MicrOpay, one of the leading payroll software providers in Australia, believes it has the perfect solution for providing vital information to Local Government to address payroll and job costing needs. MicrOpay has over 15 years experience providing payroll and people management software solutions to Australian organisations. Recently it implemented the fully integrated Ingenuity solution for Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC) with great success.
“We hear so often in the software industry that software companies have not achieved the organisation’s goals regarding what they thought the product would deliver,” said Kyme Lavelle, Director of Finance and Administration. “In the case of the Ingenuity payroll and HR system, Coffs Harbour City Council’s goals have definitely been achieved.”
As with most Councils, Coffs Harbour has a vast range of responsibilities and assets to manage, including tourism focused activities such as a regional airport, lifeguards and caravan parks. This diverse workforce makes the payroll and HR system an integral part of the organisation, due to the large number of special agreements. Therefore Council needed a dynamic and integrated system, which could cater for these agreements and award provisions, as well as a high volume of changes to employee details on a daily basis.
In addition, through MicrOpay’s Ingenuity, Coffs Harbour is able to input cost of plant hours at the same time as employees’ hours and then transfer these costs to the job in the finance system.
This is a very important feature of the Ingenuity solution because of Council’s responsibility of accurate costing and efficient plant management. When seeking a new payroll and HR system, Council identified the following essential requirements to meet current and long term needs.
- Job costing
- Plant costing
- Finance system integration and SQL server integration
- Ease of use
- Catering for all Council’s award agreements
- Cost versus functionality
- Full integration of HR Modules with the payroll system.
“Initially Council looked at a broad range of systems to meet our needs however, at the time of product evaluation there were few on the market that met Council’s diverse needs,” Kyme Lavelle said. “With this in mind we chose a system, which had the greatest flexibility and negotiated with MicrOpay to be able to make enhancements. Consequently we, and other Councils, could have the payroll and HR system we wanted which meets both our short term and long term needs.”
Not only were the stated objectives achieved but Coffs Harbour City Council also gained the following.
- New HR management tools, which enable better tracking of sick leave, workers comp, annual leave and so forth.
- The ability to calculate and reverse a pay at any time, which enables ‘what if’ scenarios to be performed.
“The number one benefit for Council is that Ingenuity will meet all Council’s requirements of a totally integrated HR/Payroll system, meeting the specific needs of our diverse organisation,” Kyme Lavelle said. “The ‘Rapid Payroll Input Screen’ developed by MicrOpay for Local Government has benefited Council greatly by saving significant time inputting Council timesheets.”
As confirmed by Coffs Harbour City Council, MicrOpay’s Ingenuity solution is perfect for Local Government needs with such a varied workforce and financial reporting responsibilities. To find out more about Ingenuity, telephone MicrOpay on (02) 9884 4000, email LGfocus@micropay.com.au or visit www.micropay.com.au.
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MicrOpay would like to congratulate Coffs Harbour City Council on receiving the ‘A.R. Bluett award for excellence in the delivery of services to the community’. It is a great privilege to be working with one of the best Councils in New South Wales and to assist in achieving its performance and leadership goals.
