Maria Pădurariu
Goruni,Iași
Summary
Driven professional with talent for fostering positive workplace environments and managing organisational change. Combines strong interpersonal communication and conflict resolution skills with thorough understanding of HR best practices. Poised to enhance employee satisfaction and drive organisational success through innovative HR strategies.
Highly skilled in payroll with strong experience in accounting with extensive knowledge of systems such as SAP Accounting, Xero Accounting, MoorePay Payroll, ADP Freedom, ADP IHCM, ADP Celergo, and Payrite. Proficient in Microsoft Office and known for exceptional attention to detail and organisational abilities. Demonstrates strong adaptability and excels both independently and within team environments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Human Resources Manager
Tractable
Iasi, Iasi
09.2023 - 03.2025
- Processing payroll for employees in 7 countries across 3 continents
- Processing monthly payroll: Leavers/starters, pensions, deductions, commission/bonuses, change in bank details and address
- Creating the payroll payments file and checking its accuracy prior to pay-out
- Liaise with staff to resolve any payroll queries
- Achieved staff satisfaction by implementing employee development schemes.
- Negotiated employment contracts to secure fair terms for both parties involved.
- Collaborated with department managers in workforce planning strategies formulation.
- Centralised personnel records, made data access easier and quicker.
- Maintained legal compliance to avoid penalties and sanctions.
- Established efficient payroll system to timely salary disbursement.
- Kept managers and employees updated on wide range of employment relations related to performance, attendance and discipline.
- Advised senior management on employee corrective actions.
- Maintained compliance with all local, county and national laws, as well as established organisational standards.
- Managed leavers processes, end-of-probation reviews, changes to appointments and termination of fixed-term contracts.
- Eliminated discrimination and harassment risks by investigating internal allegations and implementing corrective actions.
- Reviewed and renewed company policies, ensuring strict legal compliance across all business activities.
- Addressed employee conflicts, following corporate procedures for timely resolution.
Payroll Specialist
Safeguard Romania
09.2022 - 09.2023
- Processing payroll for easyJet
- Manual calculation on prior and refunds for sickness
- Process any backdated corrections to absence
- Processing monthly payroll: Leavers/starters, pensions, deductions, commission/bonuses, change in bank details and address
- Creating the payroll payments file and checking its accuracy prior to pay-out
- Liaise with staff to resolve any payroll queries
Payroll Accountant
Salary Finance Limited
01.2020 - 08.2022
- Leading the project on implementing a payroll and HR system
- Manual calculation on Statutory pays and changes of salaries
- Processing monthly payroll: Leavers/starters, pensions, deductions, commission/bonuses, change in bank details and address
- Creating the payroll payments file and checking its accuracy prior to pay-out
- Liaise with staff to resolve any payroll queries
- Ensuring correct payments are made to HMRC and benefit providers
- Liaising closely with the payroll and benefits providers
- Reconciling of payroll to B/S and P/L payroll accounts in Xero
- Preparing and submitting P11D and PSA
- Gender pay gap review
- Identify inefficiencies in current processes and recommend improvements
- Ad hoc tasks if required to support other members of the Accounting Department at month-end
Payroll and Accounts Receivable Accountant
FRANK SMYTHSON LTD
04.2015 - 12.2019
- Processing payroll for 300 employees across two payrolls
- Successful implementation of ADP IHCM - payroll and HR software
- Processing payroll for UK entities
- Inputting all new starters and processing of all leavers
- Manual calculations
- Calculating commissions for retail and corporate teams across all entities
- Processing through ADP OT and commission and various bonus payments (fire warden and first aid, uniforms, gold stamp bonuses)
- Processing travel loans and cycle to work deductions through the system
- Processing SMP, SPP, SSP, OMP
- Review and provision of payroll pack to local accountants for US, Hong Kong and France payrolls
- Payroll Year End, P60 and P11D processing
- Preparing payroll analysis report for management sign off
- Preparing and posting of payroll journals for all entities
