DEBRA WHITESIDE ad4xx3@r.postjobfree.com 951-***-****

EDUCATION:

California Baptist University, Riverside, CA

B.A. concentration Business Management

Sawyer Business College, Pomona, CA

CPP STATUS: CPP in progress (completion 2023)

COMPUTER

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SKILLS:

NuView (CORT), ADP Workforce Now V.2 & V.12, Kronos, Oracle, E-Time, PeopleSoft, Lawson, CPAR, Pro- Business, Ulti pro, UKG PRO and Stromberg & CBS payroll, In House software, Ceridian, ADP Enterprise, APD Pay@work, Workday, GL, BI, Excel (Pivot-tables, Macros, Spreadsheets), Microsoft Word, and Outlook EXPERIENCE: QTC Management a Leidos Company

Payroll Manager 1/2019 – 4/2023

Manage daily activities with one direct report of the Payroll Department.

Process 3000 multi-state non-exempt and exempt employee’s payroll utilized Kronos UKG Pro

Calculate and/or verify calculations for compensation using various pay methods, including stock grants, incentives, bonuses, commissions, RRP, etc. according to company

policy.

Ensure compliance with employment laws, regulations, and union contracts - monitoring state and local registrations for payroll taxes, local health, unemployment insurance, and employment credits

Work with department heads on wage program modifications, time keeping issues, etc.

Provide internal reporting of payroll analytics and statistics

Compile, prepare, and track payroll and benefit-related data – 401(k), insurance, PTO accruals, 3rd party vendor payments, garnishments, COBRA benefits, FSA/HSA, etc

Collaborated with internal audit to create and maintain SOX compliant processes and documentation

Reconcile and identified discrepancy with the GL

Review and Reconcile Quarterly and Annual returns prior to finalizing

Create and test all payroll configurations in Kronos and UKG Pro

Ensure company is in FLSA compliance

Established SAP, Garnishments processes

Weekly meeting with my manager to provide updates

Reconcile and finalize payroll transmission, direct deposit, positive and 401K files Global Engineering Company

10/18 – 1/2019

Payroll Professional (long-term contract month to month)

Manage/accountable for daily activities of the Payroll Department.

Prepare and process Full Cycle multi-state payroll bi-weekly for 1200+employees; bonus, education reimbursement, rideshare, Expense Reimbursement.

Reconcile and manually submit federal and multi-state withholding tax deposits bi-weekly, monthly and quarterly; responsible for administering, modifying and enforcing the payroll processing schedule, administer and control the adjustment pay and termination pay process in compliance to multi-state.

Develop and maintain reporting payroll data to the accounting department and external agencies.

Take lead role for all payroll department reporting, data analysis and audit projects.

Post to G/L and work closely with HR and IT.

Independent Consulting 3/18 – 09/18

Payroll Consultant, McWain Manufacturer (7/18 – 8/18)

Processed full cycle in house weekly payroll for 250 hourly /30 exempt employees on Ultipro payroll system DEBRA WHITESIDE ad4xx3@r.postjobfree.com 951-***-****

Reconciled, balanced and transmitted Positive Pay, Direct Deposit and 401K files

Acted as leisure for company in reconciling and correcting 2017 401k discrepancies with Fidelity. Payroll Director, National Tech Engineering System (3/18 – 5/18)

Managed three specialists to ensure biweekly time cards are accurate and in compliance the multi-state and labor laws, process full cycle payroll for approximately 1100 employees – reviewed to ensure contract jobs are coded in time & attendance system correct prior to exporting hours into Workforce now payroll system- Garnishment, Direct Deposit, LOA and 401k loans set up and reconcile each pay cycle- timely month end close-transmit Positive Pay, Garnishment, Direct Deposit and 401k files each pay period timely.

Processed PTO and other benefit related accruals. Claremont University Consortium, Claremont, CA 11/17 – 3/18 Senior Payroll Business Analyst

Served as back up to Supervisor and Associate.

Responded to phone and email inquiries.

Prepared quarterly tax returns and related GL reconciliations.

Performed account reconciliations on various payroll related general ledger accounts.

Resolved bank account reconciling items.

Exported e-time hours for pay runs.

Performed ongoing eTime maintenance.

Independent Consulting 10/17 – 11/17

Payroll Supervisor, Unitek College & Universities, Newport Beach, CA

Responsibilities Unitek College & Universities has 10 campuses throughout Northern and Southern California, processing payroll for Semi-Monthly, Weekly and Monthly pay frequencies on ADP Workforce Now vs13 and eTime.

