JOSEPH A. DAVIES

P.O.Box **** 609-***-****

Burlington, NJ 08016 aczeo9@r.postjobfree.com

PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT

PROFILE – Multi-talented Payroll Accountant with extensive experience in the payroll & tax compliance field with a proven record of successfully managing payroll department of over 3,000 employee population. Possess excellent knowledge of payroll processing, payroll tax compliance and payroll interface with general accounting.

Successfully integrated payroll departments due to acquisitions by consolidating and eliminating duplicate positions, thereby enhancing company’s cost reduction policy. Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills; the ability to inspire trust, to enhance communication and understanding, and to build strong collaborative relationships that is required for managing a successful department.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SOLOMON EDWARDS – WAYNE, PA (PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT AT CHEMOURS) 04/2016 – 10/2016

Validation of Historical Payroll Taxes

Allocation of Relocation Expense To Various Cost Centers

Processing Journal Entries

Monthly Reconciliation of General Ledger Accounts

Led Project To Correct Data Inaccuracies With OSV – Payroll Service Contractor

RANDSTAT PROFESSIONALS – PHILDELPHIA, PA (TAX CONSULTANT AT PAE INC) 09/2014 – 12/2015

Implemented Process Improvements To Expedite Tax Remittance Process

Implemented EFTPS For Federal Tax Payments, Saving Thousands in Fees From Vendor Platform.

Successfully Abated Over $100,000 in Tax Assessments.

Wrote Process Definitions for Several Tax Reporting Processes.

Filed Quarterly, Annual Federal Employment Tax Returns for Four FEINs.

Filed Quarterly State Unemployment Tax For Over 80 States For Four FEINs.

Filed Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly Returns for 80 State Taxes And 2 US Territories.

Filed Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Returns For 25 Local Jurisdictions

Managed the Year-End W-2 Processes.

Compiled Sales Data For Tax Return

Filed Sales Tax Returns

BARRETT INDUSTRIES INC- ROSELAND, NJ CORPORATE PAYROLL & BENEFITS MANAGER 05/2006 – 05/2013

Successfully managed a payroll department with over 5,000 employee base with 5 staff employees

Supervised the processing of weekly and monthly payrolls.

Researched and resolved payroll tax compliance issues with tax jurisdictions

Reviewed and approved monthly, quarterly, annual payroll tax returns for federal, state & local jurisdictions

Reviewed and approved all payroll tax remittance to federal, state & local jurisdictions

Approve the release of ACH wire-transfer to fund direct deposits disbursements

Reviewed the monthly payroll bank reconciliation

Evaluated total monthly departmental cost to avoid cost overruns.

Represented the payroll department during year-end financial audits with Price Waterhouse.

Represented the payroll department during workers comp and union audits with various agencies

Conducted monthly meetings and annual performance review of direct reports

Reviewed J/E and approved disbursements to fund 401K retirement account with (Prudential) plan administrator

Approved journal entries and disbursements to fund health insurance account with Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Reviewed J/E and approve disbursements to fund Life insurance and disability with Prudential

Plan, coordinate year-end payroll activities including W-2 compliance and reporting

Performed monthly reconciliation of the G/L Pension accrual account.

Presentation at company meetings on payroll/benefits related subjects

BARRETT INDUSTRIES INC – ROSELAND, NJ PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT 11/2001 – 05/2006

Processed monthly payrolls for salaried and key executives.

Performed monthly reconciliation of Payroll Bank Account to the G/L

Prepare the journal entry and wire-transfer requisition to fund Payroll Disbursement Account

Monthly reconciliation of payroll G/L accrual accounts.

Annual reconciliation of payroll G/L expense account to the 941 and W-3s

Performed maintenance of the payroll tax tables to reflect changes in withholding rates

Test & run W-2s at Year-End.

Test & transmit electronic W-2s (MMREF) to the SSA at year-end.

Provide reconciliations of all payroll related & Benefits G/L accounts to external auditors during y/end financial audits

Prepare and report workers compensation premium to workers comp bureaus.

BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY - PRINCETON, NJ PAYROLL TAX ANALYST 05/1999 – 11/2001

Responsible for EFTPS tax remittance for Federal Withholding taxes

Responsible for filing the quarterly 941 & annual 940 tax returns

Processed journal entries for payroll tax expense

Filed applications for employer registration and state & unemployment account numbers with tax jurisdictions

Researched changes in withholding tax laws with various taxing authorities

Processed tax payments and adjustments for expatriate employees

Processed Relocation/Moving payroll to gross up for taxes on a quarterly basis

Balanced year-end W-2s to 941s and issued W2c to correct discrepancies

Provided payroll withholding data to the Corporate Tax Dept. for tax savings purpose

Presentations at staff meetings and payroll town meeting

Participated in internal audits in payroll

BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY – PRINCETON, NJ PAYROLL COORDINATOR 09/1996 - 05/1999

Processed biweekly severance payroll for terminated employees

Processed terminations and issued residual payments to employees

Responsible for calculating and processing adjustments due to retroactive salary increases/promotions

Administered the payroll for Expatriate employees

Setup payroll records for New Hires and processed New Hire bonuses

Processed voluntary payroll deductions for employees

Responsible for checking payroll output for reasonableness every cycle

Issued manual checks for out-of-cycle payments

Responsible for compiling monthly metrics for the department

Administered the year-end banked vacation solicitation process

Partnered with HR generalists in resolving payroll issues.

Proficient in MS- Excel, MS-Word, MS-Powerpoint, MS-Access.

Firm Knowledge of ADP PCPW, ADP HRB, Reportsmith, SAP, JD Edwards, Business Objects

and Exposure to Workday.

EDUCATION

Rutgers, Graduate School of Business

Master of Accountancy May 2015

Rutgers, State University of New Jersey

Bachelors of Science, Accounting May 2001

Middlesex County College, New Jersey

Associate in Applied Sc, Accounting May 1996

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