LORRIE
NEWMANN
***** ******** **** **., *******, Texas 77598
adahu0@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Payroll and HR professional with 25+ years of experience. Extensive knowledge of payroll accounting practices and principles. Trained to look at processes and strive for constant improvement and upgrading of business practices. Excel at problem solving and going above and beyond to get the desired timely results. Looking for an employer that can use my experience and skills to process accounting functions with the integrity the employer expects.
SKILLS
Comprehensive knowledge of payroll processes and systems
Attention to detail and strive for zero defect and accuracy
Maintain confidentiality
Extensive Payroll tax knowledge
Handle deadlines and under pressure items with patience
Skilled in gross up, commission and special payroll payment calculations
Intermediate skills at all Microsoft office disciplines
Excellent communication, problem solving, and customer relations skills
Self-starter and learner to work effectively with minimum supervision
Extensive use of all office machines
Systems used - ADP Workforce Now; Ultipro; JD Edwards; Web Time; Kronos; Quickbooks; SAP
EXPERIENCE
Payroll / Human Resources / Benefits
IDC Warehouse Pasadena, TX
September 2018 - July 2019
Processed payroll for weekly, hourly employees. (150 employees)
All onboarding and off boarding of new employees.
Payroll payables, child support, garnishments, etc
New employee safety orientation
Payroll taxes
Payroll and HR reporting for internal and external customers
Benefit administration
GL account reconciliation
Payroll Tax Specialist
Parsons Services Co Houston, TX
August 2013 - July 2018
Processed taxes, local, state and federal, for 10 company entities of Parsons Services. Paid taxes for all 50 states, local and state.
Registered in each state we hired employees
All Quarterly reporting, 940, 941
Paid tax deposits according to IRS rules of deposit
Created all ACH wire payments with treasury
reconciled all tax accounts
processed year end W2, and all corrections
Served internal and external customers
Payroll
Brunel Energy, Inc. Houston, TX
May 2012 - July 2013
Processed payroll for professional engineers. Bi weekly, monthly, and semi monthly
International payroll with currency exchange calculations
Mid-East payroll; Mexico payroll
Ex-pat payroll processing
Bonus payments
Gross up for special payments
Process all expense reports for assigned payroll
Served internal and external customers
Canadian Payroll
Nabors Industries Inc. Houston, TX
March 2011 - April 2012
Processed Canadian employee payroll for engineering and construction workers
Processed offshore oil rig employees payroll, many times employees worked several different paid positions in a week
Processed 5 different payroll entities
Payroll analysis
Processed direct deposit wire transfers, all banking duties
Processed manual correction checks, layoffs, and special payments
Served internal and external customers
All payroll payables, reporting and expense report processing
Accounting Manager
Resource Staffing Inc. Sugar Land, TX
November 2000 - October 2010
Payroll Processed weekly payroll for temporary employees
Sent direct deposit payments, and positive pay for live checks to bank
Distributed paychecks to satellite offices
Timesheet entry, manual paper timesheets to downloaded spreadsheets to finally a web based payroll system
Handled complete conversion to new payroll system.
Payroll adjustments and corrections
Payroll payables, child support, garnishments, etc.
Payroll funding and all payroll tax payments, federal and local.
all year end processing for payroll, AP, AR and GL
All government reporting, new hire, workers comp., insurance and census
Accounting All banking functions
monthly general ledger account reconciliations
all journal entries to GL
monthly, quarterly and annual closing
process reports to management, trial balance, profit loss, margin reports
chart of accounts maintenance
reconciles benefits accounts to employee statements
Manager for AP person and AR person - assisted as needed and handled all training.
Human Resources staff employees only - All new hire paperwork
orientation for new employees
Open insurance enrollments
Insurance choices with brokers
Maintained staff paperwork, vacation sick leave balances,
policy and procedure handbook maintenance
Processed workers compensation claims
Processed unemployment claims
401K administration, payments, discrimination testing, loan processing and reporting to third party administrators
provide any requests for external and internal customers
Payroll / Billing / Production Accounting
Aristech Chemical Pasadena, TX
February 1990 - September 2000
Payroll for plant operators hourly shift pay, union and non union
Calculations for union negotiations
Conversion from JD Edwards to ADP payroll processing, and conversion from paper timesheets to Kronos timekeeping
Maintain all payroll deductions, garnishments
Monthly reconciliation of payroll GL accounts
worked closely with HR department
Invoiced all product delivery through railcar and trucking
produce and weekly report indicating production of chemical products
monthly, quarterly and annual accounting closing
member of company safety team, weekly safety training