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- 1. John Standhaven 21 Four Lands Close Barugh Green Barnsley South Yorkshire S75 1QD Driving Licence PERSONAL STATEMENT I am a hard working and driven individual who has over 13 year’s experience in Payroll. I have worked on all types of payroll frequencies from weekly to monthly payrolls and across a wide range of business sectors from wholesale to the financial services industry. I specialise in problem payrolls and have achieved great success in turning numerous problem payrolls into workable functions that pay employees accurately and on time. During my time in payroll I have taken a lead role in integrating several HR systems with the payroll function, and been project lead on pension’s auto-enrolment and have gained valuable experience in this area. Several of my roles have seen me working closely on rewards and benefits, including the introduction of total reward statements, and the maintenance and on-going improvements relating to the online benefits portal. I have a customer first attitude, and have built up excellent working relationships with all my internal and external clients. Great experience in all payroll systems ranging from Sage right through to more advanced systems such as SAP and Workday and have gained valuable experience in bureau style payrolls and fully in house versions. SKILLS • Working on a broad range of payroll systems: ADP, Sage, Earnie, Softcom, Workday, Ceridian, SAP, Snowdrop KCS • Payroll integrations, including Workday, ADP, Earnie IQ, Ceridian and Snowdrop KCS • Advanced Microsoft excel and word knowledge • Creating PowerPoint presentations and providing payroll workshops based on this around all payroll topics • Stock options and RSU’s calculations for both UK and Ireland including tax and national insurance calculations. • Benefits and reward • Dealing with all employee's from customer service to executive level this has given me excellent people skills and helped me develop good working relationships with key stakeholders. WORK EXPERIENCE AdviserPlus, Saltaire August 2014 – Present Payroll Specialist • Working on a payroll implementation for over 20,000 employees which includes monthly, weekly, pensioner, Jersey, Isle of Man and Gibraltar • Project lead for the complex timesheet implementation from a payroll perspective, including regular meetings with the client Phone: 01226 382359 Mobile: 07765 160081 jstandhaven25@googlemail.co m
- 2. John Standhaven • Leading the Gibraltar payroll project, which has led to the payroll going live in November 2014, one month ahead of schedule • Introduction of electronic payslips in Gibraltar and leading the testing and sign off of this phase • 6 direct reports,leading to regular one to ones and supervison in this important stage of this project • Parallel run activities including working on the OSP and SSP module • Producing payroll project plans detailing a day by day structure and process for each parallel run. • Leading the team through the payroll builds including paramater set ups, OSP module, Auto-enrolment, Sharesave and reporting • Regular client facing meetings to cover key strategic elements of the project, including demonstrations of the database and T&A functionality. Achievements During my short time with the business, I have built up excellent working relationships with my colleagues and the client. This has led to the successful implementation of the Gibraltar payroll, which has included using electronic payslips for the first time for the client. Equifax, Bradford April 2012 – July 2014 Payroll Manager • In this role I had full responsibility for the UK & Ireland payrolls. With two direct reports that helped maintain the running of the payroll department. Using ADP software for the UK and Softcom for the Irish payroll, both were monthly payrolls with the UK having 350 employees and Ireland 90 employees in total. • I looked after all aspects of payroll and took a lead role in the company’s stock equity payments including the complex HMRC rules surrounding income tax and national insurance calculations. • Dealing with the company’s large SSP and SMP calculations • Month end procedures, including RTI submissions for EPS and FPS returns • Irish month end and year end submissions • Providing quarterly payroll workshops throughout the business locations • Project leader on pension’s auto-enrolment, went live in April 2014 • Setting up the STBV with the HMRC, and tracking this on a quarterly basis internally on the in house travel tracker I created. • Working on the rewards and benefits side of the business, including the introduction of Total Reward Statements. • Line manager for two employees, reporting directly in to me for any project work. I also mentored and offered regular training sessions in payroll and any project related activities. Achievements During my time at Equifax I turned a problem payroll into a recognised workable function which is now trusted throughout the business. In September 2013 I became project lead on Equifax pension’s auto-enrolment, working to a strict project plan with our external benefits provider ensured the project was delivered on time. I also took a Phone: 01226 382359 Mobile: 07765 160081 jstandhaven25@googlemail.co m
