Selective Insurance Payroll Administrator
Resume:
JIGISH K. THAKORE
Fort Mill, SC 29707
Cell: (908) 672 - 6392
Email: *********@*****.***
SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
A payroll professional with more than twenty years of comprehensive knowledge and experience in payroll profession. Responsible for efficient payroll operations of 125M payroll for 2500 employees in 40 multi-Sates Payroll. Broad knowledge of payroll taxes, general ledger, HR policy and benefit administration, year-end W-2 reporting and reconciliation, payroll taxes reconciliation, payroll account analysis and integration of payroll accounts with general ledger and reconciliations.
A highly professional individual with extensive experience and knowledge in a payroll practices, procedures, systems and terminology.
Demonstrated leadership in escalated issue resolution, team support, morale building, and training.
Ability to organize and coordinate multiple tasks, builds the strong customer relationships, and communicates effectively with all levels of an organization.
Broad knowledge of standard payroll practices and establishing SOP to process the payroll accurately and efficiently.
Knowledge of Federal, State, and unemployment, laws and FLSA regulations.
Year End payroll reporting, i.e.: personal car reporting, relocation earnings, third party sick pay wages, employee stock reporting and reconciliation.
Successfully completed special project for system upgrade automize process, time & attendance, employee self-services, and recruitment management products.
Professional Experience:
Lincoln Technical Institute 06/2013 to Present
Parsippany, NJ
Director of Payroll
Manage and administrator the payroll for 2500 employees of various (10) business units accurately, efficiently and timely fashion and maintain all the payroll related records in compliance.
Audit payroll processing data and resolve the discrepancies to ensure the wages and tax are reported accurately and reconciled.
Ensure that any payroll tax regulatory changes are appropriately executed in the payroll system and communicate with payroll service provider and IT dept.
Investigate and follow up on Govt. tax notices to ensure resolutions.
Determine and track the cash flow forecast/requirement for payroll, 401K and tax liability.
Resolve the general ledger discrepancies and reconciliation of payroll account.
Assist treasury dept., cost accounting and financial staff in researching, and resolving payroll related issues for monthly closing.
Prepare the payroll ad-hoc reports for human resources, benefit administrator, accounting-finance, cost accounting and corporate management.
Implemented integration, standardization and consolidation of payroll for different business unit and establish the standardize payroll policy and procedure to improve the efficiency of payroll processing and accuracy.
Manage payroll accounts, payroll analysis, internal and statutory audit, Govt. audit, and budgeting.
Process “Year End” payroll reporting, i.e.: personal car reporting, relocation earnings, third party sick pay wages, employee stock reporting and reconciliation
Reconcile the year end payroll Form 941, Soc. Sec. Wages, Medicare Wages, and W-2s.
Celgene Corporation 05/2009 to 06/2013
Berkley Heights, NJ
Sr. Payroll Specialist
As a “Sr. Payroll Specialist”, I “Mentor” four payroll administrator and guide them to process the payroll accurately, efficiently and in timely fashion.
Administer all functions of payroll dept and process semi-monthly, and off-cycle payroll for 3500 employees nationwide and generate the payroll compensation for $750 million.
Responsible for processing the Canada payroll for 150 employees and maintain payroll records and taxes in compliance. Issue T-4 forms and reconcile the payroll taxes with CRA.
Maintain all payroll related records, garnishment, unemployment, short term disability, third party sick pay wages and workman compensation.
Review, process and upload general ledger file for posting payroll general entry to general ledger module. Also prepare vacation and payroll accruals worksheet for general ledger posting.
Process the year end employees W-2 and reconcile the wages and taxes and resolve the discrepancies.
Assist in general ledger reconciliation, treasury, cost accounting and financial staff in researching, and resolving payroll related issues for monthly closing.
Determine and track the cash flow forecast/requirement for payroll and tax liability.
Investigate and follow up on Govt. tax notices to ensure resolutions.
Prepare process and compile the international jurisdictions payroll tax withholding for Expatriate international employees.
Receive and download the employee stock plans and process through payroll for cash payment and tax equalization for the stock redemptions.
Assist and resolve the internal and statutory audit inquiries as well as corporate finance department.
Prepare the payroll ad-hoc reports for human resources, benefit administrator, accounting-finance, cost accounting and corporate management.
Matheson Tri-Gas Inc. 03/2008 to 05/2009
Basking Ridge, NJ
Sr. Payroll Administrator
ICI America INC. 10/2005 to 02/2008
Bridgewater, NJ
Sr. Payroll Administrator
East Windsor Regional School Dist. 04/2004 to 10/2005
Hightstown, NJ
Payroll / Bookkeeper (Temp Assignment)
Selective Insurance Co of America 04/2003 to 04/2004
Branchville, NJ
Payroll Consultant
Degussa Corporation 03/2001 to 03/2003
Parsippany, NJ
Payroll Coordinator
EDUCATION
Gujarat University, Gujarat, India.
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration.
Major: Advance Accounts and Auditing.
Member of American Payroll Associations and Bloomberg Tax
Completed ADP Certification - “PCPW” & “Enterprise” software HR and payroll system curses. “ReportSmith”
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