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Sarah Ball

Chippenham,Wiltshire

Summary

Hardworking Global Mobility professional who brings 10 years of experience working with all aspects of Global Mobility having worked as both an in house and third party advisor. Knowledgeable about current trends in GM. I am always looking for improvement opportunities and keeping up to date with changes to the various aspects of Global Mobility such as immigration. Keen to build relationships with stakeholders and ensure that they receive the best possible service and advice relating to GM.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Global Mobility Consultant - Manager

PwC
Bristol
01.2020 - Current
  • Managing GM cases touching the UK - providing support and guidance as a subject matter expert (SME)
  • UK project lead for the new GM management system - provided input to the Global network team and helping to both configure/test and roll-out the system - improving our tracking/reporting accuracy
  • Managing/mentoring junior staff members - helping them to learn/understand GM and thrive in their career
  • Team SME on Coupa Pay/Workday/MyMobility - providing training and information to help the related processes run more efficiently and within policy
  • Managing a number of specific GM programmes (short and long term) - providing strategically important global moves across all territories allowing them to have the capacity where needed at the time
  • Advising senior stakeholders on strategic mobility - allowing the business to target areas of growth or interest to fit the needs cross territory


Senior Global Mobility Advisor

Santa Fe Relocation
London
10.2016 - 12.2018

End to End assignment management for big clients - Delivering this within the mandate set by the client and building relationships with our counterparts in the client firm

Liaising with our offices in other territories to ensure that moves ran as smoothly as possible

Monthly billing preparation for the client based on their requirements

Expense management

Use of Assignment Pro as our GM management system - achieved a good understanding of the system


Compensation Analyst

Crown Worldwide
London
02.2016 - 08.2016
  • Create outsourced payroll record for big clients each month
  • Letter creation for GM cases in Assignment Pro
  • Cost projection creation for clients
  • Updating the assignment records for assignees


Global Mobility Adviser - EMEA

Pearson
London
01.2015 - 02.2016
  • Prepare assignees for going on/returning from assignments within the EMEA region
  • Expatriate payroll creation - established teamwork and an efficient process
  • Preparing cost estimates and presenting them to the business
  • Advising the business on tax/immigration implications of upcoming/potential GM moves
  • SME for the team on UK immigration - advising the stakeholders of changes to immigration policy/right to work process


C&B Equity Analyst/Global Mobility Advisor

Syngenta Crop Protection AG (via Adecco)
Basel, Switzerland
10.2011 - 12.2014
  • Prepare assignees for going on and returning from international assignments
  • Liaising with Global payrolls for monthly assignee pay splits and annual bonus process
  • Managing the GM annual salary review process
  • Project lead for Global Employee share purchase plan - ensuring that all eligible employees were included and that we were compliant with each countries rules/regulations around shares
  • Project lead for annual EMEA region salary review
  • Completing assignee permit applications
  • Creating reports/presentations for regional team meetings/project team meetings


Education

Bachelor of Arts - English

Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester
09.2001 - 07.2004

Skills

  • Effective delegating
  • Diplomatic communication
  • Microsoft office suite proficiency
  • Interpersonal effectiveness
  • Ethical conduct
  • Constructive criticism
  • Crisis handling
  • Project oversight
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • Leadership skills
  • Client account management
  • Project Management
  • Strategic planning
  • Logistical planning
  • Outstanding customer service
  • Policy development
  • Data analytics
  • General office administration

Affiliations

  • Cooking
  • Reading - started a book club
  • Music - vinyl record collector
  • Watching Rugby
  • NFL - Part of a fantasy league each year

Timeline

Global Mobility Consultant - Manager

PwC
01.2020 - Current

Senior Global Mobility Advisor

Santa Fe Relocation
10.2016 - 12.2018

Compensation Analyst

Crown Worldwide
02.2016 - 08.2016

Global Mobility Adviser - EMEA

Pearson
01.2015 - 02.2016

C&B Equity Analyst/Global Mobility Advisor

Syngenta Crop Protection AG (via Adecco)
10.2011 - 12.2014

Bachelor of Arts - English

Manchester Metropolitan University
09.2001 - 07.2004
Sarah Ball