Prepared term checks.

Set up wage garnishment according to guidelines.

Ensured timely transmission of payroll files to ADP. Prime Healthcare, Ontario, CA 6/16 – 10/17

Payroll Project Manager

Responsibilities Prime HealthCare has 42 facilities and is expanding multi states, ensuring the on-boarding of these facilities are in compliance with SOX, HIPAA the federal, state and local withholding and unemployment tax regulations including any jurisdictional requirements, and make sure regulatory requirements are met and maintained.

Responsible for researching state tax requirements, set-up and compliance for all newly acquired facilities multi states to ensure proper set-up within Meditech and Lawson Payroll systems.

Supported the preparation and processing of accurate and timely federal, multi-state and multi-jurisdiction withholding tax payments.

Processed Bi weekly payroll for approximately 2000 multi-state employees. IEHP, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 1/16 – 6/16

Accounts Payable Manager and Payroll Project Manager

Responsibilities included but not limited to reconciling and preparing 20,000 1099 for tax year 2015, ADP Workforce Now payroll system, assist in WorkForce Now Conversion from Vs 2 to Vs 10 and wrote processing desktop procedures.

NGKF, Santa Ana, CA 8/11 – 9/15

Formerly Grubb & Ellis.

Payroll Manager/Payroll Tax Manager

Responsibilities included but not limited to ensuring the daily operation of the payroll functions for Weekly Union, commission, biweekly multi-state and, Canadian payroll processing of 8000 employees. DEBRA WHITESIDE ad4xx3@r.postjobfree.com 951-***-****

Managed staff of four.

Knowledgeable of federal, multi state, DOL and EEOC wages/taxes regulations and SOX compliance; M/A integration; Workday, Various ADP products including E-time, Oracle; and other in-house payroll systems. Accomplishments:

Oracle conversion, established new policy and procedures.

Management, Payroll processing, taxes, closed year end reconciled W2s, implementation, excel, Workday, Oracle, ADP systems. On-boarding resulting from M&A Integration. Freedom Communications Corp. (Orange County Register), Irvine, CA 10/06 – 8/11 Freedom Communications, Inc. is a diversified media company of newspaper, television broadcast stations for 35 years and internet-based businesses.

Payroll Supervisor

Responsibilities include, but not limited to the following: ensuring 33 FEIN, 50 States and Local Jurisdictions are in compliance according to Federal/DOR labor laws. Ensured timely filing according to pay frequency bi- weekly and quarterly/annually. Reconciled withholdings to ensure accuracy in transmission to Ceridian Tax Services bi-weekly, monthly, Quarterly, Annual W-2s. Prepare GL biweekly and Month-end close. Acted as liaison with IRS Large.

Corporations and various State Agency. On occasions ACH deposits to IRS and prepare/submit check requisition for those exception local jurisdictions. Managed a staff four Payroll Specialists processing Bi- weekly payroll for commission, hourly, sales, exempt and union associates. Ameriquest Mortgage Corp., Orange, CA 7/04 – 10/06 Senior Payroll Tax Accountant

Directed and performed withholding tax calculations for 15 FEIN. Interpret request and assist in implementing the action. Used judgment and initiative to determine the approach or action. Interpreted and Adapted 100% compliance to Multi-State Agreement.

100% Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Integral part of the senior management team.

Implemented new and successfully established all control procedures.

Prepared and remitted DE6, 941, DE7, 940, multi-state and local biweekly, quarterly and annual payroll withholding taxes EFT or voucher.

Reconciled and prepared amended returns, W2c's and abated P&I's.

Established relationship for the company with IRS, EDD and various Multi States agencies.

Resolved and eliminated all IRS and EDD issues prior to my employment.

Established functional process and procedure in paying Third Party Sick paid FICA taxes, resulting in reporting accuracy.

Developed excel spreadsheet to capture QTD and YTD/W2 withholding balancing.

Developed a new query model to reasonably reflect payroll withholding adjustment and exact cost owed the state of New York reflected on the 940.

ADP Tax Services, San Dimas, CA 12/01 – 12/03

Account Manager

Directed day to day transmission activities, reconcile discrepancy in 941, Multi-State, SUI withholding tax. Response timely to all agency notices. Responsible for a client base of 80,000 employees.

7000 jurisdictions and 45 ADP branch company codes.

Identified and monitored to completion all client requests and processing issues.

Developed and implemented quarter-end and year-end project plan for assigned clients.

Served as a liaison to client and various ADP San Dimas Departments to ensure effective communication and achievement of objectives and results.

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