Professional September 2021

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BDO APPOINTS DOUG BIRD AS PAYROLL TECHNOLOGY MANAGER

Duration Two half days

CPD 7 points

PAYROLL SERVICE provider, BDO, has appointed Doug Bird as payroll technology manager to assist with the development of their systems and processes on a national scale, due to the rapid growth of client work. Doug has worked in the payroll industry for more than thirty years,

This course gives a high- level overviewof the day to day obligations of the payroll function, including the fundamentals of payroll, statutory and voluntary payments, and deductions.

and has worked in various sectors, including the National Health Service, before moving into implementation and consultancy. He worked for a human resource and payroll software provider for many years. Before joining BDO, Doug used his knowledge of systems and the marketplace to help clients in identifying and sourcing suitable solutions as well as project managing implementation. Doug commented: “I am delighted to be given the opportunity to join a team who not only understand the importance of technology in our industry but use it in innovative ways to aid the team and service of the client.”

TERRI GALL MCIPPDIP APPOINTED AS HEAD OF PAYROLL SERVICES AT BARTS

IN JULY 2021, Terri Gall MCIPPdip was appointed as head of payroll services at Barts Health NHS Trust. Terri brings a wealth of public sector payroll experience with her, having been part of three NHS Trusts at previous points in her career, where she used an Oracle based HR/payroll system. Terri began her career in payroll back in 1990 at Newcastle University, which gave her exposure to how payroll works within a private sector organisation. Commenting on her new role, Terri said: “It was very evident in my interview that Barts have a real vision for what they want to be and where they want to go, harnessing innovation and deeply caring about the workforce and their wellbeing. I found this very attractive, and from my perspective would allow me to modernise and be at the top of my game, in the largest acute Trust in the country.”

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MAZARS PROMOTES KATIE SHARPE MCIPPDIP THE AUDIT, tax and advisory firm, Mazars, has promoted Katie Sharpe MCIPPdip to the position head of UK payroll. In February 2020, Katie, who is a CIPP board director, was initially appointed as national delivery manager for Mazar’s UK payroll business, before changing roles in July 2021.

PAMELA CORMACK AND KAREN GRIEVE LAUNCH FAMILY PAYROLL LTD THE TWO business partners have created the new company to provide a payroll service for anyone employing staff for any type of paid role within the home such as nanny, carer, cleaner. Pamela, founder of Lothian Childcare Solutions, which specialises in recruiting and providing childcare to families in their homes and workers to nurseries, identified the gap in the market. The service aims to alleviate pressures associated with juggling work and a busy life, plus the additional responsibilities domestic employees can put on families. Karen, a payroll administrator, said: “We’ve both been juggling family and our careers over the years, so we know the value of finding something that can make life just that little bit easier.”

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