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Caroline Ellis
116 Warren Avenue
Saxmundham
Suffolk
IP17 1GL | 07979460946 | carolineellis5@btinternet.com
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PROFILE
An experienced payroll assistant with skills gained in public and private sectors. Key skills include excellent
systems, communication and organisational skills. Highly detailed conscientious, a good team worker, quick
to learn and always meets deadlines.
IT/Systems Skills
 MS Office (Word & Excel)
 Sage Payroll
 Oracle HRIS
 SAP
 Assessa
 SDMS
 In House System
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Payroll Assistant - Catlin Holdings Ltd June 2007 to 30 September 2015
Big Insurance Company Worldwide who deal with flooding, hurricanes and any other disasters in the world.
 Working in a small team of 3.
 Inputting starter declarations, P45´s, student loans into Oracle HRIS system.
 Checking tax codes have been entered into Oracle.
 Monthly journal entries.
 Monthly payroll reconciliations.
 P11D input. Gym membership and private medical and then reconciling the input.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
 Successfully took on additional workload during long term absence of a colleague.
 Meeting all deadlines and working additional hours during period of high pressure.
 Provided training of new staff during transition period when roles were moving to London.
Payroll Officer - NHS Trust - St Clements Hospital May 2006 to June 2007
Payroll for all NHS staff in the area - maintenance staff, nurses and housekeepers.
 Running of the weekly and monthly payroll for around 2000 employees who work at the NHS Trust.
 Inputting hours into the computer system.
 Process and input travel expenses course fees and any other expenses they may have claimed
 Setting up starters and leavers onto the system.
Payroll Officer – NHS Trust - QE11 Hospital- From December 2005 to April 2006
 Running the weekly and monthly payroll for around 500 employees.
 Inputting hours into the computer system.

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 Process and input travel expenses, course fees and other expenses they may have claimed.
 Setting up starters and leavers on the system.
Sole Payroll Administrator | Artaius Ltd – From March 2001 to November 2005
 Processed client’s payrolls for approximately 70 companies.
 Preparing the salaries and printing of the summaries, payslips and then sending to
 clients.
 Issuing P45´s for leavers and issue of tax forms for starters.
 P46´s, SSP, SMP, some tax and NI and manual calculations.
 Administration duties - ordering of stationery, shopping for company and organising meetings and
Banking
Payroll Co-ordinator - Modis International Nov 2000 to March 2001
 Running of the weekly and monthly salaries.
 Inputting of salaries, commission, bonuses, car allowance, pension, tax code and any other information
that needed inputting.
 Processing the salaries and paying into the employee’s bank account.
 Processing and coding of expense payments.
Hallmark Accountants - Senior Payroll Clerk April 1998 to Oct 2000
 Running payroll for approx 600 contractors.
 Inputting of personal details, bank details, rates of pay and contractors hours from timesheets.
Secretary/Clerk - Latif & Company Sept 1991 to March 1998
 Dealt with preparation of financial accounts
 Typing letters general correspondence & dealing with clients over the telephone and in person.
 Preparation of monthly and weekly payrolls.
 Input of account data into the computer program. Some account work which involved preparation of
Statement of Income and Expenditure.
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
School – 1990 - 8 GCSE’s – Including Maths, English and office technology
North Herts College - Stevenage - 1992
RSA 1 Word Processing - Pass
RSA 1 - Shorthand - Pass
RSA 1 Information Technology - Pass
Ridgemond Park College – 1995
Level 1 NVQ Financial Coursework - Pass North Herts College - RSA 1 & 2 - Typewriting – Pass
INTERESTS
* Enjoy taking my dog for walks with the family
* Keeping Fit