Shaista Ijaz has over 15 years of experience in payroll management, administration, and marketing. She currently works as a Payroll Manager at Axis Recruitment Limited, where she oversees all aspects of payroll processing and ensures compliance. She holds a Diploma in Business Administration from Oxford College of Management Studies and an MBA in Marketing from Preston Institute of Management Science & Technology. In her spare time, she enjoys music, running, and spending time with family and friends.

1. Shaista Ijaz
Ilford, Essex
Email: shaista_tirmazi@yahoo.co.uk
PERSONAL INFORMATION
A hard-working and an organised individual who undertakes challenges and works to her full potential, has the ability to
cope well during difficult situations by being calm and patient. Great working in a team as well as using herown initiative
to achieve targets. Enjoys acquiring new skills and developing them. Possess strong leadership qualities witha definite flair
for people care. Always keen to help others and thinks honesty and integrity helps to gain trust, respect and support. A
self-motivated person who loves challenges and is looking to work for a company where she can use her s kills and
experience for the benefit of the company.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY – WORK EXPERIENCE
2005 - to present (Axis Recruitment Limited)
Key responsibilities/accountabilities:
 Managingof entire payrollfunction andcompliant withRTI (real time information).
 Managingand supervisingdirect reports withinthe PayrollTeam.
 Assisting withadministering payrolls (month endconsolidationandprocessing support as required).
 Checking andauditing ofallpayrolls, ensuring legislative andaward compliance (tax compliance etc.).
 Projects as requiredie continual improvement andstandardisationof payroll operations andsystems.
 Responsible for compiling payroll financial year endreporting to HMRC.
 ManagingCompanyBenefit programs ie companycar scheme, medical if applicable.
 Calculationandpayment of terminationpayments (resignation/redundancy).
 Payment andreconciliationof bonus payments.
 Calculation, payment andreconciliationof payrolltax.
 Liaison withmanagement and staffregarding all payenquiries.
 Preparation andreconciliationof monthlyGeneralLedger wages journals.
 Preparation andreconciliationof payment summaries.
 Developing andupdating payrollreference manual for managers.
 Performing system upgrades.
 Ensuring prompt maintenance of staffrecords at all times including archiving andfiling.
 Preparation ofadhoc reports as required.
 Liaising withHR re staffappointments, terminations, remuneration, conditions ofservice andother relevant matters,
also keeping a trackrecordof staffholidays, attendance and lateness etc.
 Workers compensation co-ordination i.e. process, monitor andfile all claims and prepare payments.
 Liaising withaccountants inregards to companyaccounts and resolvingqueriesandpreparing reports accordingly.
 All aspects ofsales ledger, raisinginvoices, re-issuing invoices andraising credit notes.
 Investigatingandresolvingqueries relatingto invoices.
 General accursed administrationas andwhenrequired.
 Reconciling the bankstatements ona weeklyand monthlybasis.
 Preparingthe quarterlyVAT returns and submitting to HMRC.
 Comprehensive knowledge of Sage 50 payroll advance, Sage 200, Sage 50 accounts andSage Instant Payroll software
and anexpert using internal bespoke Applications andSoftware’s withinthe organisation.
March – 2003 to April 2004 (Bank Alfalah Ltd, Islamabad, Pakistan)
Branch Secretary
 Preparing, keying, editing andproofreading correspondence, invoices, presentations, brochures, publications, reports
and relatedmaterial from shorthand, machine dictationand handwritten copyusing computers.
 Openinganddistributing incoming regular andelectronic mails and other material andcoordinate the flow of
informationinternallyandwithother departments andorganizations.
 Scheduling andconfirmingappointments and meetings of employer, order office supplies and maintaininginventory.

2.  Answeringtelephone andelectronic enquiriesandrelaying telephone callsandmessages. Setting upand maintaining
manualand computerizedinformation filing systems.
 Determined to establish office procedures.
 Greetingvisitors;ascertainnature ofbusiness anddirect visitors to employer or appropriate person.
 Recording andpreparingminutes ofmeetings.
 Arranging travel schedulesandmaking reservations.
May 1998 – February 2003 (United Systems - Rawalpindi, Pakistan)
Marketing Executive
 Responsible for most of the administrative tasks of the company. Like all official calls, dealing withvarious clients,
maintaining clients andemployees records, receivinganddispatching mailsandall administrative documents.
 Involved into generate the businessfor the companyandhighlightedthe clients andcustomer needs ina specific time
frame.
 Involved inmaking marketing strategiesand implemented themallaccordingly.
 Responsible to present the reports on fortnightly, monthlyandyearlybasis to Marketing Manager andDirector.
 Inspect incoming newmaterials and conduct materialevaluationto determine acceptabilityto purchase acceptance
standardset bythe company.
 Manage and ensure ISO 9000 implementations.
 Improve qualityculture inall AFICO departments ie production, marketing, HR, finance, etc.
 Implement TQMprinciplesandtoolsto solve the management problems and helpthemto improve the company
strategically.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Jan 2014 to current
CIPP (CharteredInstitute of Payroll Professionals) incollaborationwithDerbyUniversity
I have completedStage 1 and awaiting certificates for the followingcompleted assignments:
Module 1 APPRECIATING SKILLS FOR CAREERDEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Module 2 STRATEGICMANAGEMENT OF REMUNERATION
Module 3 LEADING A DYNAMICORGANISATION ANDITSWORKFORCE
Apr 2005 – Oxford College of Management Studies, England(Diploma inBusiness Administration)
Dec 2003 – Preston Institute of Mgmt. Science & Tech, Pakistan(MBA – Marketing)
Mar 2001 – Allama Iqbal OpenUniversity, Pakistan(Certificate in BCOMMarketing)
May2000 – ABACUS College ofComputer & Management Sciences(1 Year Diploma in Computer Sciences)
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Bilingual:Englishand Urdu.
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
I am a veryactive andsociable personwhoenjoys music, cinema, running, cooking and goingout for a meal withmy family
and friends. I enjoyreading andI have a big interest relatingto nature and the world around us.
REFERENCES
Available uponrequest.