System Training
Resume:
Resume for: Cynthia Taraska *******@*****.***
Boulder, Co 80305
I am searching for a position that is challenging and values
communication and team building experience. I enjoy operating as a liaison
between diverse employment groups and believe there is great value in
assisting managers and employees to perform their jobs better.
Experience:
Payroll Analyst, Oracle America, formerly Sun Microsystems,
December, 2005-June, 2010 System Integrations/Upgrades: As a
project team member I reviewed and audited test and production files during
upgrade processing; included implementing the time reporting system upgrade
to ADP's eTIME, and enhancing the time reporting system to include and pay
premiums to exempt employees; included implementing the ADP payroll system
upgrade from EV3 to EV5 and accommodating new benefits for plans acquired
through mergers and acquisitions, and annual year end and new year taxing.
Kronos timekeeping system; Oracle HR system; PeopleSoft/ADP payroll
processing system; in house bonus/commission payments system; in house
vacation tool; ex pats interfaces; positive pay support. Team Player: Acted
as payroll team lead for cross functional teams with Compensation, HR, ADP
(Payroll and timekeeping provider) and Hewitt (HR/Benefits support) to
implement projects such as: JACA job classification transfers, upgrades to
time reporting and payroll applications, premium time reporting for exempt
employees, year end and new year plan requirements Transaction processing:
Supported various in house payroll applications and responded to service
desk tickets within defined standards. Directed, input and audited multi
state payroll and time reporting transactions including: earnings and
deductions, taxable and non taxable benefits, imputed income, stock
options, employee stock purchase plans (including disqualified
dispositions); garnishments/levies/wage assignments. Acted as liaison
between 3rd party suppliers and escalation resource for employees and
suppliers. Audits: Audited and reconciled
payroll and HR records with the separate vendors; maintained audit records
and responded to internal Sarbanes-Oxley compliance auditors.
Training: Coordinated change management
strategies resulting from system upgrades, provided general new employee
training and specialized new hire training resulting from
mergers/acquisitions. Reporting: Supported 10K, provided and
confirmed salary disclosures to Tax and Legal departments for tax and
public reporting.
Procedural Admin Senior, Storage Technology Corporation, September, 1978-
December, 2005. Storage Technology was acquired by Sun Microsystems
in 2005.
System Integrations/Upgrades: Reviewed and audited system upgrade test and
production files for the following: move from in house system to 3rd party
out- sourcer; move from 3rd party payroll out-sourcer to implementation of
SAP company wide HR/Benefits/Payroll/Time Reporting system; enhanced
payroll system to accommodate new benefits for plans acquired through
mergers and acquisitions; annual year end and new year taxing, benefits,
and contribution limits or rules; new benefits plans to include personal
time, unusual accrual routines, and executive comp.
Team Player: Certified team facilitator; Chairman's Award recipient on
cross functional team to update internal stock processing; team lead for
cross functional quality teams (Benefits, HR, HRIS, Payroll, Legal); team
lead for cross country management team whose purpose was to implement SAP
time reporting and payroll; team participant for year end new year
requirements with IS/IT, HRIS/IT, Benefits, Legal, Human Resources.
Quality/Compliance/Process Improvement: Trained in Total Quality
Management and Continuous Quality Improvement, payroll coordinator for ISO
9000 compliance, payroll coordinator for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance;
documented payroll processing procedures and desktop procedures. Under the
guidance of in-house legal and Labor Laws, updated and presented corporate
payroll policies for Executive review and approval.
Training: Coordinator for change management strategies
resulting from system upgrades, system integrations, outsourcing, new hire
employee training, and new employee training resulting from
mergers/acquisitions; developed a train the trainer network of employees;
implemented Corporate Training strategies; payroll group trainer for
quality metrics.
Communications: Communications coordinator for payroll included developing
user guides for system upgrades and training employees and managers on
payroll requirements; included presentations made to executive levels and
all hands staff meetings during new system integrations. Developed year
end/new year and annual payroll processing calendars, maintained payroll
web pages, updated and presented corporate payroll policies for Executive
review and approval. Reporting:
Sarbanes/Oxley compliance coordinator; quality coordinator reporting global
payroll metrics to management; provided management with overtime reporting;
developed W2 breakdowns for Executives, Board of Directors; 10K salary
disclosures; Proxy disclosures; provided back up for tax reporting and tax
payments.
Transaction Processing:
Input multi state payroll and time reporting transactions including:
earnings and deductions, taxable and non taxable benefits, imputed income,
stock options, employee stock purchase plans (including disqualified
dispositions); garnishments/levies/wage assignments. Acted as liaison
between 3rd party suppliers and escalation resource for employees and
suppliers.
Work History:
Payroll Analyst at Oracle, February, 2010 - June,
2010 (Workforce Reduction, redundant department)
Payroll Specialist
at Sun Microsystems, December, 2005 - February, 2010 (Oracle acquisition of
Sun Microsystems)
Procedural Admin
Senior at Storage Technology Corporation, September, 1978 - November,
2005 (Sun acquisition of Storage Technology Corp.)
Education: Boston State College, BA, Elementary Education (minor in
Special Education)
CPP Certified in October, 2009
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