MEMBERSHIP INSIGHT
5 minutes with…
Lizabeth Lay MSc, FCIPP, FHEA, ACIPD Board director, CIPP
education, membership and recognition’. I have always been extremely passionate about raising the profile of the payroll profession and more recently the pension profession. Having been an ambassador for the CIPP for a good number of years I will now be able to represent them at various events and meetings reaching out to members and potential members. From the knowledge and skills that I have gained, I will be able to contribute constructively to the strategic direction of the Institute What does the future hold for the future of payroll, pensions and reward? Payroll, pensions and reward is an ever- changing landscape and impacts on the financial affairs of a business as well as the human resource management. Payroll needs more and more to support business in the quest to be compliant, continually reviewing policies and procedures, contributing to total quality management, delivering best practice and providing relevant data to support areas such as gender pay gap reporting and the apprenticeship levy, to name but a few. With the first prosecution by The Pensions Regulator, automatic enrolment and re-enrolment are likely to keep the profession busy. Technology continues to move at a fast pace, with artificial intelligence now on the agenda, continually changing the way we work and supporting the increasing movement of global operations. n
Tell us about your career and background in payroll I have had quite a diverse career in payroll, falling into it in my first job working for a sheet-metal engineering company. I then worked for a company where I provided payroll advice to various organisations, ranging from accountants and one-man companies through to multi-nationals. I covered every aspect of payroll, alongside writing articles for payroll magazines and proofreading payroll publications. The next phase of my career was as a payroll trainer before being promoted to associate director of professional learning. I managed the training function, conferences, events and developed the Payroll Quality Partnership Scheme. More recently I became a consultant working with a credit union. I continue to work on the Payroll Quality Partnership Scheme, alongside working on the Payroll Assurance Scheme and as an apprenticeship assessor. Throughout my career, learning has been a passion as has sharing my knowledge and experience with others. When did you first become involved with the CIPP? It was 1998 when I started working for
the company where I was providing payroll advice. I was given a half-day’s training by the lady I was taking over from – we immediately became friends and kept in touch. As I had studied payroll and business management with Payroll Alliance, she talked me into taking the additional module with the then IPPM in order to become a tutor. Tell us about your role at the CIPP My main role currently is as a tutor on the now Foundation Degree in Payroll Management (FDPM) and the Masters Degree in Reward and Business Management. I am also a moderator for the FDPM and occasionally invigilate exams and deliver training. What does being appointed to the CIPP board mean to you and what can you bring to the CIPP’s future strategy?? I was overwhelmed when told I had been appointed and felt extremely proud that the membership had the confidence in me to work with the board to take the CIPP forward in its mission to ‘Lead payroll and pension professionals through
| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward | May 2018 | Issue 40 8
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