Professional June 2023

MY CIPP

Tuesday is reserved for me and my long-suffering wife for country walks and visiting National Trust properties. Now and then, I have to go shopping as well, which I don’t particularly enjoy. In hindsight, I’m glad my last employer asked me to stay on in a consultancy / mentoring role, as I think giving up completely would have been the wrong choice for me. I currently go into the office on a Monday morning, this is to provide help and support to the team at MP Payroll Solutions and involves reviewing the previous week’s work to identify issues / learning points. It’s a very young team so a guiding hand has worked well. We constantly review the procedural processes and payroll technical knowledge, providing training wherever necessary. The team are very tech-savvy (I’m not, but they do treat me gently), and are constantly developing the system! I also enjoy a role as a payroll in promoting the payroll profession, influencing change within organisations and making decisions which will lead the profession in the right direction. What is your proudest achievement during your time as a board member? Being elected as vice chair by the board just two years after joining and now becoming the chair.

assurance scheme (PAS) assessor; on a personal level, I really believe payroll providers should be regulated, whether they offer an in-house team or an outsourced solution. Seeing these companies working with the CIPP and going through the process of the PAS assessment is fantastic and I take my hat off to them. The other string to my bow is that I’m a board member of the CIPP. This, for me, was the ‘icing on the cake’ to cap off my career in payroll and I couldn’t be prouder of this achievement. Thank you to the members for voting me in. Being a board member has opened my eyes to the work that goes on behind the scenes at the CIPP, ensuring the educational needs of the profession are met, that there’s financial stability and accountability and that the support to and from the members continues. of manual data input activities. This would enable payroll professionals to focus on a more audit-based role, checking payrolls are compliant with statutory and contractual obligations and taking on a more proactive role in advising organisations on changes and developments to legislation. Tell us what a normal working day looks like for you? My day always starts early with a review of emails and meetings scheduled for the day in both my day job and my role as the chair for the CIPP. The day is then often full of meetings which often need to be juggled to fit. Like many payroll professionals, my day ends with reviewing actions, returning missed phone calls and setting up for the challenges of the next day.

Jeremy Montgomery BA Hons, FCIPP

I’ve been involved in payroll for some 50 years, both in UK and international payroll and overall, it’s been a fantastic career – a few ups and downs, but that’s life! Having ‘retired’ nearly three years ago, I seem to be as busy as ever and occasionally have to give up my golf to do some work, outrageous, I know! However,

Why do you love the payroll profession?

Clare Warrington MSc FCIPPdip AFHEA

Having worked in the payroll industry for over 34 years, I have a real passion for payroll. I love sharing my experiences and knowledge through networking, teaching and speaking at events. What would you like to see next for the payroll profession? More automation and the removal

Clare answered some questions for us around being a member of the board and why she loves payroll. What does being a member of the board mean to you? Being a board member means representing the CIPP and its members

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Issue 91 | June 2023

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