Payroll Accounting Reconciliation Customer Service
Resume:
MARIA PUPIC, CPM
Email: **********@***.***
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
•Accounting Diploma and Certified Payroll Manager (CPM) designation with the Canadian Payroll Association (CPA).
•5+ years of experience in payroll and benefits administration.
•Working experience with variety of payroll system and ERP and HRIS. i.e. People Soft, Oracle Financials and adaptable to learning others.
•Experience with MSOffice applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel and others.
•Experience administering computerized payroll for an employee base of 3500+ unionized and non-unionized salary, hourly and contract employees in a complex payroll environment.
•Proven interpersonal and customer service skills and demonstrated relationship building with all levels of management, shared services, front-line employees, and clientele. Ability to deal with confidential and sensitive documentation appropriately. Strong written and verbal skills. Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
•Proficiency in account analysis and reconciliation of G/L accounts, financial analysis, cash flow forecasting, cash management, fulfilling internal and external auditor requirements and tax analysis
•Strong mathematical and analytical ability, capacity for acquiring information quickly; easily transfers knowledge to others
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Gift Registry Specialist and Guest Services (Part-time) 2002 - Present
Hudson’s Bay Company – Home Outfitters (Square 1 2002-2015( store closure) and Burloak 2015-2016)
•Performed consultations, processed Major Home Fashions and consistently set, met and exceeded personal KPI targets.
Payroll Compliance Practitioner Subject Matter Expert (SME) (Volunteer) 2014 - Present
The Canadian Payroll Association (CPA)
•Completed English Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) certification programs content review for 2015 & 2016 academic years on topics of Payroll Accounting and Year End. Ensured education material is legislatively accurate and provided feedback. Performed English 2016 PCP PF1 Online program testing and provided feedback of findings to CPA PCP Online Review group.
Events Staff (Temporary – Occasional) 2015
BBW International Inc.
•Provided events assistance at various venues including Premium Care, Real Estate Board Forum and The Royal.
Deputing Returning Officer 2015
Elections Canada –Federal Elections - Milton Electoral District
•Ran Advanced Poll station, managing Poll Clerk; answered inquiries, ensured poll clerk and electors followed correct procedures; read Oaths and issued ballots; completed balancing functions at advance polls and at election night and coordinated return of materials as directed. Provided candidate results to CPS and Candidates Representatives.
Deputy Returning Officer - Halton 2014
Town of Milton – Municipal Elections, Elections Ontario – Provincial Elections
•Made sure site was compliant with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act; ran voting location, managing staff of 7 in supervisor’s absence; answered inquiries and ensured election staff and electors followed correct procedures; confirmed elector’s identity, assisted qualified electors and issued ballots; completed paperwork and returned materials as directed.
Tax Preparer
Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVTIP) – Tax Clinics 2014-2015
•Prepared income tax and benefit returns for eligible taxpayers including newcomers, low income families, students and seniors with modest incomes and with simple tax situations.
CANDU Energy Inc./AECL (CEI) 1997-2013
Candu Energy Inc. is a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin Inc., acquired from Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL Ltd.) in 2011 providing nuclear power reactors and nuclear products and services to customers worldwide
Accounting Analyst (cross trained for Taxation Analyst and Cashing & Banking Analyst)
2010-2013
•Handled account analysis and reconciliation of 130+ G/L accounts; conducted financial analysis and forecasting to support monthly cash flow and cash management requirements to fulfill internal and external auditor requirements; produced T4NR slips.
•Prepared domestic and foreign bank reconciliations for imprest, payroll, deposit and chequing accounts, utilizing 4 different on-line banking systems. Reconciled deposits, wires, EFTs, and US & CAD cheques. Managed cash requirements to meet business needs and completed weekly consolidated Cash Flow forecasts for submission to Treasury Board Secretariat and Natural Resources Canada, VP of Finance, Finance Director, Project Managers and Project Accountants
•Produced monthly reconciliations and consistently met month end deadlines for company held Investments, A/P Voucher Control accounts in US and CAD currency, Commodity Taxes for HST, QST, Statutory Withholding Tax for Non-Resident Withholding Tax and Leases
Payroll Administrator 1997 –2010
•Administered timely and accurate payroll, benefits, pensions, T4 and T4A, union dues for 3500+ unionized and non-unionized employees in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Manitoba and British Columbia.
•Prepared and recorded manual entries, processed payroll reports, produced and issued Records of Employment (ROE), RRSP Transfer Information letters, credit union and union cheques.
•Processed termination notices and staffing actions changes for new hires, salary and position changes.
•Benefit administration, reconciliation and remittance of benefit premiums to benefit provider for employee and employer paid benefit plans.
•Completed monthly payroll reconciliations for applicable source deduction remittances including CPP, EI, Income Tax, WSIB, QPP, QPIP, PRV and CSST.
•Performed pension plan reconciliations for federal government Public Service Pension Fund defined benefit pension plan, Retirement Compensation Arrangement pension plan and group money purchase pension plans with Standard Life, Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) held with iShares, 25+ Unions and credit unions.
•Created and published 2 internal payroll websites with links to relevant payroll forms, calculation explanations and responses to frequently asked questions; implementation of these websites reduced the number of employee inquiries.
•Created a Payroll Procedures and Training Manual and produced a Finance manual. Demonstrated experience locating, interpreting and applying policies, procedures, collective agreement language and related government legislation including Employment Standards Act, Labor Standards Act and Tax Regulations.
Super 8 Hotels & Motels – Corporate Office 1996 – 1997
Payroll Administrator
11 privately owned hotel and motel accommodations properties including Holiday Inn, Super8 Hotels and Motels and a Perkins restaurant.
•Responsible for timely payroll production for 11 company properties with 400+unionized and non-unionized, hourly and salaried employees. A stand-alone payroll role with full payroll cycle experience and end to end payroll.
•Remittance and reconciliation of source deductions, WSIB, EHT, benefits, garnishment court orders and union dues. PIER reports and ROEs. Benefit administration. Adhoc and monthly reports for all properties.
•T4 reconciliations and year-end processing. T4, T4A and T4 Summary completion.
•Implement, produce and maintain a Company Policies and Procedures Handbook. Communication and correspondence preparation to employees and management pertaining to payroll procedural changes, benefits and payroll legislation.
•Employ new earnings and deductions and coordinate with RBC/ADP. Perform codes testing.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Canadian Payroll Association
•Completed CPA Professional Development courses including: Year End & New Year Requirements, Payroll Accounting, Expatriate/Inpatriate, Pension and Benefits from a Payroll Perspective, Managing Garnishment, Payroll Administration in Quebec and ROE Web.
SAPHR R/3 2014
IIBS (HRDC approved Training Centre), Mississauga, Ontario
Business - Accounting Diploma 1993
Humber College of Applied Arts & Technology, Toronto, Ontario
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Payroll Manager (CPM), Canadian Payroll Association, Toronto, Ontario 2006
VOLUNTEER
Heart Month Captain for the Heart and Stroke Foundation (Ontario) Halton Area
2013-2016
•Managed a team of up to 17 canvassers during Heart Month
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