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Skills

  • Regulatory compliance
  • Recording data
  • Enhanced payroll accuracy through continuous metrics
  • MS Office
  • Developing payroll processing standards and best practices
  • Team management
  • Organization
  • Process improvement
  • Electronic payment processing (e.g., direct deposits, ACH transfers)
  • Knowledge of framework or similar payroll software

Work Experiences

  • Oversaw the delivery of metric project by procedure team, which resulted in standard.
  • Authored payroll operations manual, enhancing department efficiency by 48% through clear procedural documentation.
  • Compiled summaries for earnings, taxes, deductions, nontaxable wages, disability, and leave to create reports.
  • Collaborated with external auditors during the annual financial audit, ensuring payroll records were fully compliant with federal and state laws.
  • Used Workday to accurately calculate payroll deductions and processed payroll to meet predetermined deadlines.
  • Aligned payroll with holiday periods.
  • Transferred correct data from payroll spreadsheets into method system with 10% accuracy on my own.
  • Achieved reduction over 6 pay cycles.
  • Achieved reduction over 2021.
  • Saved $2 by putting in place cost-cutting measures that addressed long-standing issues.

Summaries

  • Within Retail, senior Payroll Specialist Department and outstanding performer in client relations and project management.
  • Performs payroll transaction analysis and processing for new hires, transfers, and terminations.
  • With 12 years of experience as a Payroll Clerk.
  • Achieved compliance with federal and state wage laws.
  • Experienced Payroll Clerk who has kept payroll records for 3 offices.
  • Audited payroll tax data.
  • Achieved zero disruptions in pay cycles.
  • Accomplished payroll specialist.
  • Achieved minimal resolution time.
  • Adept at coordinating with HR and finance.

Accomplishments

  • Managed high-volume payroll for over 12 employees while maintaining data integrity across multiple departments.
  • Developed a payroll training module for new hires, reducing onboarding time by 58% for payroll staff.
  • Managed migration to Microsoft Excel payroll system, cutting processing times by 36% and ensuring ongoing regulatory compliance.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Redesigned payroll tax reporting procedures, resulting in a 15% reduction in filing errors and discrepancies.
  • Resolved complex payroll discrepancies within 7 hours, ensuring minimal disruption to employees’ pay schedules.
  • Processed off-cycle payments for terminated employees within 17 hours to meet legal deadlines, ensuring compliance.
  • Reduced payroll errors by 69% through meticulous audit of timekeeping data and process improvements over 14 pay periods.
  • Generated weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly payroll reports for finance team review, aiding in accurate forecasting and budget management.

Affiliations

  • Contributor to ‘Payroll Compliance for North Carolina’ Working Group
  • State Payroll Conference (SPC) Attendee
  • National Association of Certified Payroll Specialists (NACPS)
  • Association for Finance Professionals (AFP) Participation
  • American Payroll Association (APA) Member
  • National Institute for Payroll Research (NIPR) Attendee
  • Certified Time and Labor Management Professional (CTLMP)
  • American Marketing Association
  • Association for Computing Machinery
  • American Medical Informatics Association

Certifications

  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • Apple Certified Associate (ACA)
  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Colorado Board of Accountancy
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • QuickBooks Payroll Certification - Intuit
  • SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) - Society for Human Resource Management
  • Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) - American Payroll Association
  • Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) – American Payroll Association
  • Multi-State Payroll Taxation Certificate Program - American Payroll Association

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