Nicola Takes Up Empower Walking

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Fitness instructor Nicola Ballard has joined national HR & Payroll specialist Empower Masterpay as its new Business Development Manager to shape up the company’s profile in the Melbourne and Tasmania markets.

Nicola has more than 10 years experience in the Payroll and HR industry. She started her career as a Payroll HR coordinator for shade cloth and gazebo manufacturer Gale Pacific. After four years, she left Gale to join Lend Lease Employer Services as an Implementation Consultant, a seven-year stint that saw several ownership changes which finally morphed the company into ADP.

Nicola said she had joined Empower Masterpay because the company was “personable” and its Empower-HR product was functionally rich. “I was looking for a challenge, which Empower has given me,” she said.

“I love people and I’m passionate about Payroll & HR. I have an accounting background, so I enjoy the process of solving problems with technology. Empower gives good service and its products have been around for a long time. I’ve been up against them in the past in a pre-sales role, so now one of my goals is to get the Empower name out there.”

Nicola has a diverse range of passions from water skiing, horse riding and tennis to Payroll/HR. “I believe that a healthy body gives a healthy mind, so the balance between work and sport provides my stress release,” she said. “I’ve always been motivated to go to gym and particularly in motivating others, so when it comes to sales, it is full steam ahead.”

Empower Masterpay is an Australian company that since 1984 has specialised in providing functionally rich software solutions for Human Resource management. Its clients include Penrith City Council, the State Government of Tasmania, Just Jeans, RM Williams, Sun Microsystems and Pan Pacific Hotels Asia.

Empower CEO Alan Greig said he had recruited Ms. Ballard because of her energy. “Nicola has a lot of experience in the industry and strong credentials in implementing payroll systems,” he said.  “She brings a lot of credibility with her and will build good rapport with prospective clients about how our products provide a solution. But most of all, it’s her energy: She has usable zeal and wants to have a red hot go.”

For more information, email Nicola Ballard at nicola.ballard@empower.com.au or call her on (03) 8517-2215.

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