Payroll Specialist Accountant

Linh Duong

Email: ****.********@*****.***

Phone: 770-***-****

Objective

An experience professional in payroll preparation and reconciliation, reporting and tracking system with a certificate in accounting is looking for a Payroll Accountant position.

Summary of Skills:

Strong working knowledge of payroll practices and procedures

Thorough understanding of employee’s wage and salary laws

Ability to write, edits, and publishes official information.

Experience in record keeping and records management.

Excellent analytical, organization, and math skills.

Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.

Skilled in identifying and resolving wage and salary issues.

Education:

Boston College, Boston, MA

Enrolled in Accounting Program

Somerville High School, Somerville, MA 1995

Eye south Partners

12/13/2021-Present

Senior Payroll Specialist

Working as a team to process US biweekly payroll for approximately 650 hourly and salaried employees by using UKG software.

Process commission, bonus, mileage, expenses reimbursement and off cycle as needed.

Preparing post-payroll 401K, FSA and HSA contribution files for remittance to John Hancock and Navia external vendors after each payroll.

Update 401K/Roth in UKG every Friday.

Updated, approved employee’s W-4, State form, direct deposit.

Run reports to provide to another team/department as needed.

Responding to employee inquiries and requests regarding payroll matters.

Assist Payroll Manager with special projects as needed.

National Vision Inc.

Staff Payroll Accountant Tax Specialist

10/19/2021- 4/1/2021

Prepares necessary forms, files and documentation for filling payroll taxes for all tax jurisdictions which included: auditing of periodic, quarterly and annual tax withholding and resolving any balancing issues before file transmission.

Submits periodic tax files to tax service provider to ensure tax deposits are made timely and accurately.

Research tax issues and recommends solutions to the Payroll Manager.

Completes multiple worksite reports and ensures data is accurately set-up in the payroll system for reporting.

Perform Payroll Administration duties for assigned Regions, with includes answering payroll questions from associates, issuing manual checks, auditing and correcting payroll records, importing assigned payment files for bonuses, incentives and time and attendance ensuring bi-weekly payroll processes are completed accurately and on-time.

Transmits Positive and direct deposit files to appropriate backing instructions.

Maintains job-related policies, procedures, and process documentation.

Monitors payroll tax-related mail for potential action items.

Exide Technologies, Milton GA

08/2017-10/15/2021

Payroll Specialist / Kronos Administrator

Manage Bi-Weekly Canada payroll for over 200 employees by using ADP and Pay@work and Hourly for US payroll of 2000 employees and back up for Semimonthly payroll.

Maintain payroll information by collecting, calculating and entering data.

Update payroll records by entering changes in exemptions, reviewing insurance coverage, saving deductions, and job title and department/division transfers.

Assist with all aspects of payroll process: review and calculate timecard and make applicable changes; compute wages and salaries, mandatory and voluntary deduction; and generates direct deposit files, paychecks and pay stubs.

Calculating preparing, balancing payroll before send to ADP.

Calculating retro pay, pay differential, bonuses, commission

Prepare reports by compiling summaries of earnings, taxes deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages.

Other special projects as needed.

Ethos Energy Group. Alpharetta, GA

06/2013-05/10/2017

Payroll Accountant/Account Payable Assistant

Manage US and Canada Payrolls for four power plants with union employees.

Reconcile payroll with accounting GL for billings, benefits, year end and related reporting.

Investigate and correct payroll discrepancies with a sense of urgency.

Calculating, preparing, and issuing paycheck to employees.

Work close with Human Resource.

Reconciling difference in salary figure in respective employee’s paycheck.

Prepared, examined and reviewed payroll reports.

Manage weekly and Bi-Weekly 401K plans-Contributions match, Roth.

Manage the funding of SERP, Canada, RRSP, HSA and FSA.

Define and document policies for all related payroll processes including payroll processing reconciling funding.

Processed Expenses Reports on daily basis and give to Account Payable for payments.

Entered invoices, vouchers into the Navision System.

Assist with month end closing.

Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices. Assist with another project as needed.

Middle Georgia Concrete Construction Company

08/2012-01/2013

Payroll Specialist and Administrator Specialist

Perform daily payroll department operations. Responsible for all office administration including Human Resource such as E-Verified, new hire, termination, employees verification, payroll and compliance.

Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely. Reconcile

Resolve payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.

Provide payroll information by answering questions and requests.

Maintain employee confidence and protect payroll operations by keeping information confidential.

MultiCam Southeast, Suwanee, GA 30024

2010-2012

Accounting Assistant

Matched invoices against purchase orders, enter account payable in the system. Assisted with accounts payable check runs. Received parts into inventory, assisted with invoicing customers. Pulled, packed and

Modern Continental Construction, Cambridge, MA

2001-2005

Payroll Specialist

Maintains payroll information by collecting, calculating and entering data for 3000 employees. Updated payroll records by entering changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, saving deductions, job titles and department/job transfers.

Processed Direct Deposit transactions via bank weekly and bank reconciliation.

Maintained payroll operation by following policies and procedures.

Responsible for check runs in-house and weekly certified payroll reports.

Assist for W-2-year end and assisted Payroll Manager with 401K and unemployment verification.

G. Conway, Inc., Charlestown, MA

1998-2001

Payroll Specialist and Account Payable Specialist

Processed weekly payroll for union and nonunion employees by using Star Builder Accounting System.

Entered payroll from job’s reports into payroll journal and transfer data into payroll system.

Verified reports, communicated with job Superintendents for accurate information as needed.

Calculated checks, printed checks and cut manual checks as needed.

Monthly reports of Local No. 4 and Mass Laborer for Award jobs.

Updated vacation, sick time and kept employees’ files up to date and confidential.

Assist Human Resources Administrator with benefit plans.

Processed 401K fund weekly

Assist Account Payable Department with entered Account Payable data in the system.

Reconciled vendor’s statement at the month end.

Skills:

Windows, Microsoft Office, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, AS400, JDE, Kronos, Star Builder, QuickBooks 2011, Computer Ease software, UltiPro Software, Pay@work ADP and ADP Certificate OHSA trained, CPR Certificate.

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