LISA ANN SIWEK

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Crossroads, PA 17322

717-***-****

acvab5@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience

Tax (Temp) / Payroll Processor/ Payroll Implementation /Finance Representative

10/01/2013 - Current

Kelly Payroll/Kelly Insurance

1 Kelly Way

Sparks, MD 21152

Tax Coordinator 10/1/2013-01/31/2014

Performed Miscellaneous tax assignments for the Tax Team (i.e. Child Supports/Garnishment check processing; Form 8655 organization; zero tax returns; etc.)

Payroll Processor 02/1/2014-08/31/2014

Answered client inquires (reports, processing questions, etc.)

Assisted the Pack-out Coordinator (New Hire Reporting, Check Recon, shipping inquires, Packaging Payrolls, etc.)

Processed payrolls

401K - Reconciled the 3rd party reports, transmitted file to vendors, research issues with outages.

Premium Pay Reconciliation

Payroll Implementation 09/1/2014-10/31/2015

Welcome new clients and assist with suggestions for implementing their payroll onto the Millennium system.

Implement new clients onto the Payroll system (company information - company shell, employee demographics, employee deductions, loading and balancing pay history (Payroll Register/Payroll Returns to Millennium). This is completed via an upload or data entry.

Client set-up on varies ancillary services (deduction mapping, accruals, 401K, Training, etc.)

Assist client with any questions

Processed first few payrolls, than transition client to a dedicated Payroll Processor.

Finance Representative 11/1/2015-Current

Validated Commission, Administrative and Bonus amounts for Brokers.

Prepared figures and reports for Ancillary Health Carriers (roughly 5 to 7 million dollars a month).

Analyzed Invoices and Accounts Receivable Reports for various ancillary Carriers.

Payroll Specialist March 12, 2012 - May 13, 2013

GBS Payroll Plus Inc. (Group Benefit Services)

6 North Park Dr.

Suite 310

Hunt Valley, MD 21031

Processed, balanced and shipped 70+ payrolls (varying frequencies).

Assist Tax Manager with various tasks (Email quarterly filings, verifying unemployment rates, compare tax system to payroll system data, other assignments as directed).

Assist Implementation Manager with various tasks (enter demographics and tax information on spreadsheet for loading, audit personnel data and tax information, other tasks as directed).

Assist Payroll Director and Payroll/Human Resources Vice President with various tasks (Billing, Invoicing, other tasks as directed).

Constructed and documented standard operation procedures for various payroll functions.

Created a "Client Information Book" and complied various spreadsheets with client data and client specific information.

Created various resource manuals housing payroll and tax information.

Payroll Specialist June 19, 2010 – March 9, 2012

Bon Secours Health System, Inc.

8990 Old Annapolis Rd.

Suite M

Columbia, MD 21045

Prepared, processed, and balanced bi-weekly payroll for 7000+ employees in Richmond, VA

Loaded importable time, earnings, and deduction files.

Completed the earnings portion of the Form 990 for all FEINS for Accounting Dept. Additionally, completed all the notification to the employees on the Form 990. Created procedure for Form 990.

Constructed and documented various procedures for the payroll processing.

Worked with local system Payroll and internal Management teams on procedures for bringing Richmond payroll live onto Lawson payroll system.

Set-up and established the garnishment files and procedure for Richmond payroll processing in the Lawson system and housing at the CPT office

Suggested audit reports to improve the payroll processes.

Day to day payroll processing (i.e. manual checks, DD advices, updated personnel information, resolve and respond to local system inquiries.)

Payroll Analyst August 11, 2008 – June 12, 2010

Laureate Education Inc.

650 S. Exeter Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

• Prepared, processed, and balanced semi-monthly and monthly pay for 4000+ employees in multi- state locations.

• Format, load, and balance all importable time and earnings files.

• Create, balance, export, post taxes, garnishments and printed files on third party vendor’s FTP sites.

• Day to day payroll processing (i.e. manual checks, reprint of W-2s, DD advices, update employee personnel information, resolve and respond to employee and third party vendor inquiries.)

• Created and implemented unclaimed wage procedure to include balancing, processing stop payments and re-issuing, include employee notifications and escheatment requirements.

