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Skills

  • Bookkeeping
  • Staff development
  • ATX Total Accounting Office proficiency
  • Cash Flow analysis
  • MS Office Suite
  • Statutory Reporting
  • MS Office
  • Math skills
  • Account auditing
  • Operational improvement

Work Experiences

  • Achieved a 59% reduction in payroll errors.
  • Audited federal, state, and local tax payments, ensuring timely remittance and reducing penalties by 48%.
  • Addressed discrepancies in payroll involving hourly employees and overtime, leading to a 16% reduction in payroll adjustment requests.
  • Conducted regular audits of payroll data to identify and resolve discrepancies, leading to a 57% improvement in data accuracy.
  • Quarterly reports were filed by me.
  • Assisted in the preparation of payroll tax returns (941, 940), W-2, and year-end reporting forms for submission to government agencies.
  • Assisted in the preparation of payroll tax returns.
  • Processed payrolls for more than 16 employees across the country on a one year and three years basis.
  • Collaborated with HR and finance to facilitate seamless mergers and acquisitions, ensuring payroll continuity for 3 employees.
  • Updated the employee's tax status as well as withholding information.

Summaries

  • Account Assistant with a strong desire to improve team efficiency and streamline operations.
  • Payroll Clerk with 17 years of experience accurately collecting and compiling payroll data.
  • Certified accountant with five years of experience providing audit, tax, and other financial services for a CPA firm.
  • Accountant with 4 years of experience successfully maintaining accurate accounting data for large-scale financial organizations.
  • Within Accounting and Finance, senior Payroll Clerk and outstanding performer in team leadership and process improvement.
  • Eager to advance professionally by utilizing my communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Exceptional at keeping payroll operations on track.
  • Dedicated to providing timely, accurate, and high-quality assistance.
  • Excellent data entry, recording, and numeracy skills.
  • As a Payroll Clerk, she seeks a challenging role.

Accomplishments

  • Integrated
  • Streamlined
  • Managed
  • Collaborated with IT to perform system upgrades to program, improving data synchronization and reducing processing errors by 77%.
  • Initiated
  • Trained
  • Created
  • Protective Services: Applied safety procedures and policies as outlined in Department Safety Manual.
  • Established
  • Won

Affiliations

  • Completed Payroll Dynamics Professional Development Program at category, learning payroll process improvement techniques.
  • Certified in Microsoft Excel through the metric, with an advanced focus on payroll calculations and efficiency.
  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • Member of the American Payroll Association (APA) - Completed PMP related to payroll processing and compliance.
  • Project Management Institute
  • Involvement in International Payroll Congress, gaining insights into global payroll practices and emerging technology.
  • Lions Club
  • Involved with workforce management forums helping businesses transition to more efficient internal payroll systems.
  • Toastmasters
  • Partnered with nonprofit organizations to provide volunteer payroll services, gaining additional hands-on experience with regional labor compliance.

Certifications

  • Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) – Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
  • HR and Payroll Auditing Course Certification – framework
  • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
  • Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) – National Payroll Institute
  • Metric Payroll Processing Certification
  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • First Aid/CPR Certified
  • Salesforce

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