Joe Meraz
Payroll Manager/Payroll Specialist
Cell: 909-***-****
Email: *********@*****.***
Experience
**** – Present EMA Appraisals
Real Estate Appraiser
a)Field work; take pictures, measure home, sketching, collecting data of comparable homes
2006 – 2020 Barrett Business Services, Inc - PEO
Payroll Manager/Payroll Processor
a)process multi-state payrolls
b)process payrolls utilizing time and attendance, calculate deductions and other pay, vacation accruals, termination checks, certified payrolls
c)implemented employee changes in payroll system - benefits, W4, direct deposit, PTO
d)resolved any payroll issues at employee level or payroll financial discrepancies
e)client service specialist/client implementation specialist
f)Managed a team of 11 employees and was lead for new client onboarding and implementation
g)Prepare and file taxes per payroll or quarterly and yearly taxes; File W2s
1999 – 2006 Strategic Business Solutions, Inc
Manager of Payroll & Tax operations
a)Charged with running the daily operations of Payroll & Payroll Tax departments
b)Keep departments aware of payroll and payroll tax updates and payroll system updated
c)processed multi-state payrolls
d)Lead for new client onboarding and implementation
e)Managed a team of 32 payroll and payroll tax specialist
f)process payrolls utilizing time and attendance, calculate deductions and other pay, vacation accruals, termination checks, certified payrolls
g)implemented employee changes in payroll system - benefits, W4, direct deposit
h)resolved any payroll issues at employee level or payroll financial discrepancies
i)Prepare and file quarterly and yearly taxes; File W2s
Skills Project management, leadership, strategic planning, employee relations, customer service,
Business development, onboarding, training, software implementation, payroll processor, QuickBooks
Payroll systems – MPay, Paycom, Prism HR, QuickBooks Payroll, ADP, Time & Attendance – Time Clock plus, Time Net, Kronos