- Performing month-end and year-end balance sheet reconciliations of payroll accounts
- Preparing monthly payroll reporting for audit purposes, included headcount & full-time employee analysis against budget by department
- Preparing and posting payroll relates accruals
- Responsible for monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including assessment of the bad debt provision
- Weekly update of payments from clients within SAP and chasing payment of old balances
Payroll and Accounts Payable Accountant
LACOSTE UK LTD
11.2013 - 04.2015
- Generating monthly payroll for 350 employees, verifying timesheets, and preparing payslips, summary reports, P60’s, P11D, P14, Year End closing and online submission of P35 using ADP Freedom
- Processing bonus, commission payments and overtime hours for all staff
- Processing manual adjustments to the payroll
- Preparing HR reports, including headcounts and FTE
- Processing pension deduction through Vista, uploading the deductions file into ADP
- Dealing with all payroll queries from both employees and professional bodies
- Preparing all payslips and P45’s and send to the employees
- Preparing employee contracts
- Preparing Irish payroll and submitting the files to the accountants for processing
- Processing the petty cash for all store locations
- Processing supplier invoices on daily basis
- Processing BACS payments to supplier and government bodies
- Allocating of payments to supplier accounts and producing supplier statements
RECRUITER
KBM Training and Recruitment
03.2012 - 10.2013
- Design and implement overall recruiting strategy
- Develop and update job descriptions and job specifications
- Perform job and task analysis to document job requirements and objectives
- Prepare recruitment materials and post jobs to appropriate job board/newspapers/colleges etc
- Source and recruit candidates by using databases, social media etc
- Screen candidates resumes and job applications
- Conduct interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection tools/methods to filter candidates within schedule
- Assess applicants’ relevant knowledge, skills, soft skills, experience and aptitudes
English Teacher
QINDAO SCHOOL OF ENGLISH, CHINA
04.2010 - 02.2012
- Role taken up as an opportunity to travel around China
- Responsible for planning, preparing and delivering lessons and workshops for groups and individuals
- Attending team meetings and contributing to training sessions
- Organised regular meetings with classroom assistants to discuss progress of children and how the curriculum could be improved
- Facilitating home/school liaison
Supervisor
Reach/BRITISH AIRPORT AUTHORITY
08.2008 - 03.2010
- Responsible for overseeing, monitoring, and reporting on the team's performance, providing feedback and guidance to improve outputs
- Experienced in delegating tasks to team members, dealing with any issues of absence promptly to avoid any disruption of services
- Conducted daily team briefings, delegating jobs and informing the staff of any important updates
- Produced weekly and monthly reports on the team’s sales and their achievements through the week/months and on the progress of any new trainees
Education
Business and Finance - Business and Finance
REGENT COLLEGE
London 04.2010 - 05.2012
GOOGLE IT SUPORT - undefined
COURSERA
05.2022 - 07.2022
Skills
- SAP Accounting
- Xero Accounting
- MoorePay Payroll
- ADP Freedom
- ADP IHCM
- ADP Celergo
- Payrite
- Microsoft Office
- Attention to details
- Highly organised
- Sociable
- Quick to adapt
- Work well in teams
- Work well on my own
- HR policies development
- Leading disciplinary procedures
- Personal development plans designing
- Labour law compliance
- Benefits administration knowledge
- End-of-probation reviews
- Employee onboarding procedures
- Dispute Resolution
- Payroll processing
Languages
English
Native
Spanish
Beginner
Italian
Beginner
Timeline
Human Resources Manager
Tractable
09.2023 - 03.2025
Payroll Specialist
Safeguard Romania
09.2022 - 09.2023
GOOGLE IT SUPORT - undefined
COURSERA
05.2022 - 07.2022
Payroll Accountant
Salary Finance Limited
01.2020 - 08.2022
Payroll and Accounts Receivable Accountant
FRANK SMYTHSON LTD
04.2015 - 12.2019
Payroll and Accounts Payable Accountant
LACOSTE UK LTD
11.2013 - 04.2015
RECRUITER
KBM Training and Recruitment
03.2012 - 10.2013
Business and Finance - Business and Finance
REGENT COLLEGE
04.2010 - 05.2012
English Teacher
QINDAO SCHOOL OF ENGLISH, CHINA
04.2010 - 02.2012
Supervisor
Reach/BRITISH AIRPORT AUTHORITY
08.2008 - 03.2010
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