Manager Life Insurance

Armanda Hernandez

Objective

Motivated, energetic, self-starter, organized individual with 21 years +

experience in Payroll & Accounting is seeking an exciting, rewarding and

responsible opportunity in a professional environment.

Experience

December 2009 - March 2010

Michael Page, New York, NY - Senior Payroll Manager (consultant)

Weekly & Bi-Weekly Payroll (500 employees): Non Profit; Paychex; ADP PCPW

5.3 Union & Non-Union Employees

Supervise payroll processes - New Hires; Terminations, Vacation Pay;

Severance;

Review & approve all Payrolls before & after transmittal

Resolve any open payroll open issues

Reconciliation of all 941's to General Ledger & Trial Balances

Reconcile all year end for W-2 and year end processes

Update all SUI and State identification Information to date

Assist with new Payroll Implementation from Paychex to ADP PCPW

Assist with revisions of union contract proposals (forecast of salaries)

Assist with other projects upon requests

October 2007 - November 2009

Centerline Capital Group, Inc., New York, NY -Vice President of Payroll

Bi-Weekly Payroll (600 employees): Real Estate Firm; ADP PCPW 5.3; ABRA;

Ceridian HR/Payroll Latitude 5.3

Manage all Payroll Processes; New Hires, Leave and Terminations

Vacation; Stock Vests Payouts; Dividends; Incentive Pay; Comm./Bonus;

Severance; FMLA/Disability; Employee

Referral; Retro-Pay; Adjustments; Deductions: Med/Dent; Executive

Medical; Supplemental Life; Car Allowance;

Parking; Transit Check; Health Club; 401K; 401K Loans; (FSA) Flexible

Spending Accounts; Garnishments; Child

Support; Expenses; Company Loans; Domestic Partner, GTL; Etc

401K Posting of Employee/Employer Contributions & Assist with 401K

Compliance Testing Year End; Test

All eligible earned income against 401k elections withdrawn. Reconcile

any discrepancies or 401K issues

Reconciliation of Quarterly Taxes, ADP 941's vs. General Ledger

Reconcile Employee Social Security Withholding YTD amounts to comply

within annual set limits

Reconcile Employee State Worked in Tax against actual state residency -

to assure state taxes are accurate

Interface ADP General Ledger Reports to Accounting Software - People Soft

Prepare & maintain all payroll procedures and system update documentation

Responsible for maintaining security profiles for all users

Process routine SOX Compliance Testing to ensure payroll is within

compliance and to ensure security is met

Create, load & update mass changes on Payroll Database and Report Smith

Tool

Process Bank Wires for Payroll Liabilities - Net, Taxes, FSA accounts,

Transit & 401k Emp/Emplyr Contributions

Work with Fidelity & process all employee deposits & employer

contributions

Comply with all IRS forms, quarterly deadlines, labor statistics,

unemployment and other requests

Interface daily changes from ABRA/HR application to ADP; Interface STOCK

Vest Pay Outs from EASI application

Schedule & Process Special Payrolls; Bonus, Commissions, Incentive Pay,

Y/E Vacation Cash Outs and Severance

Implemented Paperless Payroll & Check Registers -Employees view pay

information online - saved cost $$

Prepare for Year End Processes, Third Party Sick Pay, Domestic Partners,

Auto Benefit and Group Term Life

November 2004 - October 2007

Westbury Manor Enterprises, Inc. (subsidiary of Scotto Brothers) Westbury,

NY -Assistant Controller/ Accountant

Weekly Payroll (300 Employees); Restaurant/Caterer Facility; ADP PCPW

5.1; Peach Tree Accounting 07'; MICROS

Assist & prepare monthly financial statements for managements internal

purposes. Assist with preparing

financial statements as required by regulators & agencies. Prepare annual

audited financial statements.

* 340 East 93rd Street * Apt. 8C * New York, New York 10128 * Cell (516)

902-5563 * email: *************@*******.*** *

Continued

Generate a weekly cash position report- Fund all bank accounts as needed

Prepare bank reconciliations for all the general ledger cash accounts as

the bank activity is available daily

Reconcile the general ledger postings for client deposit receivables

(Includes: All Incoming Cash Payments; Credit

Card Charges & Credit Card Discount Fees against monthly statement;

included VISA, MasterCard, AMEX & Discover)

Reconcile payroll to the general ledger; reconcile Federal, state and

local withholding. Review to ensure

accuracy and reconcile any discrepancies.

