JOSEPH MONACO

N***W***** Raintree Drive Germantown, WI 53022

Mobile: 414-***-**** E-mail: adsz0r@r.postjobfree.com

MISSION

To direct a legally compliant, innovative, and productive HR/ Finance functions by providing highly effective leadership. Ensure that all teams are strategically executing and delivering all stakeholder objectives while fostering a culture of employee accountability.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Global Payroll / HRMS Trusted HR Advisor

Employee & Labor Relations HR Business Partner

Continuous Improvement Change Management

Lean Manufacturing / 5S Team Development

Vendor / Outsourcing Succession Planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Director of Payroll Americas – Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, WI 2020 to present

Leading Global time and attendance transformation

Stabilized Workday Payroll implementation go live April 2021 (North America)

Executed several merger and acquisition payroll and time projects (North America)

Strategically reorganized payroll staffing operations (LAT AM)

Hire to Retire (HTR) Tower Lead – MillerCoors, LLC, Milwaukee, WI 2017 to 2020

Develop and deploy strategic and tactical solutions for US payroll / Canadian payroll.

Guide and mentor team of 19 in MKE and ~40 plus in Bucharest, Romania.

Deploy governance activities for global time practices and learning and development activities.

Transform HR practices around talent acquisition and all aspects of employee life cycle activities.

Implemented customer council methodology for HTR teams increasing satisfaction while delivering accountable results anchored by robust KPIs and performance excellence meetings.

Extensive involvement with vendor review, selection and oversight for payroll, time, compliance and other HR outsourced business practices.

Shared Services Manager – MillerCoors, LLC, Milwaukee, WI 2008 to 2017

Ensure enterprise accuracy and compliance with policies, practices and controls for corporate payroll, travel and entertainment and credit card operations.

Responsible for budgeting and managing actual costs of $800M directly for company.

Motivate, mentor and develop a team of exempt, non-exempt and OPEIU non- exempt employees.

Strategize and deliver numerous projects / process improvement activities in areas of Payroll, Benefits, HR and Finance.

Develop and deliver transformative action plans to improve profitability and reduce costs associated with shared services.

Proactive leveraging of my diverse background to effectively carryout change agendas and provide consistent value as subject matter expert on Shared Services, Benefits and HR matters.

Corporate Human Resources Strategic Manager – Supreme Cores, Inc., Milwaukee, WI 2006 to 2007 Manufacturing company with plants in WI and SC (230 employees) $13MM

Redesigned payroll and time & attendance processes reducing the processing time from 24 hours per week down to less than 2 hours per week.

Actively managed the vendors for the organization to shift / outsource duties typically associated with human resources allowing resources to be re-deployed.

Reduced costs associated with payroll processing, health and workers’ compensation insurance premiums.

Human Resources Manager – Kapco, Inc. Grafton, WI 1998 to 2006 manufacturing company with two plants in WI (180 employees) $36MM

Championed the highly successful and cost effective transition of payroll three separate times while integrating manufacturing processes with time and attendance solutions.

Outsourced entire benefits platform for organization to outside vendors and maintained effectiveness of services provided at no cost to the company.

Project managed entire scope of 5S (continuous improvement) activities for organization which included strategic development and tactical execution.

Conceptualized and implemented through strong consensus building and communication total performance management program for entire company.

Led all compliance initiatives for company during nine year period (only two unemployment claims went against company account). Skillfully and successfully handled queries from EEOC, ERD, DOL, DOJ, UI and OSHA.

Developed and implemented training programs for five business units.

Coached and mentored a staff of 19 direct report employees and 180 indirect employees, managed the employee review, compensation and bonus programs.

Introduced and maintained a comprehensive total performance management system for entire organization. This system drastically lowered operating costs, increased throughput and yielded an extremely employee satisfied culture.

Developed and executed staffing plan to grow employee levels to meet manufacturing needs with three day staging period.

EDUCATION

Masters of Science in Human Resource and Labor Relations – University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) – earned designation 2005

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