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Alan McEwen is a payroll consultant who has spent almost 20 years working in all facets of the industry.

As a payroll practitioner, he has implemented and managed outsourced payroll operations for both large and small employers. He has consulted with many organizations, public and private, on HR and payroll process re-engineering and strategic systems decisions. As a public speaker, Alan has provided payroll training in a variety of formats, from short sessions at conferences and trade shows, to one-day training sessions and college-based professional certification courses.

He has also written extensively for all the major publications read by payroll professionals in Canada. He is also a noted software developer, having developed advanced Canadian payroll software for use in outsourcing or by large and complex employers.

Among the consulting services Alan has provided in the past are:

• assessing HR/payroll practices, to identify areas where administrative tasks could be simplified without sacrificing payroll accuracy
• payroll system reviews, to help clients decide whether a new system is needed or there are other solutions to their payroll problems
• helping clients select new payroll systems or software, including identifying payroll requirements, preparing an RFP and managing the vendor selection process
• policy and procedure reviews to help ensure compliance with employment standards, source deduction and reporting requirements, or to minimize the risk of payroll fraud
• forensic reviews of payroll history, to help resolve disputes about the accuracy of employee pay
• customized payroll training to improve the skill and knowledge level of payroll staff
• data conversions to transfer employee set-up or transaction history between systems
• providing custom, freelance writing content for websites and other publications.