• Assist Payroll Director with balancing taxes via spreadsheets.

• Responsible for relocation processing and balancing from third party vendors

• Create and implemented a process regarding withholding of garnishments.

• Analyze and research various projects for the Payroll Director and Vice President of Human Resources (Credit Union, interviewing and analyzing tax companies)

• Researched, constructed documentation and procedure for Social Security / Medicare exemption for student workers

Operation Analyst March 26, 2007 – August 4, 2008

Automated Data Processing

11411 Red Run Blvd

Owings Mills, MD

• Prepared, processed, and balanced weekly and biweekly multi-state and union payroll consisting of approximately 28K employees.

• Prepared and balanced outbound files consisting of benefit, stock, and 401K deductions, unemployment information, accounts payable, deferred compensation, for client and 3rd party vendors.

• Investigated, analyzed, and resolved payroll related issues (from paycheck inquires to issues requested from Payroll Director).

• Participated in writing, testing, and implementing procedures to ensure that SAS70 and Service Level Agreements requirements were met.

• Filling in as acting Supervisor on occasion for a team of seven to ensure daily functions and the payroll processing were not interrupted.

• Continued to suggest, investigate, and analyze different payroll procedures, implementation of interfaces, and changes to mainframe to ensure a more accurate and timely payroll processing.

Payroll Specialist/ November 10, 2003- March 25, 2007

Payroll Coordinator July 2001 – November 10, 2003

Cendant

940 Ridgebrook Road

Sparks, MD 21152

As a Specialist:

• Contribute to the MyTime Project through suggestions; research and developing ideas for the Programmer to program into Lawson test, thorough testing of the program, report all results to Management.

• Analyze and resolve MyTime issues daily, through research and investigation.

• Complete various projects assigned by the MyTime team and Payroll Management.

• Interpret garnishment documentation, enter data into Lawson software, verify and ensure proper withholdings are deducted from the employee’s pay.

• Process and load the Relocation information submitted via file, for adjustments to year to date wages and taxes.

• Regarding acquisitions, obtain information from the business unit’s previous Payroll Department, verify wage and tax computation, and organize the set-up of tax and employment verification packs for submission to the Tax Department. Organize and follow progression of the project plan and calendar with all parties involved.

As a Coordinator:

• Data entry of various Business Units information through Lawson software Data to include but not limited to W-4s, information not transmitted through files, missed time entries, time correction, and downloading of files.

• Processed manual checks, as well as voids, inputting information in the shared checkbook through Excel.

• Daily communication via Outlook software with business unit’s Human Resources Department (HR) to ensure proper payments in a timely manner, and to resolve all payroll related inquires.

• Uphold customer service skills, while maintaining solid working relationships with HR

Payroll & Benefits Coordinator July 1996 – January 12, 2001

Energy Controls International, Inc. / (Former division of EIL Instruments Inc.)

10946 Golden West Drive

Suite130

Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031

• Executed 400+-person multi-state BI-weekly payroll (EIL), and 70+ multi-state BI-weekly payroll (ECI).

• Maintain and process Canadian payroll through ADP (EIL), maintain & process Canadian manual payroll (ECI).

• Process all billings for health, dental, life, AD&D, LTD insurance billings.

• Reconcile all bank statements including disbursement, payroll, investment, and lock box accounts.

• During transition of sale, responsible for all Human Resource functions. After sale, assist part- time HR Generalist with administrative functions.

• Organize and negotiation of office functions such as cleaning company, phones, and security alarm system.

• Prepare and accountable for company wide expense report processing.

• Responsible for complete administration of 401K plan that includes open enrollment, distribution, and payroll deductions.

• Assist Senior Accountant with reconciliation of various General Ledger accounts and journal entries.

• Wrote procedures for the 24-hour Monitoring Department

Education & Skills

Dundalk Community College 1984 – 1985; general studies

Completed APA sponsored course study class for Certified Payroll Practitioner.

Proficient in Excel, Word and Outlook

Payroll software: ADP, Ceridian, Lawson, Ultimate; Pay Choice, Millennium,

Time & Attendance: Kronos

Excellent Customer Services Skills, Strong Organizational Skills, Detail Oriented,

Willing to accept all challenges

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