Steven Thate

Minneapolis, MN *****

advs9d@r.postjobfree.com

+1-701-***-****

Experienced Payroll Specialist capable of working in one person payroll department to being a member of a payroll department that handles 15,000+ associates in all 50 states.

Work Experience

Payroll Specialist

Old Republic Title - Minneapolis, MN

May 2022 to February 2023

Processed biweekly payrolls on the ADP EV5 and ADP EV6 payroll systems. Completed the integration processes from ADP E-time to Workday modules for HR, Benefits and Time applications. Audited and verified changes entered in Workday uploaded correctly and completely into ADP EV6 for payroll processing. Entered and uploaded commissions, company car information into pay batches every pay period.

Payroll Administrator

The Toro Company

July 2021 to March 2022

Managed complete weekly payrolls from the integration of hours out of Kronos system into Workday payroll system. Produced and reviewed auditing reports before finalizing and sending payroll file to ADP. Scanned garnishments received to ADP

Garnishments. Activated Wisely pay cards for employees with ADP Smart Compliance. Assisted with the biweekly payroll files as needed. Gathered information and created wire transfers for 401K and Health Savings Accounts for funding the weekly and biweekly payrolls. Driver Payroll Specialist

Koch Companies - Golden Valley, MN

July 2019 to July 2021

Verified, processed and released payments to drivers for completed trips on a weekly basis using Ultipro software system.

Payroll Specialist

Accountemps / Robert Half - Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN April 2018 to June 2019

Payroll Associate

Unisys Corporation - Eagan, MN

February 2014 to March 2018

Responsible for the full payroll process (new hire to termination) for the Federal Systems bi-weekly payrolls with associates located in multiple states. Processed the terminations for the Commercial bi-weekly payrolls with associates located in multiple states.

Compiled all necessary information to process short term disability and military leave adjustments each pay period.

Created semi-annual and annual spreadsheets for reporting disability insurance in California, New York and New Jersey.

Coordinated all the Income Assistance and Supplemental Benefit Plan (SUB) biweekly payments to terminated associates.

Handled entire garnishments function, until transferring function to another associate. Researched and resolved payroll issues or questions from employees, managers or other internal or external sources. Transactions Processing Specialist

Montana Dakota Utilities, MDU - Bismarck, ND

June 2012 to December 2013

Entered bi-weekly time tickets for hourly union and non-union employees for multiple districts. Entered time and balance to Excel spreadsheets and forwarded completed spreadsheets onto Payroll Shared Services area to continue with the bi-weekly payroll process. Healthcare & Daycare Help

Healthcare Giver & Daycare Help - Bismarck, ND

November 2011 to May 2012

Health Care Giver for my life partner dealing with stomach cancer and MS while we lived in Minneapolis, MN.

Helped with daycare duties of my life partner's nephews after we relocated to Bismarck, ND.

Payroll Coordinator

National Marrow Donor Program - Minneapolis, MN

August 2009 to November 2011

Responsible for full payroll process for 750+ employees, located in over 26 states with multiple state and local taxing jurisdictions using the VISTA/PDS software HRIS system.

Created and produced ad-hoc reports and reports needed bi-weekly, quarterly, annually and fiscal yearend for employees, management and outside sources with Crystal Reports.

Key player in tax processing vendor conversion from Ceridian Tax Services to Master Tax Services during 2nd quarter 2011.

Payroll Specialist

Accountemps/Robert Half International - Minneapolis, MN May 2008 to August 2009

Payroll Specialist

Express Scripts - Bloomington, MN

March 2005 to May 2008

Entered and reviewed the payroll maintenance forms such as new hires, company transfers, terminations, pay changes, direct deposit and tax withholding paperwork for my locations. Verified variable compensation payments (bonus, commissions, etc.) and retro- active payments were uploaded correctly into the payroll system.

Utilizing, ADP Garnishments, handled the entire garnishment function from entering all active garnishment orders to a master garnishments spreadsheet for tracking to verifying the garnishment files uploaded from ADP Garnishments were accurate to confirming the payments were released to the appropriate agencies.

Payroll Specialist

American Public Media - Saint Paul, MN

June 2001 to December 2005

Responsible for full payroll process for 750+ employees, 7 federal identification numbers, for-profit and not-for-profit companies.

Entered all new hires, terminations, pay changes, banking, department allocations, and employee deduction requests.

Created and produced ad-hoc reports and reports needed bi-weekly, quarterly, annually and fiscal year- end for employees, management and outside sources.

(Workforce TimeKeeper, Kronos Product)

Kronos

and trained employees and managers to enter and approve their time online. Created payroll files sent to Ceridian Tax Filing for taxes and child support Funded and reconciled the 401K & 403B retirement plans; and produced the general ledger labor distribution reports for the finance department.

Education

Accounting Certificate

Skills

• Kronos

• UltiPro

• Crystal Reports

• Workday

• General Ledger Reconciliation

• Payroll

• PeopleSoft

• Microsoft Outlook

• Communication skills

• Microsoft Excel

• ADP

• Microsoft Word

• Account reconciliation

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