DAWN DESANTIS

New York Metro Area adwlka@r.postjobfree.com

732-***-**** linkedin.com/in/dawn-desantis-814228188

PAYROLL MANAGER

Senior finance and operations professional with demonstrated experience delivering consistent results, motivating teams, minimizing risk, and streamlining payroll operations for multiple industries. Utilizes business strategies and planning and management tools to drive change and create value. Expertise in risk management and strategic operations with consistent record tackling strategic challenges and establishing strong team cultures and communicating across all levels. Heavily trained in all aspects of multi-state payrolls, payroll taxes, and benefit administration. Core competencies include:

Payroll Operations Payroll Law Workers’ Compensation International Finance State Grant Programs

Employee Benefits Global Mobility Multi-State Tax System Implementation Process Improvement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LANGAN ENGINEERING, Parsippany, NJ

Payroll Manager 3/2022 – Present

Reviewed payroll, processing, maintained and resolved tax issues.

Set-up new states and jurisdictions.

Trained payroll processing activities.

Led reconciliation of GL.

Set-up timesheet garnishment actions and established prevailing wage.

Implemented SOX compliance.

Focus on employee benefits and write SOPs.

Imported reconciled HR dates into Payroll.

Worked with HR staff training new system.

DEMANT, Somerset, NJ

Payroll Manager/Consultant 4/2021 – 1/2022

Processed and reconciled GL.

Supported conversion from UltiPro to ADP WFN.

Maintained and resolved tax issues.

Managed training payroll processing, reconciliation, implementing SOX compliance, and writing SOPs.

Worked with HR staff training new system.

EXL SERVICES, Jersey City, NJ

Payroll Manager 9/2020 – 3/2021

Processed payroll for 650 employees using Ultipro.

Supported system conversion from Ultipro to Ceridian DayForce.

Wrote Test Case, Reconciliations, and research of tax issues.

Conducted worker’s compensation audit.

Managed processing and reconciliation of biweekly payroll, funding, troubleshot employee jurisdiction issues.

DROGA 5, New York, NY

Associate Director/Payroll Consultant 2/2020 – 4/2020

Oversaw the payroll process and implemented changes as needed.

Worked on updating the time reporting process, as well as the tax reconciliation process.

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BNP PARIBAS RCC, Jersey City, NJ

Manager/Vice President of Payroll 10/2013 – 4/2019

Managed a staff of two Payroll Leads and one Payroll Analyst who processed payroll for nine payroll entities with 5,000 employees in the US and Cayman Islands as well as for 350 international expatriates.

Utilized ADP Pay Force for Payroll processing, PeopleSoft for HR, and ADP GL to create Journal Entries to be uploaded and reviewed in SAP.

Served as Relationship Manager for Payroll vendors as well as US Department of Labor, External and Internal Audits and State Grant Programs.

Created SOPs for all Payroll Processes.

Significantly reduced the number of inquiries related to compensation and W-2s and helped new hires and foreign employees understand their earnings, deductions, and taxes by creating and presenting an understanding for Paycheck Workshop.

Prevented payroll errors and overpayments by implementing several pre- and post-payroll audit improvements including four eyed Peer Review, double sign off and Post Payroll Reports.

Ensured that the W-2’s for 5,000 employees were both timely and accurate by personally producing the year-end reconciliation process.

Developed an automated Expat report that enabled KPMG to submit accurate data for W-2 updates.

Avoided the need to create W-2Cs and amend tax filings.

NOVO NORDISK INC, Plainsboro, NJ 2012 – 2013

Payroll Tax / Accounting Consultant2012 – 2013

Administered the reporting and reconciliations of the payroll process for 4000+ employees.

Developed and implemented the Year-end W-2 reconciliation and processing.

Assisted with the day-to-day processing.

Used ADP Pay Force, ADP GL, SAP.

Accurately prepared the monthly budget using SAP, and the Semi-Monthly Reconciliation of ADP GL for uploads to SAP.

Managed all Payroll Tax Notices and resolutions.

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD INC, New York, NY

Payroll Tax Supervisor 2011 – 2012

Accountable for all aspects of payroll finance and reporting for 24 payroll entities (W-2) and 24 (1099) entries.

Handled booking, funding, tax filing and reporting and payment of child support and garnishments.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp, Payroll Tax Lead Implementation Team

The Avis Budget Group, Payroll Tax Manager

Marsh & McLennan, Payroll Tax/Payroll Operation Consultant

Merck & Company, Payroll Tax/Payroll Operation Consultant

Mellon Bank, Payroll Tax Manager

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

SAP, ADP GL, ADP Work Force Now, PeopleSoft In House, Ceridian Day Force, Ultipro, MS Office Suite

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