- 3. John Standhaven lead role in integrating the ADP payroll with the current Workday HR database, this was done over a six month period and reduced the need for a very manual process and enabled the business to save costs both internally and externally. The project required regular meetings with my US colleagues and ADP to ensure the integration was successful and was transitioned on time and under budget. Equifax has been accepted as a design partner for the Workday payroll solution and my knowledge and proactive approach has led to the business being selected as an early adopter for go live stage of the project. Vasanta Group, Sheffield May 2008 – April 2012 Payroll Senior • Full responsibility for running two monthly payrolls for over 500 monthly paid employees, month end journals including PAYE reconciliations and payments • Running the payroll department in the manager’s absence • Dealing with monthly commission and overtime payments for over 200 staff • Maintaining the company’s expenses and mobile phones policy on a monthly basis • Maintaining the in house timesheet database on a weekly basis and reconciling holiday and sickness reports • Dealing with the company’s large SSP and SMP calculations • Year-end procedures including reconciling P35 and year end filing online, assisting the Payroll Manager in all other year end procedures Achievements Overseeing the successful transition of payroll transfer from EARNIE payroll database to Ceridian, it was my sole responsibility to migrate 400 employees into our existing payroll software. I worked with the HMRC to enable two PAYE reference numbers to be merged under the one reference; this developed my interpersonal skills and has also meant I have a customer centric approach to whatever I take on. Taking sole responsibility for the company expenses policy and maintaining a high standard of work. Little Chef, Sheffield December 2006 – May 2008 Payroll Administrator • Processed a high volume payroll for over 1200 fortnightly paid employees • Journal and PAYE reconciliations and payments • Dealt with the in house intranet site and resolving any issues that may arise • Assisting Payroll Manager in running a monthly payroll for over 400 employee’s • Processed monthly payments for attachment of earnings and various court orders • Spoke with the site manager’s on a daily basis to resolve any payroll issues • Assisting in the year end returns to HMRC Achievements Took on the role of assistant manager for a six month period due to maternity leave and achieving a high level of performance in the role. Worked on the migration of over 2000 employees on to the EARNIE payroll database, all employees were integrated to a new in house system in a 4 week time period. In such a short time frame and limited testing, the payroll system went live mid tax year. A new in house time management system was also introduced at all sites. The payroll team provided external and internal training to site managers to give them the tools to use the system on a daily basis. Phone: 01226 382359 Mobile: 07765 160081 jstandhaven25@googlemail.co m
- 4. John Standhaven Sheffield Ski Village, Sheffield April 2005 – December 2006 Payroll Administrator • Processed a monthly payroll for around 200 employees. • Journal and PAYE reconciliations and payments • Monitored the in house timesheet system, and calculating overtime and bonus payments • Year-end filing online and in house reconciliations • All company HR procedures, including interviewing, writing offer letters, and any grievance or discipline issues Achievements Took on the role of taking the payroll in house from an outsourced company, and processing all data and making sure year to date figures balanced. Became responsible for all company HR procedures. Earth Tech Engineering Ltd, Barnsley January 2002 – April 2005 Payroll Assistant • Helped the Payroll Manager to process a monthly payroll for 1200 employees • Balanced company expenses and processed for payment • Took charge of company petty cash procedure, including monthly journals • Checked and processed over 500 monthly agency worker invoices • All other day to day payroll activities Earth Tech Engineering Ltd, Barnsley March 2000 – December 2001 Purchase Ledger Clerk • Input over 500 invoices per day on the in house system • Balancing all monthly statements • Ran weekly cheque and BACS payment runs • Dealt with high volume of customer queries, around 50 per day • Liaised with managers and directors regarding supplier payments • All other day to day duties Earth Tech Engineering Ltd, Barnsley January 1999 – March 2000 Post Room Clerk • Sorted all incoming and outgoing post on a daily basis • Logged all important documents on daily schedule • Logged any incoming faxes and distributing to staff • Processed daily courier documents • Reception cover on a daily basis and holiday cover Phone: 01226 382359 Mobile: 07765 160081 jstandhaven25@googlemail.co m
- 5. John Standhaven EDUCATION 4 O’Levels / GCSE’s BTEC Diploma in Advanced Payroll Techniques Associate CIPD HOBBIES & INTERESTS Spending time with my family Football Reading REFERENCES References are available on request. Phone: 01226 382359 Mobile: 07765 160081 jstandhaven25@googlemail.co m
- 6. John Standhaven EDUCATION 4 O’Levels / GCSE’s BTEC Diploma in Advanced Payroll Techniques Associate CIPD HOBBIES & INTERESTS Spending time with my family Football Reading REFERENCES References are available on request. Phone: 01226 382359 Mobile: 07765 160081 jstandhaven25@googlemail.co m