up and configuring the payroll system for each country.• Final Preparation: Conducting activities such as parallel runs, cutover planning, and go-live readiness assessments.• Go-Live Decision and Support: Making the final decision to go live and providing post-implementation support to ensure smooth operation.Throughout the project lifecycle, I was committed to delivering high-quality results, ensuring that each implementation was tailored to the specific needs of each country and complied with local regulations. Show less

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  Amh system transformation ltd

  May 2023 - now

  Hcm project manager/director