REWARD
The CIPP wanted to know why you love payroll, and your responses were incredible. Choosing payroll as a career creates a world of opportunities to pursue. Find out below what made these payroll professionals fall in love with payroll... Why I love payroll
Sarah Smith, payroll and reward partner at Finning UK and Ireland “I love working in payroll because every day brings something new. It’s not just ‘pressing the magic button’ once a month – it’s giving support to employees, providing business insights with data analysis, it’s finding new ways to work and making it the best service possible. Ever-changing legislation brings new challenges and furlough showed us all how payroll can pull up their sleeves and battle through anything. You will never find a closer-knit team than a payroll team.”
Rob Evans MCIPP, head of payroll UK and Ireland at TMF Group “I love payroll because I never chose payroll – no one does, payroll chooses us – the people who can make it happen because we have a passion. After 40 years, I am still as passionate about delivering a first-class payroll service as I was when I started.”
Jon Lee, head of payroll bureau services at Payroll Business Solutions After being involved in payroll for 20 years, I have seen how much the payroll function has grown and evolved to become an integral part of the employee experience. It is commonly said that people only contact their payroll team when something goes wrong, but I would like to think that attitude is changing. Employees appreciate how important the payroll function is. Payrollers are responsible for processing pensions, benefits, and, most importantly, paying employees accurately and on time, while ensuring all submissions are made to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). I have been particularly fortunate to head up a payroll bureau, which has achieved enormous growth and success as part of the CIPHR group. The best part of my job is seeing new customers come on board, watching the bureau team grow, and training the next generation of payrollers.”
Lisa Sheldon MCIPPdip, payroll and expenses supervisor at Eurofins NSC UK & Ireland Limited “Payroll is about marketing your service, implementing changes with your team, supporting them with mentoring and updating their skills. It is also about being supported by management when decisions need to be made in a constantly evolving environment. The main crux is supporting employees with understanding their tax codes, payslips, offering competitive benefits and ensuring expenses and salaries are paid on time, every time. It means pulling out all stops to ensure you and your team make this happen.”
Lesley Daniel BA (Hons) ChFCIPP, head of payroll at Go-centric “For me, payroll is people. What you do as a payroller can directly affect an employee’s life if you get it wrong, so it comes with responsibility and accountability. I have been in payroll for 34 years now and I still love it. There is so much going on and so much to learn, which keeps it interesting and I feel lucky to have found something that I still have passion for after so long.”
| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward | February 2022 | Issue 77 26
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