ANNETTE E. NICHOLS

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Senior-Level Management

Payroll/Accounting/ Human Resources

Payroll, accounting, and human resources professional with extensive

experience coordinating domestic and international payroll operations,

supervising benefits and other human resources functions, as well as

providing reliable accounting supervision. Skilled at overseeing payroll

administrators, bookkeepers and A/P clerks with accountability for

approving payroll and A/P checks, fund tax deposits, and preparing

financial statements. Supervise full range of global payroll issues

involving American employees working abroad and foreign employees working

in the United States. Spearhead process improvements, software conversions

and upgrades.

Payroll Management ( Accounting Management ( Human Resources Management

Payroll Tax Documentation ( Global Payroll Oversight ( Full-Charge

Bookkeeping ( Financial Statements

Benefits Plan Design & Management ( Continuous Process Improvement ( COBRA

Compliance

Employee Handbook Preparation ( Benefits Enrollment ( Software Conversion &

Upgrades

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, Parsippany, New Jersey ( Present

Sr. Payroll Specialist - sole responsibility for end-to-end payroll.

Process bi-weekly multi-state payroll in ADP Workforce Now for 400+

employees. Monitor and correct timekeeping records. Vana HR system, Esi

general ledger system. Conversion/implementation of several third-party

service vendors concurrently. Management of benefits and benefit vendors.

Tax tracers and inquiry resolution, employment verifications and employee

assistance.

AVIS BUDGET GROUP (CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT), Parsippany, New Jersey ( 2014

Updated Canadian payroll Excel calculations: 1/20 holiday pay, provincial

taxes, track scheduled pay increases for union employees. Covered for

employee on maternity leave

SEALED AIR CORPORATION, Saddle Brook, New Jersey ( 2014

Payroll Supervisor - department of 3 processors & 1 payroll accountant.

ADP EV5 Payroll and HRB system, SAP & eTime time keeping systems,

PeopleSoft HRIS, SAP general ledger system. 15 Weekly and 6 semi-monthly,

multi-state payrolls for 8,000 employees. Assisted with verifying time

uploads, distribution of customized & standard iReport payroll reports, tax

inquiries and tracers, employee assistance. Company moving to North

Carolina.

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BOOZ & COMPANY N.A. (formerly Booz Allen Hamilton), Parsippany, New Jersey

( 1999 - 2014

International commercial consulting firm with $1.3B in revenues and 3,000

employees worldwide.

Payroll Supervisor

Supervised nine payroll administrators handling domestic payroll for Booz

Allen Hamilton, total 19,000 employees. Company split in 2008, and

currently supervise 2 payroll administrators handling a domestic payroll of

about 1,500 for the surviving entity Booz & Company.

Spearhead the review and approval of manual checks, wire transfers, direct

deposits, calculations of payments discrepancies, and W-2C forms. Prepare

special payrolls for officer compensation.

Oversee wide range of global payroll issues including administration for

employee populations on short-term assignments abroad as well as foreign

employees working in the United States.

. POC between ADP and Booz for payroll tax issues. Review and prepare tax

funding wires, initiated by Booz (not automatic debits) for cash flow

and control. Collaborate with tax service to analyze and resolve tax

tracers and amendments.

. Saved $83K annually through adoption of direct deposit for one-off

payments versus expensive federal wire transfers.

. Global coordinator of officer bonus process. Provided foreign offices

with bonus payment instructions and amounts in local currencies, and

issued all US partner bonuses.

. Global coordinator of international payroll reporting process for US W-2

issuance. Reduced tax penalties by streamlining process for obtaining

payroll reports from foreign payroll associates, as well as improving

participation by foreign payroll counterparts.

. Played key role on implementation team converting from ADP Managistics

payroll system to ProBusiness.

. Recognized for performance by receiving "High Five" and "Team

Appreciation" awards on multiple occasions.

ANTHONY M. CICITTA JR., CPA, Montville, New Jersey ( 1998-1999

Local, and privately owned. CPA firm.

Staff Accountant / Full-Charge Bookkeeper

Provided clients with full-charge bookkeeping services. Prepared bank and

payroll reconciliations, sales analysis, depreciation and loan amortization

schedules, and journal entries. Tracked client investment portfolios.

Operated onsite with client as well as in-house

. Served in the best interest of small-business and cash-based clients by

providing key strategic and tactical financial services.

. Played a key role in assisting start-up business organize operations by

establishing procedures for A/P, A/R, and payroll.

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HARDING SERVICE LLC / WESRAY CAPITAL CORP. / VAN BEUREN MANAGEMENT INC.,

Morristown, New Jersey ( 1987-1998

Privately held banking investment, holding and leveraged buyout companies

with $10M in annual sales.

Payroll / Human Resources Manager for Harding, Wesray, Van Beuren

Accounting Supervisor for Harding & Wesray

Led the preparation of 10 in-house, multistate payrolls using MAS*90

accounting application. Generated and filed tax documentation as well as

submission of tax deposits. Oversaw new-hire benefits enrollment and COBRA

compliance procedures for exiting employees. Coordinated state and private

disability coverage while serving as point of contact for disability,

profit sharing, eligibility, enrollment, and loan administration

information. Created and updated employee handbook. Supervised A/R and A/P

bookkeepers, approved and signed all A/P checks (dual signatory necessary

on checks over $10K), and generated consolidated monthly financial

statements.

. Saved $65K by consolidating multiple payrolls into common paymaster.

. Successfully completed U.S. Department of Labor audit of profit sharing

plan and trust.

. Configured profit sharing plan into MAS*90 accounting application,

customized application to comply with state and federal reporting and

formatting requirements.

. Spearheaded conversion to Ceridian payroll service to add direct deposit

and upgrade tax filing.

. Instrumental in upgrade of retirement plan allocation capability to

allow employees more control.

. Guided two complete benefit package restructuring projects.

Career Note: Additional professional experience includes roles as Full-

Charge Bookkeeper for Waveline, Inc. (supervised billing and A/P clerks,

processed payroll); Cost Accountant for Lear Siegler Avionics, Inc.

(reviewed cost reports, prepared bank reconciliation); Lead Senior

Accounting Clerk for Hertz Corporation; A/P Supervisor (department of 5)

and Junior Accountant (consolidations area) for Drew Chemical Corporation.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (summa cum laude)

Centenary College - Parsippany, New Jersey

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Multiple H/R and Payroll courses (APA, ADP, and Institute of Management and

Administration)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Payroll Association (member)

National Association of Female Professionals (member)

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), ADP payroll systems:

ProBusiness Workforce Now, ADP EV5, ProBusiness Report Writer database

tool, Ceridian payroll system, PeopleSoft v.8/HRIS, Vana HRM system,

CODA/Cognos/Impromptu, Quick Books, Quicken, PC Anywhere, MAS*90 Evolution

II (G/L, Payroll, A/R, A/P modules), Lotus 1-2-3

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