Quality Assurance Human Resources

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Extremely dedicated and detail-oriented payroll professional with

exceptional leadership abilities as well as excellent interpersonal,

written and verbal communication skills and an extensive background in the

following broad-based competencies:

Staff Training

Staff Supervision

Payroll Development

Multi-State Payroll

Process Improvement

Analysis Skills

Tax Reporting

Payroll Software Testing

Business Expansion

Proven track record as an innovative leader who is adaptable, responsible

and trustworthy and achieves excellent results.

Strong skills in instructing, directing, motivating and coordinating

payroll personnel.

Reconcile tax accounts

2 Professional Experience

The Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, Illinois 10/2005-9/2009

Payroll Specialist

Supervise the day to day operations of the Payroll Department.

General Ledger reconciliation

Moved the department's tax filing online, improving efficiency.

Designed queries to improve processes and eliminate errors.

File monthly and quarterly taxes and unemployment, including Form 941.

Set up garnishments.

Issued manual checks.

Re-designed department website to improve navigation

New Hire orientation

Worked closely with Human Resources ensuring benefits are administered

properly.

More than 3000 employees paid biweekly and semi-monthly.

Processed payroll for employees in 8 states.

Transferred employees time from Kronos to Peoplesoft

Robert Half International - Deer Park, Illinois 4/1999 - 9/2005

1 Payroll Processor

Reviewed output of other employees to provide quality assurance and ensure

consistency of documentation

Increased productivity and maintained consistency throughout the company by

developing and implementing documentation for payroll procedures.

Setup and answered questions regarding garnishments.

Audited and processed expenses and bonuses.

Processed payroll for 3000-5000 employees in approximately 25 states

throughout the Midwest, East Coast, and South.

Resolved tax issues

Processed W-2C's.

Issued manual checks

3 Education

Roosevelt University - Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts in Information Technology 2009

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - Whitewater, Wisconsin 1998

Bachelor of Arts Degree in English

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2 Software Skills

Peoplesoft versions 7 through current, Kronos, ADP, MicroJ Timekeeping

System, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Products, Eudora, Java, SQL

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