Payroll Specialist Processing
Resume:
Steven Thate
Minneapolis, MN *****
***********@***.***
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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