Joseph Gallagher
Newport Beach, CA 92660
**************@***.***
OBJECTIVE A position as a payroll administrator with a quality
company.
EMPLOYMENT McGladrey Capital Markets, LLC
HISTORY 2006 - 2009
Costa Mesa, CA
Payroll and Benefits Administrator
Assisted in set-up of upgraded Millennium payroll system.
Designed email absence request eliminating paperwork,
tracking and archiving issues.
Revised employee manual, procedures, legal agreements, and
public documents.
Consulted with vendor in design of on-line employee review
system.
Implemented new employee achievement awards program.
Updated employee benefits and history information.
Entered semi-monthly payroll hours, salary, absences,
commissions, and bonuses.
Modified background check procedures to comply with state
law and cut costs.
Conducted research in investigations and audits.
The Eastridge Group/HR Solutions
2005
Newport Beach, CA
Human Resources Assistant
2005 - 2006
Processed payroll, updated employee records, and archived
employee documents for RSM EquiCo/McGladrey Capital Markets.
Responsible for non-exempt employee payroll and benefits
updates
Payroll Processor
2005
Processed employee payroll in ADP system on temporary
assignments for various companies in the health care,
realty, and mortgage industries.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
1997 - 2009
Newport Beach, CA
Part-time bookseller from 1997 to 2006 and seasonal
bookseller the last two years.
Cannon Equipment Company
1992 - 2004
Garden Grove, CA
Payroll Administrator/Accounts Payable/Production Control
Documented time, attendance, and personnel updates on Excel
spreadsheet.
Entered and updated employee information using ADP/PC
Payroll for Windows.
Trained supervisors and employees in payroll rules and
timekeeping procedures.
Composed memos and manuals on payroll and human resources
issues.
Processed invoices and credit memos.
Created reports for Cost Accounting and Human Resources
Departments.
Designed pre-printed labor card eliminating duplicate
punches and payroll errors.
Opened and closed jobs in IBM Mapics System.
Hughes Aircraft Microelectronic Circuits Division
Newport Beach, CA
Payroll Processor/Accounting Assistant
1988 - 1992
Researched and corrected hours and charge variances.
Conducted training orientations and updates for employees
and supervisors.
Conferred with Corporate Human Resources and state agencies
on benefits, tax law,
and union contract issues.
Education
Technical Writing Certificate Program, California State
University, Fullerton CA
Liberal Arts Major, Niagara University, Niagara, NY
Certificates
Certificate, Employment Law Seminar
Whiting and Associates, Carrollton, TX
Certificate, Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Automatic Data Processing (ADP), La Palma, CA
Certificate, Top-to-Bottom Payroll Management
Certificate, Advanced Microsoft Excel Techniques
Certificate, Microsoft Word Techniques
Skillpath Seminars, Anaheim, CA