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
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• 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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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