Human Resources Management

Barbara Stewart, CPP

**** * ****** ***** ****, LEHI, UT 84043

****.*********@*****.*** 801-***-****

Human Resource Specialist

Detail-oriented Human Resource Specialist with experience working for both

non-profit and for-profit businesses of various sizes. Certified Payroll

and Benefits Manger with extensive knowledge of payroll principles and best

practices. Experienced in the preparation and analysis of financial reports

to summarize and forecast financial position. Proven expertise in driving

efficiency and productivity through evaluation of financial management

systems and implementation of process improvements. Talented leader

directing highly skilled management teams to support achievement of overall

corporate goals and objectives.

Core competencies include:

Accounting Management Cash Management Technology Integration

Financial Analysis Budgeting Regulatory Compliance

Forecasting Cost Reductions Efficiency Improvements

Certified Payroll Federal and Grant Detailed Oriented

Professional Specific Reporting

Career Experience

GIRL SCOUT OF CENTRAL & SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, CHERRY HILL, NJ, NOV 2008 -

FEBRUARY 2010

Human Resources, Payroll and Benefits Manager,

> Human Resources - Solely responsible for the corporation's oversight

of the human relations function, the administration of all benefits

and the processing of the payroll for all employees, paid bi-weekly as

well as the summer camp staff employees paid weekly. Responsible for

all ad placement, interviewing, hiring, and orientation trainings.

Implemented and updated changes to the personnel policy and conducted

internal training sessions on corporate policies. Instituted changes

within the Human Resources department to ensure consistency and

streamline processes and procedures for a multi site corporation.

Ensured all personnel had accurate job descriptions to keep in

compliance with the FLSA in categorizing positions. Instrumental in

the roll out of the peer review process which when fully implemented

created a truer matrix for the annual review process.

> Manage corporation's benefit administration, including 403b, defined

benefit pension plan, pre tax insurances, deductions, PaidTimeOff,

STD, LTD and FMLA and Workers Compensation. Negotiate the benefit

contracts with the insurance providers. Worked closely with GSUSA on

the defined benefit plan changes and financial impact to GS Councils

in the future.

> General Ledger and Financial Reporting - Responsible for the detailed

financial transactions for the payroll and all benefit related

expenses for entry into the GL. Monitor and balance all tax filing.

Utilized software integration for grant cost accounting purposes.

Managed labor costs vs. budget items to ensure proper posting and

closely examine discrepancies for audit purposes and cost allocations.

Work closely with external auditors to ensure accurate testing and

provided detailed procedures for their review.

DFD Russell Medical Centers, Leeds, Maine, Nov 2005 - Nov 2008

Senior Accountant

> General Ledger and Financial Reporting - Responsible for the detailed

accounting and financial transactions for three rural Federally

Qualified Health Care locations. Including the daily entry on to the

subsidiary ledgers, spreadsheets and general ledger. Prepare

financial statements for the Board of Directors. Lenders and Grantors.

Prepare the annual budget presented to the Board of Directors and

individual grant budgets prepared for the specific grantors. Work

closely with the Medical Billing Department to process the information

in their billing system for reporting purposes in the general ledger.

> Human Resources and Payroll - Responsible for the complete management

and reporting of the payroll system for all employees, paid bi-weekly.

Manage the employee benefit programs including 401k, pre tax

insurances, deductions, and PTO, STD and FMLA and Workers

Compensation. Negotiate the benefit contracts with the insurance

providers. Conduct all employee orientations. Monitor all tax filing.

Recently converted to an on-line time sheet as well as a non-paper pay

stub and report process through ADP to reduce costs.

> Cash Management - Oversee the cash management and cash analysis of all

revenue. Prepare cash analysis reports, maintain transfers between

cash accounts, reconcile all liability accounts, reconcile all bank

accounts, and oversee accounts payable personnel.

> Debt Management - Prepare debt payments, reconcile debt liability, and

prepare required reporting to lenders.

> Annual Audit - Work very closely with an outside auditing firm by

preparing specific schedules and answering all questions that may

arise for their preparation of the Form 990, and the Medicare Cost

Report and UDS reporting.

Gary C Dyke, CPA, Turner, Maine, 2002-2005

Staff Accountant

> Joined Gary C. Dyke, CPA firm in providing the accounting and tax

services for approx. 600 individual and corporate clients.

> Accounting services include tax preparation, financial statement

preparation, bookkeeping, journal entries, QuickBooks training,

payroll, and managerial oversight of client's financial positions.

> Processed quarterly and year end payroll tax returns for business

clients.

> Responsible for all the bookkeeping and payroll for a privately owned

boys and girls summer camp located in Hartford, ME

Resources for Human Development, Philadelphia, PA, 1998 - 2001

Payroll and Benefits Manager

> Responsible for the management of the payroll and benefits departments

of a non-profit organization with over 2600 multi state employees.

Implemented and managed the Genesys PR/Benefits/HRIS software.

Successfully completed a mid-year payroll conversion to software.

> Coordinated all Federal, state and local statutory payment and

reporting requirements. Implemented electronic reporting to taxing

authorities, child support, pension providers, social security

verification and the PA criminal history background checks.

> Managed the open enrollment process. Implemented a computerized open

enrollment process to ensure the integrity of the selection process

and integration into the PR/Benefits software. Negotiated benefit

contracts with insurance providers to ensue the best rates and the

selection of coverage for the corporation's 2600 full and part-time

employees.

> Implemented internal time sheet audits. This resulted in the creation

and development of an automated time sheet utilizing an excel

spreadsheet to reduce mathematical errors of the regular and overtime

hour calculations.

1. Created all departmental procedure documentation.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, education and software knowledge

BS in Accounting - Drexel University

1995, 2000, 2005, 2009 - Certified Payroll Certification - American

Payroll Assoc.

2002-2008 - Board of Directors - Maine Association of Payroll

Professionals

2008 - Present - Professional member of Society of Human Resource

Management (SHRM)

1999 - APA Speaker on Local Tax Issues at APA Congress, Las Vegas,

NV

1991 - Present - Various Tax, Payroll Tax and Human Resource Courses

Software knowledge -Microsoft Software; including Word, Excel,

Outlook and Power Point, Peachtree, and QuickBooks

Payroll Processing Software including, ADP, Genesys, Paychex, and

PayChoice

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