PATRICIA J. WHARWOOD
Brooklyn, New York 11236
Home: 347-***-****
E-Mail: ****************@***.***
SUMMARY
Senior Payroll Analyst / Tax Administrator /Project Management and
Financial Officer with extensive experience in Banking, Brokerage and
Corporate Organizations, including:
. Processing, reconciling, analyzing, and reviewing of payroll data
including salaries, wages, overtime, commissions, transfers and all
deductions and benefits for all local and international employees.
. Coordinated the off-cycle process for special, manual and consultants'
payments, gross- to- net updates, reversals, interface files and the
editing of all errors before payroll is processed or remitted to
vendors.
. Created and submitted reports and payments for the remittance of
levies and state payments, saving bonds, 401ks deductions and loans,
garnishments and child support.
. Processing of the expatriates payroll including moving and relocation
expenses, cost of living adjustments, hypothetical tax, special
allowances and other special payments.
. Ensure the accuracy of time data entry, medical leave, vacations,
disability, FMLA and develop and administer routine audit check to
verify record rejection, anomalies with managers.
. Worked with the system department with payroll upgrades, queries,
registration, tax rates changes, reports to management, employees and
outside vendors and assisted with all technical issues.
. Ensure the accurate and timely distribution of payroll and the funding
of all accounts.
. Prepare and submitted the timely payment of all federal, state and
local taxes to the authorities and the filing of the monthly,
quarterly and annual withholding and unemployment tax returns.
. Ensure the compliance with federal, multi-states requirements,
international tax treaties and resolve all audits, assessments and
inquiries.
. Functional leader for payroll conversions, analysis, projects, and
human resource records.
. Assisted all employees, senior management, Human Resources and outside
vendors with payroll issues and new legislation for wage reporting for
the local and the expatriate payroll.
. Coordinated the year-end process for the US and foreign payrolls and
oversee the production, testing and reconciliation all wages and taxes
to minimize corrections to US and international tax forms.
. Reconciliation of all general ledger, payroll accounts, salary
allocation, journal entries, accruals.
. Prepared monthly analysis reports, schedule, budget preparation and
financial statement.
. Assisted the director with implementing effective controls and
initiatives to improve processes, updated procedures for the payroll
department and the testing of the Sarbanes Oxley and ISO requirements.
. Knowledge of payroll systems including PEOPLESOFT, IN-HOUSE, E- TIME,
ORACLE and ADP.
EXPERIENCE
Segula Technologies (July 2008 - PRESENT)
Consultant - National Grid.
. Assisted the payroll tax department with the filing of outstanding
quarterly and annual returns for the federal, state and localities for
current, prior and merged companies.
. Resolving outstanding inquiries, assessments and audits by the
federal, state and local authorities.
. Ensure the compliance with federal, state, and Sarbanes Oxley and ISO
requirements.
. Reconciliation of all general ledger, payroll, benefits, deduction and
suspense accounts.
. Coordinated and analyze requirement, monitor reports for payroll,
taxes, time data and benefit systems.
. Documented procedures and directed and trained staff of new
procedures.
. Assisted the payroll tax manager with the coordination of the year-end
process for all US and foreign payrolls and oversee the production,
testing and reconciled all wages and taxes.
. Assisted the Human Resources with the updates of compensation for the
expatriates' payroll.
Bank of New York (August 2005 - JUNE 2008)
Senior Payroll Analyst /Financial Officer.
. Processing and reconciliation of payroll data including salaries,
wages, overtime, tax changes, special payments and manual update for
the local and international payroll .
. Processing of the expatriates payroll, moving expenses, cost of living
adjustments, and hypothetical tax.
. Created and submitted reports and payments for the remittance of
levies and state payments, saving bonds, 401ks deductions and loans,
garnishments and child support.
. Worked with system department on upgrades, reports, interface files
and management reports.
. Manage the off-cycle payroll process for manual payments, reversals,
files update and corrections.
. Processed, verified and manage the payment of all withholding and
unemployment taxes and the filing of all monthly, quarterly, and
annual withholding and unemployment forms.
. Ensure tax compliances and resolve all tax audits, assessments and
inquiries.
. Reconciliation of all tax and general ledger accounts and monthly
journals and accruals.
. Coordinated the year-end process for the US and foreign payrolls
including the production, testing and reconciliation all wages and
taxes to minimize corrections to US and international tax forms.
. Assisted all employees, management and Human Resources with payroll
issues, and special projects.
. Responsible for Sarbanes Oxley and ISO requirements and testing and
the documentation of procedures.
City-Pay Inc (JULY 2004 - AUGUST 2005)
Senior Payroll Processing/Tax Specialist
. Managed the implementation of payroll set-up, procedures, policies and
taxes for all clients.
. Ensure that the Specialists contacted clients daily for updates for
their processing.
. Process tax payments, filing quarterly tax returns, W/2s and 1099
annually for the clients.
. Corresponded with all federal and state agencies and unions for all
clients' inquires and assessments
. Provided customer service, support, special projects and distribution
for all clients and management.
Citigroup Global Market Inc. (April 2003 - June 2004)
Senior Payroll Analyst
. Responsible for the tax payments and filing of all returns for
Citigroup Markets Inc and the Subsidiaries.
. Preparation and reconciliation of all payroll tax and Benefits
accounts.
. Reconciliation of payroll data including salaries, wages, overtime,
tax changes, special payments and manual update for the local and
international payroll.
. Assisted in the coordination of the Year-end process including the
production of W-2s and W-2cs, system updates and the filing and
reconciliation of the amended returns.
J.P. MORGAN CHASE (September1989 - May 2002)
Assist. Payroll Tax Manager/ Senior Administrator
. Managed the processing of payroll data including salaries, wages, tax
changes, time data and deductions
. Coordinated the off-cycle process for special, manual and consultants'
payments, reversals, interface files and the editing of all errors
before payroll is processed or remitted to vendors.
. Coordinated with the international team with the processing of the
expatriates payroll including moving and relocation expenses, cost of
living adjustments, hypothetical tax, special allowances and payments.
. Reviewed all tax payments and filing of all returns for J.P. Morgan
Chase and the Subsidiaries,
. Worked with the system department with payroll upgrades, queries,
registration, tax rates changes, reports to management, employees and
outside vendors and assisted with all technical issues.
. Coordinated the year-end process and the preparation and
reconciliation of W2S, W2CS'and reprints.
. Assisted in the implemented of procedures, subsidiary accounting and
the conversion of payroll system.
EDUCATION
B.A in Accounting: Fordham
University, London, England.
Candidate for CPP
Certification.
References Furnished Upon
Request.