Human Resources Accounts Payable

Latha K. Attavane **** Merrywood Drive

Email: *********@*****.*** Edison, NJ 08117

M 732-***-****/ R 732-***-****

Objective

To find a career oriented position in the Human Resources/Payroll department of a

progressive organization that offers challenge and growth.

Qualifications Summary

Experienced human resources and payroll professional with solid organizational and

problem solving skills - strong knowledge of multi-state payroll processing and benefits administration - very good oral

and written communication skills - self starter - able to work under pressure and able to meet tight deadlines -

motivated team player - willing to take upon additional responsibilities.

Payroll Time and Attendance Systems

ADP Payroll PayExpert, Enterprise, Quantum Projects, Paychex Preview, Unicorn, and Peach Tree. E-time, EzLabor,,

Stromberg, Time In a Box and. MS Office applications: Word, Excel and PowerPoint, accounting software Quicken and PeachTree

Accounting.

Jan. 2013 : Currently working for company based in Iselin NJ on temporary basis.

Work Experience

March 2012 – Dec. 2012 Amerlux, Inc.

• Time clocks and badge administration. Prepare and analyze time sheet data from time and attendance system and

input in Unicorn payroll system to produce accurate and timely weekly, biweekly and monthly payrolls for exempt and non-

exempt personnel.

• Maintaining accurate and current data in the employee system and personal records

• Keeping records of personnel transactions such as hires, promotions, terminations, and employee attendance

tracking

• Interacting with employees regarding payroll information and questions

• Entry of payroll in Unicorn payroll database, balance control totals.

• Processing employee’ payroll change requests ( direct deposits, W4, 401 K contributions etc)

• Calculating and preparing manual checks, quarterly profit share and sales commissions as needed.

• Ensuring that all garnishments and levies are done in accordance with the law.

• 401 K loan administration and Upload 401 K contribution file into third party 401 K carrier.

• Tracking temp employees hrs. and reconciling their invoices for payment

• Reconciling health insurance invoices and approval for payment.

• Solving internal problems concerning payroll, answering inquiries and enforcing payroll policies.

• Creating and/or running management reports off the payroll reporting program as needed.

• Ensuring employee deductions withheld for all health, dental and retirement contributions are accurate for the respective

plans.

• Assigning leave policies to new employees and maintaining the leave policies for current employees in HR system.

Making corrections to the system when appropriate.

• Entering payroll Journal in oracle accounting system.

December 2006 – November 2010 Geodis Wilson Inc.

Managed multi state bi-weekly and semi- monthly payroll operations for 350+ employees.

Maintained i-Pay program and EzLabor Time and Attendance system - downloaded data from EzLabor time sheets,

individual time cards and from emails into the ADP PayExpert for bi-weekly and semi-monthly payroll processing.

Processed new hires, terminations, employee verifications, garnishments and other employee data changes in the ADP

PayExpert.

Checked unemployment notices, short-term disability documentation and effected third party long-term disability deductions.

Processed 401k retirement plan open enrollment and employees’ change requests and entered in employee master files.

Streamlined payroll cost distribution by departments and generated labor distribution reports bi-weekly and semi-monthly for

accounting and branch managers.

Successfully implemented payroll and time and attendance system upgrades twice.

Responded to employees and management queries on individual and organization payroll matters.

Liaised with ADP and resolved system related issues resulting in timely and accurate payroll processing.

Responsible for the maintenance and the integrity of all payroll files. Maintained confidentiality regarding all aspects of job

responsibilities and compliance with HIPPA Privacy and Security Rules.

Maintained compliance with applicable state and federal regulations, company policies/procedures and accreditation

standards.

Generated standard and ad hoc payroll reports for finance department and other branch managers to help identify trends

and analyze labor cost.

Assisted the Finance and Human Resources departments with payroll budget process.

January 2006 – Nov. 2006 Accounts Temps. Princeton, New Jersey

Worked on temporary payroll assignments at Novo Nordisk, Lenox and Somerset Visiting Nurse Services

o At Nova Nordisk, checked new hire documentation for 500 new employees hired as part of its expansion plan.

o At Lenox and Somerset Visiting Nurses, performed range of payroll functions from verifying timesheets, processing

payroll to generating payroll reports.

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September 2005 – December 2005 Center for Reproductive Rights, New York, New York

o Checked payroll authorizations and time sheets for temporary employees and non-exempt employees.

o Processed bi-weekly payroll for 65 employees and checked payroll disbursement register for accuracy and

correctness.

o Maintained employees records; generated payroll reports for accounting.

o Set up new vendors in the accounts payable system.

o Processed vendor invoices by checking, coding, entering and paying them in the accounts payable system; posted

accounts payable batches into the general ledger.

o Performed bank reconciliation for three bank accounts.

January 2003 - June 2005 Strides, Inc. Somerset, New Jersey

o Reviewed and checked payroll authorization documents for title, position, rates pay, etc. - Form W4, direct deposit

authorization and other paper work for employee deductions for new employees for accuracy before entering the data

into ADP system

o Processed employee time records and compiled payroll statistics.

o Communicated and resolved issues related to payroll matters with human resources department and other departments

of the company.

o Supervised bi-weekly and monthly payroll data entry for 120 employees.

o Checked payroll statements received from ADP before payroll was disbursed; resolved any last minute issues related to

payroll disbursement involving gross pay, deductions, etc.

o Communicated with ADP at all levels on matters related routine payroll processing, system upgrades and

troubleshooting system glitches.

o Introduced procedures for departmental and senior level authorizations for regular and over time pay; introduced

multiple authorizations for higher salaried employees to prevent irregularities.

o Streamlined payroll processing by creating departmental structure resulting accurate accounting and timely

disbursement of payroll and benefits expense reports to managers.

o Administered employee benefits programs such as health insurance, COBRA, simple IRA, vacations, etc.

o Reviewed and processed short-term disability and unemployment claims.

Sept. 1999 - Dec. 2002 Universal Distribution, Inc. Cranford, New Jersey

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o Processed weekly payroll for 100+ employees in PayChex.

o Processed accounts payable vendor invoices, printed computer checks; entered manual checks and wire transfers in

the system.

o Voided checks, canceled and posted vouchers.

o Posted accounts payable transactions into general ledger

o Generated weekly accounts payable aging reports.

Education, Training and Professional Certifications

o Bachelor of Commerce, Gulbarga University, Karnataka, India.

o Certificate course in Office Administration, Catonsville Community College, Catonsville, Maryland.

o ADP Payroll Expert training.

o eTime, Time and Attendance.

o Certificate Course in Human Resources Functions and Expansions by the

New Jersey Department of Labor.

o PayChex Payroll and Stromberg Time and Attendance.

o PayExpert Payroll and EzLabor Time and Attendance.

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