Kathy Earls
*********@*****.***
EDUCATION
University of Phoenix, Georgia Campus
Bachelor of Arts in Business/Public Administration, March 2011
Associate of Arts in Business, GPA 3.0, July 2008
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Strong organizational and leadership skills
Experience motivating and supervising more than 15 employees
Able to delegate responsibilities to meet company’s objectives
Able to work independently with minimal supervision
Accustomed to fast-pace environments with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and provide quality service to maintain excellent customer relationships
Knowledge of EV5, BPM, UltiPro, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Word, Excel, 55+ WPM and 10-key by touch
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Prepare Tax returns for individuals or small businesses –Owner
Accountant Income Tax Advisor
Bookkeeper Income Tax Preparer
Certified Income Tax Preparer
Licensed Tax Consultant
Compute taxes owed or overpaid, using adding machines or personal computers, and complete entries on form, following tax form instructions and tax tables.
Prepare or assist in preparing simple to complex tax returns for individuals or small businesses.
ADP – Alpharetta GA (Insight Global Temp Services)
Payroll Processor August - August
Responsible for timely and accurate processing
Audit and Related processes for COS clients including special projects
And quarter and year end audits
Performs basic analysis & research related to payroll processing
Maintain high-level awareness of SLA’s and executes to meet their requirement
Develops and maintain awareness of AS70 and accountable for compliance at task performed
Verizon Wireless Corporation – Alpharetta GA October 2010 – July -15
Customer Care Representative Pro
Average a 98.2% customer satisfaction rating since 2010, with a 4.2% of 10% target on 2 hour repeat callbacks
Resolved an average of 98.73% on all customer issues since 2010
Share best practices and incentives to influence upgrade amount of peers
Generated $26,375.00 in Smartphone, data plan, and rate plan combo in a 24 month period
Consistently maintained device sales incentives under $7.75 against a $15 monthly target
Contributed to 46.15 adjusted calls per day to help Center achieve 95% service level
Consistently demonstrate employee reliability by being “customer ready” 99% of the time month over month
Effectively open and close each call without unnecessary down time as measured in overall 21.02 seconds on yearly basis
Asbury Auto Group – Duluth GA March 2010 – August 2010
Payroll Processor
Full Cycle payroll processing for 1800 employees, downloading hours from Excel into UltiPro
Entered new hires and terminations in payroll/HR system; ensured accuracy of earnings, deductions, taxes, garnishments, vacation, benefits, and PTO accruals
Imported time and attendance and pay data from multiple sources and processed semi-monthly payroll and monthly commission payroll
Reviewed payrolls to ensure accuracy in PeopleSoft
Submitted files for taxes, direct deposit, benefit reporting, and new hire reporting
Reviewed distribution reports for general ledger posting and initiated data transfer
Assisted with periodic audits of pay data and benefits
Wendy’s / Arby’s Restaurant Group –Dunwoody GA July 2006 – Feb 2010
Payroll Coordinator (July 2007 – Feb 2010)
Processed payroll for, multiple restaurants in multiple states up to 8,200 employees (Flint, South AL Cleveland and Ft. Worth TX)
Interacted in a conversion from UltiPro, to Oracle software, PeopleSoft and Microsoft software
Sent out district spreadsheets to Supervisor and Director of Operations
Reviewed proofs against worksheets and made edits (first review)
Signed off on checklist confirming first and second review and edits
Rerun proofs and review against worksheets to ensure all changes were captured
Updated district spreadsheets to document units with errors as well as perfect payrolls
Updated direct deposits, manual checks, and stop payments upon requests
Ordered and re-issued W-2 upon requests
Customer Relations Associate (July 2006 – July 2007)
Diplomatically and respectfully responded to customer concerns, requests, and suggestions
Tracked/monitored internet consumer feedback and satisfaction survey results
Prepared performance indicators and reports that provided guest feedback
Provided Area Supervisors support to resolve their customer’s concerns
Helped develop a follow-up system for consumer queries
Primerica Insurance Co., Duluth GA May 1999 – July 2006
Trainer Coordinator
Assisted insurance representatives with questions regarding insurance applications
Created and maintained extensive files through bar coding
Investigated policy discrepancies
Supported management with work requests as needed
Supported Agents by writing up research findings, troubleshooting commission questions, and processing semiweekly commission payments on insurance policies
Supported new hire processes by preparing training manuals, facilitating phone protocol training, and testing new hires for the phone unit
Backup Commission Department Call Center Supervisor
Assistant in Processing payroll on a weekly basis