...Introduction NutriGrow is a Canadian owned and operated agricultural company, currently operating in the province of Manitoba. The organization has been in business for 60 years and has experienced relatively slow growth, until the introduction of a new product, which turned out to be great success to large agri-businesses. Based on the new products’ success, NutriGrow has made a strategic decision to market this product internationally, with the expectation of increase business activity over the next decade. With the expectation of increase business, management has assigned the payroll department with the task of implementing payroll best practices in order to transform into an efficient high performance team. The payroll department must thoroughly examine existing practices and choose how to best achieve the vision that management has set for them. Payroll must also identify other issues that happen as a result of this project and recommend solutions to these issues. This report will examine the importance of benchmarking with best practices. The issues brought forward by management will be prioritized, benchmarked, analyzed and alternatives and a recommendation will also be proposed. Lastly, recommendations for expanding the role of the payroll department within the organization will be made. Assumptions: NutriGrow’s head office will be in Manitoba Management and other departments are supportive of all recommendation Financial support is available...
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...CPA904 – Applied Payroll Management Case Study - NutriGrow Submitted by Deborah Brimner, Debra Conrad, Grace Hsieh, Ashley MacAdam, and Monika Schmidt On February 28, 2013 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 3 2 BENCHMARKING 4 2.1 THE FIVE STEPS OF BENCHMARKING 4 2.2 THE PAYROLL BENCHMARKING TEAM 5 2.3 ORGANIZATIONS CHOSEN TO BENCHMARK 5 3 LIST OF ASSUMPTIONS 7 4 ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN 8 4.1 STAKEHOLDERS 8 4.1.1 Internal Stakeholders 8 4.1.2 External Stakeholders 8 4.2 INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS 9 5 ISSUES 10 5.1 THE PAYROLL SYSTEM 10 5.2 PAYROLL PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES 13 5.3 TIME REPORTING SYSTEM 15 5.4 PAYROLL AND HR INFORMATION SHARING 17 6 OTHER ISSUES 20 6.1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 20 6.2 CHANGE MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION 20 6.3 SPECIAL REPORT REQUESTS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS 21 6.4 PRIVACY ISSUES ARISING FROM THE NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM 21 6.5 PAYROLL-RELATED CONCERNS AS COMPANY EXPANDS 22 7 PAYROLL’S ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION 22 8 ACTION PLAN AND TIMELINE 23 8.1 IMPORTANT DEADLINES 23 8.2 TIMELINE 23 8.3 POTENTIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS/MILESTONES 24 9 CONCLUSION 25 10 REFERENCES 26 11 APPENDIX 28 1 Introduction NutriGrow is a Canadian owned and operated agricultural supplies manufacturer, operating in the province of Manitoba. The organization has been in business for 60 years, with relatively slow growth until the recent introduction of a new product that was marketed to large agri-businesses with great...
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...Applied Payroll Management (APM) Online Learning Course Outline Total Hours: 5 – 8 hours per week Prerequisites: Introduction to Payroll Management, Organizational Behaviour Management, Managerial Accounting, and Compensation & Benefits Management Course Description: This course is the final core payroll course in the Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) certification program. Applied Payroll Management provides professionals with the opportunity to apply relevant management processes in a payroll department context. Benchmarking, best practices development and human resources skills - such as monitoring, motivating, assessing and supervising personnel - are utilized to enable the payroll professional to achieve organizational and career goals. Upon completion of Applied Payroll Management, you should be able to: Define the legislative compliance role of a payroll professional, including how payroll can expand its role in an organization Analyze payroll's relationship with the finance, human resources and information technology departments in an organization Participate in continuous improvement strategies through benchmarking and the application of best practices Identify the processes required for evaluating, implementing and maintaining new payroll systems Participate in the development of payroll employees through the use of cascading objectives, job design, professional development, succession planning and performance measurement ...
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