Post & Calculate Sales Daily; Reconcile & calculate NYS Part Quarterly

Sales Tax

Reconcile the general ledger postings to COBRA on-account payments;

Employee Health Insurance

Contributions; AFLAC; Reconcile Employee 401(k) deferrals; Rollovers and

Employer match to funds

transferred to the plan directly through 401K carrier

Prepare and assist 401K Carrier in the preparation of the annual audit

and 401K Compliance Testing

Process weekly payroll; input all employee changes; pay status; rate;

address; garnishments; all status

changes and terminations; maintain a vacation and sick time tracking

process

Handle employment verifications and unemployment claim info and resolve

all payroll issues

Provide reports on regular basis. Participate in special projects and

perform additional duties as required Prepare for

Year End Procedures and process W-2s and W-2cs if needed

April 2002-November 2004

Scotto Brothers Restaurant, Inc., Woodbury, NY - Payroll Manager

Weekly Payroll (700-800 Employees); Restaurant/Caterers Facility; 6 Sub

Companies; Salaried; Hourly;

Shift Pay; New Hire; Terminations; (Full-Time/Part-Time/Temporary); ADP;

SBT; Navision

Update any payroll changes; apply or remove any voluntary deductions;

enter data for processing; proof

and make necessary adjustments if needed; print payroll; prepare for

distribution

Collect data for payroll taxes; call-in and report payroll taxes; release

deposit to be deducted to EFT. Record

payment of taxes in A/P software (Navision). Release to the General

Ledger.

Pay out commission; vacation-pay; employee referrals; employee of the

month incentive; severance pay;

retroactive pay; manual checks; garnishments

Review Oxford & AFLAC bills; reconcile and apply any adjustments for

payment; analyze company

contributions vs. employee contribution on month-to-month basis.

Print and generate: payroll registers; employee detail; department

totals; active/in-active status

Process employee verifications; unemployment requests; workman's

compensation; labor department

inquiries; loan applications; labor statistics; etc.

Assist managers/employees with any personal concerns or questions. Find

resolution to situations affecting an

employee or a department. Assist in other areas when needed.

June 2001-Dec. 2001

Amalgamated Life Insurance, New York, NY - Payroll Supervisor

Bi-Weekly Payroll (400-500 Employees); Life Insurance Company; 7 Sub

Companies; New Hire; Termination

(Full-Time/Part- Time/ Temporary/ Union/Non-Union); CERIDIAN; KRONOS Time

Keeper

Interfaced KRONOS to CERIDIAN; updated payroll changes; proofed payroll

before transmittal; processed;

downloaded & received files; prepared checks for distribution

Vacation; Comm./Bonus; Severance; FMLA/Disability; Employee Referral;

Meal Money; Re-Issue; Retro-

Pay; Adjustments; Applied deductions: Med/Dent; Executive Medical: Opt-

Out; Worker's Life; Car

Allowance; Parking; Transit Check; Health Club; 401K; 401K Loans; Union

Dues; (FSA) Flexible Spending

Account; Garnishments; Child Support

Prepared Request for Funds to be transferred to CHASE; Prepared Payroll

Tax Impounding for IRS;

Downloaded & Reconciled 401K to submit to FIDELTY; Generated Reports:

Comm./Bonus; Vacation

Accruals; Dept./ Div. Paid Out Earnings; Gross Compensation; 3rd Party

Sick Pay; Etc.

Oversee Payroll Dept. yearly budget. Complied with requests, such as

employment history & salary

verifications for loan application, mortgages and city housing.

* 340 East 93rd Street * Apt. 8C * New York, New York 10128 * Cell (516)

902-5563 * email: *************@*******.*** *

Continued

Aug. 1997-Jan. 2001

The New York Media Group, Inc., New York, NY - Payroll Manager

Semi-monthly payroll (400-500 Employees); Post-Production Company; 8

Facilities

New Hire (Full-Time/Part-Time/ Freelancers; Non-Exempt/Exempt); CERIDIAN

Payroll & HR

Updated; processed; downloaded/received; revised & distributed payroll;

applied deductions: Med/Dent;

401K; Comp. Loans; Garnishments; Etc., Reconciled Expense Reimbursement;

Petty Cash; Vacation

Accruals; Comm./Bonus Payouts; Scheduall-Operator Hour Reports

Dealt with HR issues; Orientations; Benefits; Terminations; Employment

Surveys

Monthly/Qtrly Reporting to the Dept. of Labor; U.S. Employee Surveys;

401K Distributions & 401K

Loan; Generated Ceridian Reports (Report Designer)

Jan. 1989-July 1997

Career Horizons, Inc., Woodbury, NY -Payroll Data Entry Operator

Weekly payroll (1000-2000 Emp.); Out-Source Provider; Temp-Perm; Medical

Per Diem; New hire/Clients

Holiday/Vacation; Retro-Pay; Bonus; Cash Advances; Deductions; Etc.

Filing: alpha/numeric; invoices;

registers); scanning; registers; transmittals; checks for outgoing

Federal Express

Education

1992-1994 Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY. A.S. Business Admin.

Skills

CPP Certification (preparing for exam - Fall 2010); Paychex; Ceridian

HR/Payroll Latitude 5.3; Ceridian Time Solutions 5.3; ADP PCPW 5.3; Report

Smith 5.1; ABRA; Peach Tree Accounting 2007; Micros (POS System); NAVISION

& SBT- Accounting Software; Ceridian "Source 100"; Report Designer; KRONOS;

MS Office 9X - 2007; Lotus Notes; Windows 9X - Vista; Scheduall;

English/Spanish Bi-Lingual

References will be furnished upon request

* 340 East 93rd Street * Apt. 8C * New York, New York 10128 * Cell (516)

902-5563 * email: *************@*******.*** *

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