DANTE DANIELS
**** ******* **** **, ******* GA **101
404-***-**** **************@*******.***
PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
Detail-oriented, highly analytical, and well-organized professional leader, equipped with comprehensive skill sets and experienced with more than 15 years in Payroll Management, Garnishments, Metrics Reporting, Quality Auditing, Statutory Compliance, and Accounting. Skilled at handling multi-client payroll of large employee databases.
Adept at establishing relationships with executives, colleagues, employees, various vendors, Attorneys, court houses, and various agencies
Equipped with the ability to adapt quickly to changing environments
Expert at multitasking in fast-paced environments; utilizing well-honed analytical skills in making strategic decisions and providing sound solutions to problems and conflicts
Commended for excellent verbal and written communication skills
Well-liked, dependable collaborator, and team leader CORE COMPETENCIES
Workday Implementations Interviewing
Quality Audits Project Management
Team Management Mergers and Acquisitions
Metrics Reporting Performance Management
Process Improvements
TECHNICAL ACUMEN
Workday JIRA MoveIt Smartsheet System Application Programming (SAP) Microsoft Office Suite PeopleSoft SharePoint
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ALIGHT SOLUTIONS (FORMALLY AON HEWITT)
Garnishment Services Director Feb 2023 - Present
Responsible for creating and executing full team transition plan for ongoing operations, implementation, and IT teams
Assisted in sales presentations and creation of deck materials that resulted in multiple new clients being signed within first month in role
Created business cases for additional staff due to forecasting of new incoming business
Provided estimates for upcoming implementations or projects
Conducted daily and monthly metric review in order to manage incoming volume of work Garnishment Services Implementation Manager June 2013 – Feb 2023
Managed the implementations for an average of 20 new clients per year
Primary operation lead for creation of proprietary garnishment tool
Assisted IT with requirements, testing, and deployment for new and existing clients.
Managed and coordinated projects and enhancements
Managed the implementations of any mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures for all existing clients
Updated standard operating procedures and implemented process improvements and automation for operations team.
Created blueprint tracking systems in order to increase the resource capacity Garnishment Services Operations Manager Mar 2011– June 2013
Co-managed a team totaling 60+ staff in multiple locations (including overseas) with 14 direct reports
Traveled to India to train offshore team on garnishment processing
Helped implement and improve various processes such as the ability to accept Electronic Income Withholding Orders
Captured monthly metrics in order to accurately bill 17 clients for work that was performed
Created, implemented, and managed process of tracking and completing weekly answers using PeopleSoft queries, multiple MS excel formulas, and MS word mail merge
Performance managed multiple staff which included goal setting, improvement plans, merit increases, and yearly reviews. 2 P a g e
Garnishment Services PeopleSoft Team Lead Oct 2009 – May 2011
Served as Interim Manager while former Operations Manager was out on medical leave
Oversaw all garnishment processing and reconciliation activities for 4 clients
Primary point of contact for managing all escalations
Developed training plans and daily schedules for all new hires and assisted in training new processors
Researched and processed returned funds which resulted in reducing outstanding items by over 50%
Performed quality audits to ensure garnishments were entered accurately into the payroll system Garnishment Processor June 2008–October 2009 (Contractor from June 2008-June 2009)
Processed various types of garnishments from multiple states in multiple payroll systems
Validated garnishments were being withheld correctly before employee paychecks were confirmed
Ran payroll reports and balanced garnishment deductions vs. garnishment payments
Checked accuracy of daily work and correspondence for offshore department
Answered phone calls from employees and other interested 3rd parties regarding garnishment questions EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts ■ MONMOUTH COLLEGE, MONMOUTH. IL – GRADUATED MAY 2008