1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Karen McCasker
Address: 145 Swan Rd, Jimboomba Qld 4280
Phone: 0402 158413
Email: karen.mccasker@iinet.net.au
Interests: Photography, Bushwalking & Writing
Certificate: Current Senior First Aid Certificate
Experience: Kentech Pty Ltd
November 2014 – Present (Contract Position)
Full function end to end payroll for 60 employees
Termination and Redundancy calculations for all employees;
Processing termination and redundancy payments as required;
Calculation and payment of PAYG Tax;
Calculation and payment of Payroll Tax (Qld & WA);
Superannuation reporting and payments;
Salary Sacrifice deductions and payments;
Payroll deduction payments;
System Used: MicrOpay Meridian
Klinge & Co Pty Ltd
April 2014 – August 2014 (Contract Position)
Full function end to end payroll for 220+ employees
Interpretation and implementation of EBA's and Awards;
Reconciliation of payroll clearing accounts;
Calculation of termination and redundancy payments;
Manual calculation of leave entitlements;
Calculation and lodgement of payroll tax (Qld, NSW, WA,
Tas & SA);
Preparing journals for leave liability;
Payment of PAYG tax;
Superannuation reporting and payments;
Salary sacrifice deductions and payments;
Manually entering timecards;
Working with 24/7 rosters;
System Used: E-PayDay

2. Xstrata Coal Qld
July 2010 - July 2013 (Redundancy)
Full function end to end payroll for Oaky Creek Coal –
weekly (420 employees) and monthly (250 employees) ;
Full function end to end payroll for Colinta Holdings –
fortnightly (60 employees) and monthly (45 employees);
Calculation & payment of payroll tax (Qld, NSW, NT &
WA);
Payment of PAYG tax;
Interpretation & implementation of 4 EBA's;
Interpretation & implementation of 1 award;
Reconciliation of payroll clearing accounts;
Creating rosters and shift patterns;
Full end of financial year function;
Calculation of termination and redundancy payments;
Calculation & processing of Xtracare benefits (Workers
Compensation – Xstrata is self insured);
Salary Sacrifice deductions & payments;
Calculating TFR (total financial remuneration) packages;
Superannuation reporting and payment;
System Used: Pulse Mining Systems
Matrix Building Systems
January 2010 – July 2010 (Contract Position)
Full function end to end payroll for 300 weekly employees
and 120 monthly employees (Autonomous Role);
Calculation and payment of payroll tax (Qld);
Payment of PAYG tax;
Reconciliation of payroll clearing accounts;
Superannuation reporting and payment;
Calculation of termination payments;
Full end of financial year function;
HR duties – Letters of Offer for staff; Workers Compensation
claims and rehabilitation;
System Used: MicrOpay Meridian, Connx & Kronos
LCR Lindores & LCR Mining Group
October 2004 – December 2009
Full end to end payroll for 560 weekly employees and
120 monthly employees (Autonomous Role);
EBA, AWA & Award interpretation & implementation;

3. Calculation of TFR (total financial remuneration) packages;
Reconciliation of payroll clearing accounts;
Overseeing 7 staff members at various mine sites;
Going to mine sites to train administration staff;
Management of Workers Compensation claims and
rehabilitation;
Completion of Bureau of Statistics Forms;
Superannuation reporting and payment;
Preparing and entering payroll journals to General Ledger;
Calculation and payment of payroll tax (Qld, NSW & Vic);
Full end of financial year function;
Backup to the HR/OH&S Manager;
Involvement in the recruitment process;
Preparing Letters of Offer for employment;
Implementation of timekeeping system (Adi Time);
Negotiating EBA conditions with CFMEU & BLF
System Used: MicrOpay Meridian & Connx (payroll), Adi
Time (Timekeeping) & Navision (accounting)
Foxleigh Mining
September 2002 – October 2004
Full end to end payroll for 520 fortnightly employees and
280 monthly employees (Autonomous Role);
Bank reconciliations;
EBA interpretation and implementation;
Calculating TFR (total financial remuneration) packages;
Preparing Letters of Offer for employment;
Calculation and payment of payroll tax (Qld);
Superannuation reporting and payment;
Reconciliation of payroll clearing accounts;
Full end of financial year function;
Foreign currency receipting and payments;
Interviewing and staff recruitment;
Workers Compensation claims and rehabilitation;
FBT calculations & LAFHA calculations & payments
System Used: Preceda (Payroll), Kronos & Attache
(Accounting)
Roche Bros (Now Downer EDI)
March 1994 – September 2002
Full end to end payroll for 750 staff fortnightly and
450 monthly employees (Australia);

4. Paying 200 overseas employees;
Kronos time keeping system;
Explosives stock reconciliations;
Consignment stock reconciliations;
Travel & Accommodation bookings;
Reconciliations of payroll clearing accounts;
Calculation and payment of payroll tax;
Superannuation reporting and payment;
Full end of financial year function;
Bank reconciliations;
Workers compensation claims and rehabilitation;
I worked both in the Brisbane office and also worked on
various mine sites.
System Used: Preceda (Payroll) & J D Edwards (Accounting)
Placer Dome Technical Services (Misima Is Project)
January 1990 - January 1994
Full end to end payroll for 600 fortnightly employees and
340 monthly employees;
Reconciliations of payroll clearing accounts;
Calculation and payment of payroll tax (Qld);
Superannuation reporting and payment;
Freight manifesting (air & sea freight)
System Used: MicrOpay (payroll) & Mapper (Accounting)
From the time of leaving school to 1990, I worked in the Insurance Industry. I did payroll and
also had experience processing claims.
Referees: Mrs Ann Coull
Administration Manager – Oaky Creek Coal
07 4984 7100
Leanne McLeod
HR Manager – Xstrata Coal Qld
0448 229551