Stephen Cotillo

954-***-****, 954-***-****

aco0dz@r.postjobfree.com

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

An accomplished and dynamic Payroll Professional with extensive knowledge

and experience with all aspects of high volume payroll processes, federal

and multiple state tax filing procedures. A well-organized, dependable

professional who takes pride in his work.

WORK Experience

Payroll Consulting Services

05/10 - Current

PAYROLL/TIME & EXPENSE MANAGEMENT

. Managed the consolidation and closing of federal & state tax

accounts due to multiple corporate entity consolidation.

. Interpret union contracts for set-up related to multiple positions,

rates and state work locations.

. Reconciled payroll accounts. Prepared payroll journal entries.

. Input employee tax, banking and garnishment information.

. Processed bi-weekly payroll using the ADP Enterprise Payroll/HR

system v5 encompassing 3000+ employees.

. Loaded time labor files into the Deltek CostPoint finance system for

earnings processing.

. Processed Deltek CostPoint earnings files into the ADP Enterprise

Payroll/HR system v5.

CACI, Inc - Federal (NYSE: CACI), Arlington, VA

04/07 - 05/10

CACI is a professional services and information technology (IT) company

headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. CACI is a member of the Fortune 1000

Largest Companies and the Russell 2000 index. The company has

approximately 14,000 employees in over 120 offices in the U.S. and Europe.

SUPERVISOR, PAYROLL OPERATIONS

. Supervised & supported daily operations of 8-payroll processors/1-

payroll administrator encompassing 22 corporate entities/14,000+

employees.

. Reviewed and approved all payroll and payroll tax journal entries.

. Reviewed payments to employees governed under SOFA agreements.

. Responsible for monitoring payroll changes, tax & reporting

procedures & planning work schedules.

. Coordinated the recovery of balances due from terminating employees.

. Reconciled payroll accrual account on a monthly basis.

Consulting Services 10/03 - 04/07

ACCOUNTING / PAYROLL CONSULTANT

( Managed a Payroll Specialist group of six employees encompassing

a 70,000 + employee base.

( Performed detailed research on special tasks within the Payroll

Operations, Payroll Specialists and Payroll Tax divisions.

( Provided Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and

Payroll Tax services for clients.

( Prepared journal entries and G/L account reconciliation's for

month end/year end close.

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ), Rockville, MD

2/02 - 09/03

NASDAQ is a $3.6 Billion public company that owns and operates the NASDAQ

stock market and seven European stock exchanges. The company experienced

many rounds of lay-offs due to a recession (reason for leaving).

PAYROLL MANAGER

. Interacted directly with executive management on status of major

projects including identification of potential risks and development

of contingency plans as needed.

. Managed a payroll staff of four while processing a biweekly in-house

payroll encompassing 1300+ domestic employees using People Soft HRMS

version 8.3.

. Coordinated payments of an international payroll for employees in

Canada, the United Kingdom and expatriates in Japan.

. Provided direct support to Human Resources with all aspects of

benefits and compensation management functions.

. Prepared month end accruals and adjustments for compensation and

leave accounts.

. Reconciled payroll related and employee benefit general ledger

accounts on a monthly basis.

. Supported accounting operations with internal and external audits.

Selected Accomplishments:

. Member of the NASDAQ Finance Management Team. Prepared Payroll

Departmental policies and procedures.

. Member of the NASDAQ Sarbanes-Oxley Steering Committee. Supplied

input and assisted in preparing policy related to Sarbanes-Oxley

compliance.

. Lead contact for the NASDAQ Payroll Department during the system

upgrade from People Soft 7.5 to People Soft 8.3.

. Lead contact for the NASDAQ Payroll Department during the split of

the NASDAQ database from the NASD database.

CIDERA, Inc., Laurel, MD

9/00 - 10/01

Cidera, Inc. was a start-up privately held company that delivered Internet

data, such as streaming media, usenet news, and other Web content through

its satellite-based distribution network. The company fell due to the

economy (reason for leaving).

PAYROLL MANAGER & 401K PLAN ADMINISTRATOR

. Responsible for all functions that relate to payroll encompassing

domestic and international employees.

. Processed payroll using E-Time timekeeping system and ADP PC Payroll

software.

