Lea A. Little
Cudahy, Wisconsin *****
******.**********@*****.***
Summary
Experienced Human Resources and Payroll Manager with a background in employee Management, hiring, training and benefits. Highly detailed-oriented and organized. Skills:
Payroll, compensation, Healthcare, Human Resources, Microsoft Office,,Benefits, Excel, Employee relations, HRIS, ADP, PAYCOM, Data Entry, Recruiting, FLSA. Professional Experience:
Old Republic-Chicago, IL
Senior Payroll Practitioner
September2023-current
*Process biweekly payrolls via ADP Enterprise V6 software on 3 separate pay groups for approximately 500 non-exempt multi-state employees.
*Run the biweekly changes reports for the Fidelity 401-k plan and distribute them to each of the company subsidiaries.
*Complete various payroll reconciliation spreadsheets such as deductions reconciliations and payroll hours reconciliations. Responsible for updating all SUI changes in ADP.
*Responsible for collaborating with HR to bring on new employees and setting them up in ADP.
*Serve as a payroll contact when employees have payroll questions. I act to resolve their payroll issues.
*Recorded journal entries and wire requests related to payroll in the company accounting system, EAS. THE PACKAGING WHOLESALERS-Elgin, Illinois
Payroll Specialist-HR-Benefits Assistant
August 2022-August 2023
*Process Semi-monthly salary Exempt and hourly non-exempt multi-state payrolls for a total of 450 employees.
*Onboarded new employees, initiated and audited/reviewed background checks to determine eligibility for employment.
*Monitored all ESS changes
*Served as an employee contact for benefits and payroll related questions. Vensure- PEO-Deerfield, IL.
Payroll Specialist
March2022-July2022
*Ensured accurate and timely payroll processing via PRISM-HR software for approximately 5 different clients and a total of 3,500 multi state employees These payrolls were non-exempt and paid on a weekly or biweekly basis.
*Served as a client contact in terms of monitoring the progress of their payroll processing. Outokumpu Stainless-Schaumburg, IL
Payroll Benefits HR Manager
January 1997-February 2003
*Processed and oversaw the payroll operations for North America. Processed biweekly payroll for 250 multi-state employees and assisted the off-site bargaining unit payroll processing when needed.
*Served as the contact for employees and management for all payroll, HR and benefits questions.
*Recruited, onboarded and hired employees to fill vacant positions.
*Completed ad hoc reports when needed.
* Assisted the director of Personnel for North America in overseeing the adjudication of the company’s self-insured healthcare benefits plan.
*Project Management-Assisted the Director of Personnel and a team of brokers in rewriting all healthcare plans for North America employees. Conducted live seminars at all company locations and introduced the new healthcare plans to them.
2003-2022
Health and wellness recovery break.