een the Lines GPA: What got you into payroll and HR, and on to There, I was introduced to payroll statutory
After I left CIPP, I was employed to introduce payroll and HR software in small and midsize businesses, raising awareness of the complexities with payroll. In these companies, often it’s a business owner who’s actually doing payroll, or they’re outsourcing it. That was a great experience, but the position of Managing Director at my current In this role, I make sure that we’re supporting the payroll and HR community through our thought leadership and through our content. I seek to challenge people to think about what they could and should be doing within their payroll role. employer, Reward Strategy, came up.
payments and all of the group’s core classes. It was a great opportunity to meet more payroll people and gave me much insight into the payroll world. As I talked to them, I started getting that understanding so that I could promote what we were doing. I didn’t just see it as doing marketing for a company. I saw it as critical for me to understand what payroll people are doing on the ground. Moving up in the organization to become Head of Business Development, at one point I led marketing, sales, membership services, and even was responsible for the organization’s HR and IT operations. I also advocated for payroll by overseeing the policy and research department.
where you are now? Vickie Graham: Out of college, I worked as an admin for a refuse company. That role included doing the weekly payrolls for temps as well as other admin roles. My site manager was the kind of manager that really supports you and mentors you and helps you realize your potential. A great influence. And he said to me: “What do you want to do? I think, based on your personality and your skill set, that you’d be better suited to a marketing or a PR role.” I answered an advert and was hired as a Marketing Assistant at the UK Institute of Payroll and Pensions Management, which is now the
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