Meet our Team – Mike Edward
With over 25 years of experience in strategic HR management, Mike has a proven track record of successfully delivering complex, multi-jurisdictional projects. He recently joined Offshore Payroll as Managing Director, bringing his extensive expertise to support and enhance our commitment to providing world-class payroll software solutions.
Throughout his career, Mike has led numerous strategic initiatives, consistently ensuring excellence in operations management, financial oversight, team development, and stakeholder relations.
Before joining Offshore Payroll, Mike served as Global Head of HR for one of Europe’s leading hedge funds for nearly 12 years, followed by his role as Chief People Officer for a global Funds Services business. His involvement in multiple payroll integration projects has provided him with deep insights into the client-side dynamics of such initiatives.
Outside of the professional sphere, Mike has been a dedicated volunteer RNLI for the past six years, actively participating as a volunteer crew member on the Inshore and All-Weather lifeboat operations based in St. Helier.
When he’s not at work, Mike is a hands-on dad and enjoys life as a competent snowboarder, keen marathon runner, enthusiastic baker, struggling golfer, occasional surfer, and when time permits, a smiling motorbike rider.
Offshore Payroll
March 25, 2025
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Jeralie Pallot, director of Offshore Payroll, commented on the news “ We are delighted that Offshore Payroll has been accepted as a member of the Xero family; this brings exciting benefits to businesses operating in unique offshore environments. Our integration with Xero will improve accuracy and offer significant time savings by further automating the payroll process; allowing businesses to focus on other essential processes and achieving better outcomes.
Since the launch of the cloud based Offshore Payroll, our emphasis has always been on ease of use, efficiency, and automation of the payroll process for our users, which is what makes this software such a popular choice. Becoming a certified partner of Xero is another step forward in the ongoing development of our application.
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Offshore Payroll announced as supporting sponsor of DisruptHR conference
Returning to St Helier for their fifth event in the Channel Islands, DisruptHR is a global movement designed to energise, inform and empower people in the fields of people, business and the future of work.
Once in a while, an event series is born that shakes things up, makes you think differently, it leaves you inspired, this is DisruptHR.
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Offshore Payroll is delighted to be announced as a supporting sponsor for Disrupt St. Helier 2024, with Offshore Payroll’s very own Megan Rolland included in the line-up of speakers.
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Get Ready: Seamless Secondary Pensions Submissions for Guernsey and Alderney are Here!
We’re excited to announce the launch of our new secondary pensions functionality for Guernsey and Alderney. This game-changing feature allows you to manage pension schemes and submit Government returns directly through Offshore Payroll, all in line with the new mandatory secondary pensions legislation.
Clients Are Already Raving! One of our clients, who’s has recently onboarded to Offshore Payroll, told us: “Wow… this is a thousand times better than our current process!”
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