Michelle Castello

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A highly organized and self-motivated Payroll Specialist with extensive experience in diversified environments. Experience with ADP Pay@Work, WFN, UltiPro, Ceridian Pay Flex and Crystal Reports

Education

HUMBER COLLEGE, TORONTO, ONTARIO

Business Administrative / Accounting – Diploma

TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, ONTARIO

CPA Level 1, Microsoft Word, Ms Excel, Ms Outlook, SAP, Ceridian Pay Flex, ADP Pay@Work, WFN, Ulti Pro, with PCPW, Report Smith, Crystal Reports, AS-400.

Work Experience

Co-Ex-Tec (MAGNA) INC. VAUGHAN ONTARIO.

Payroll & Benefits Administrator July 2023 – Present

Accurately completed weekly payroll and administered the attendance system.

Assisted in the administration of Human Resources personnel policies and practices that reflect the support Magna internal and external customers’ requirements in a courteous and timely manner.

Produced accurate and timely wages, payroll information to employees, Management and Government Agencies. Analyses of all taxes paid, W.C.B., and Employers’ Health Tax.

Reconciled employees’ hours input from Time and Attendance System (Enterprise Time) into the Payroll System (ADP Workforce Now).

Ensures transmission of payroll into the Payroll System service in order to receive timely pay cheques/direct deposits by deadline.

Accumulates data for yearly-deferred profit-sharing payment, update RRSP accounts and processes vacation pay to all eligible employees.

PLZ CORP INC. VAUGHAN ONTARIO.

Payroll Manager March 2019 – June 2023

Lead and managed a Payroll team of 4; provided leadership, guidance, coaching, prioritization, interviewing, conduct new hires orientation, including disciplining and employee counseling.

Accurately complete bi-weekly payroll and administer the attendance system.

Responded and ensured accurate reporting requirements of payroll audit Legislative compliance.

Maintenance and preparation of ROE’s and final pay statements for terminated employees.

Created budgets for approval, provided monthly analysis of actual versus budgeted employee benefit programs and HR SG&A cost.

Analysis of HR dashboard data with summary and recommend actionable information Data.

Support HR team in understanding reports and metrics presented.

Creates periodic accrual estimates and annual Incentive Plan documents for Operations.

Maintenance of Market data within the HRIS system and annual data file for external survey.

Yearly preparation, review and maintenance of all year-end analysis on benefit cost and monthly benefit invoices for accuracy.

Prepare, reconcile, and file all year-end annual reports for T4 summaries, WSIB, EHT and CRA.

Management of HRIS and Ulti Pro systems, compilation/analysis to support various ad hoc reports as requested.

Supports HR Manager in Job Description creation of and organizational performance reviews.

Processing of T4’s, EHT and WSIB Year-ends with a high level of confidentiality always.

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REXALL, DRUGSTORE PHARMACY, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (CONTRACT)

Payroll Specialist, March 2018 –2019

Processing the full cycle of multi-province, biweekly payroll for salaried and hourly employees

Prepare ROE and responded to CRA, HRDC, Family Support and Union inquiries.

Administers various benefits payments such as sick pay, retro pay, vacation pays, etc.

Processes of internal departments and location managers payroll inquiries per request.

Processes payments deductions in accordance with provincial and federal legislations, union agreements and corporate policies such as garnishments, union dues, RRSP and pensions.

Ensures compliance and best practices with federal, state, local payroll, wage and hourly laws.

Facilitates audits as required by providing records and documentation.

CHARTWELL RETIREMENT RESIDENCE, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO

Payroll Specialist, January 2017 – January 2018

Processing of the organizational wide biweekly payroll for salary and hourly employees in both union and non-union environments.

Interprets multiple union contracts ensuring all calculations in the payroll are correct.

Ensures monthly and year-end regulatory filings are completed on a timely basis.

Develops, updates complex reports and ensures that internal controls are complied with for all payroll processes.

Process Benefits and RRSP to new hire and make changes on the account.

CANADIAN BEARING LTD, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO

Payroll/Benefit Specialist, Jan 2016 – Dec 2016

Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies. Prepare manual cheques payments when necessary.

Processes of new employees record information and input into the payroll system.

Verify attendance work hours, pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.

Compute wages, deductions and entering the data into the system.

Tracking of annual leave, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.

Issuance and pay records adjustments related to previous errors or retroactive increases.

PUROLATOR COURIER, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO

Payroll Analyst/Team Lead, Jun 2005 – Mar 2014

Provide leadership, guidance, coaching, prioritization, interviewing, conduct new hires orientation, including disciplining and employee counseling for a team of 15 Payroll specialists.

Monthly payroll reconciliations to ensure accurate management reporting.

Ad-hoc analysis to ensure compliance and Maintenance of employees’ master file.

Process weekly payroll entries for 1400 hourly unionized and non-unionized employees.

Prepare ROE and respond to CRA, HRDC, Family Support and Union inquiries.

Identifies and recommends updates to payroll processing procedures.

Accounts Receivable Representative, Jun 1994 – Sep 2005

Assisted with A/P, Billing, Data entry functions including training of new team members.

Investigated invoice discrepancies, adjusted invoices as needed and posted G/L journal entries.

Researched database for mis-applied payments or invoicing errors and posted correct entries.

Consistently decreased A/R aging by maintaining positive, ethical, and professional relationships.

Liaised with other teams in resolving customers’ issues in a timely manner.

Additional Skills - Excellent team player and a fast learner with a wide range of transferable skills. Proven ability to multi-task and work well under pressure. Excellent Interpersonal skills with strong customer focus. Strong communications skills both written and verbally. Excellent mathematical and analytical skills. Solid organizational and priority management skills to meet tight deadlines. Self- motivated and able to work equally well individually or in team environments.

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