. Administered company's 401K plan for 250+ enrollees. Reconciled year-

end discrimination test report.

. Reconciled payroll related general ledger accounts and employee

benefit accounts.

. Processed payroll related journal entries using Great Plains

Accounting and Finance software.

Selected Accomplishments:

. Coordinated with Human Resources and Legal the payment of severance

package agreements. This insured accurate and timely payments to

over 200 employees affected by three Reductions in Force actions.

. Proactively identified and created new travel and expense process

for greater controls. Developed and implemented new rules and

regulations resulting in savings of $25,000.00 per month.

. Audited all employee voluntary deductions for accuracy of

contribution amounts. Identified error rate of 12% and implemented

corrective action to eliminate all errors.

. As a result of merger, responsible for fully integrating all

personal and financial information and processes of two companies.

Successfully implemented project within one week of merger.

. Identified opportunity to "force-out" terminated employees from

Cidera's 401K plan, reducing costs by 24%.

Intellisource Information Systems, Inc., Lanham, MD

11/98 - 09/00

A privately held services integrator(TM) focused on providing integrated

solutions for non-core, back-office support functions. The company was

purchased and offered employees a package to leave the company (reason for

leaving).

PROGRAM CONTROL & CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR

. Planned and administered independent tasks for corporate management

in the area of financial analysis, budget preparation, estimates to

complete, contract deliverables and cost controls.

. Prepared forecasts of revenue and earnings for contracts, prepared

invoices, invoice reconciliation's and budget information using the

Deltek Cost Point System.

. Researched and resolved billing and payment issues with government

and commercial clients.

Selected Accomplishments:

. Prepared budgets for the Government and Commercial Contract

Divisions, working closely with project managers, to ensure

compliance and accuracy with contract regulations.

. Documented, in detail, contract financial information allowing audit

procedures by DCAA to be performed efficiently.

. Reviewed contract documentation for accuracy and clarity. Made

corrections in conjunction with the Director of Contracts

discovering an additional $300,000 of funding.

L-3 Microdyne Corporation, Alexandria, VA

3/97 - 11/98

Microdyne Corporation is engaged in the businesses of aerospace

electronics and communications equipment, and outsourced technical support

services. Microdyne was acquired and now operates as a subsidiary of L-3

Communications Holdings Inc (reason for leaving).

PAYROLL MANAGER

. Managed a bi-weekly in-house payroll for over 2000 employees

nationwide.

. Responsible for auditing the employee file maintenance performed by

payroll clerks.

. Calculated and processed federal and multiple state tax

withholdings.

. Prepared quarterly and annual tax returns (federal and state).

. Processed employee exercised stock options.

. Produced journal entries on a monthly basis.

Selected Accomplishments:

. Member of conversion team, payroll point of contact for conversion

from Deltek System One to Oracle System.

. Trained payroll clerks on new software system and payroll rules and

regulations.

. Streamlined reporting and processing of employee time sheets to a

more efficient procedure.

. Developed accounting and control procedures for the collection,

remittance balancing and year end reporting of tax withholding to

the federal and state agencies.

RMS Information Systems, Inc., Lanham, MD

5/94 - 3/97

PAYROLL SUPERVISOR

. Verified employee time sheet information in accordance with

government contract billing rules and regulations.

. Audited information entered into the internal accounting system and

the ADP PC Payroll System.

. Processed a semi-monthly payroll for 2500+ employees.

. Reconciled general ledger accounts.

Selected Accomplishments:

. Payroll point of contact for conversion from Connetic Systems to

Deltek CostPoint.

. Hired and Trained Payroll Associate on ADP payroll processes and

procedures.

. Researched and corrected year-to-date gross earnings and state tax

reporting errors incurred totaling $1.5million due to a mid-year

conversion of internal accounting systems.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Deltek CostPoint, Deltek System One, ADP PC Payroll, ADP Enterprise v5, ADP

EZ Labor, ADP ReportSmith, Oracle Systems, People Soft HRMS & FIS version

8.3, Deltek Time & Expense, ADP E-Time electronic time reporting, Microsoft

Office Suite, Great Plains Accounting, QuickBooks Pro, Peachtree Accounting

EDUCATION

Associate of Applied Science Degree, Accounting, Prince George's Community

College (1994)

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