Payroll Specialist Workers Compensation

Yanlin Huang, CPA, CPP, MBA

** ****** ***** ****, *****, MA 01720

Tel: 351-***-**** E-mail: ******.*@*******.***

SUMMARY

With seven years of payroll experience, I developed an ability to develop and implement compliant cost saving, quality driven payroll procedures, systems, policies, programs, and plans that are aligned to business strategy by partnering with executives, senior management, managers, and employees.

For more than twenty years, I provided professional advice on preparing financial statements, filing tax returns to individuals, sole proprietorships, partnerships, S corporations and C corporations in various industries.

Skills

Proficient in use of UltiPro, ADP, PeopleSoft, Ultra Tax, SurePrep, Profx, Lacerte, ATX, Turbo Tax, H&R Block, BNA Tax Planner, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Go System Audit, ATB Write Up, Peachtree Accounting, Excel and Word

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Verve Therapeutics, Inc. Boston, MA 1/2022 to 5/2023 Payroll Manager

Managed full cycle of multi-state semi-monthly salaried payroll and biweekly hourly payroll to ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll updates including new hires, terminations, change of pay rates and payroll transactions including salaries, taxes, benefits, garnishments and other deductions

Prepared journal entries and reconciled all payroll-related accounts; assisted with monthly, quarterly and year-end closing and SEC reporting

Reviewed payroll reports and reconcile 401(k) contributions; managed year-end 401(k) true-up; reviewed employee benefits and reconciled HSA, FSA and dependent care accounts

Worked with external stock option administration system and manage ESPP, RSU, NQSO & ISO; calculated tax withholdings on exercises of non-qualified stock options and RSUs; issued manual checks to record ESPP discount, RSU release, exercise of NQSO and disqualified disposition of ISO and updated W-2

Ran off cycle payroll to record imputed income and update W-2

Performed internal audits and participated in Corporate, SOX, 401(k) and Workers Compensation Audits

Completed new jurisdiction registrations, resolved tax issues and ensured compliance with federal, state and local laws

Developed and implemented payroll practices, policies, procedures and software

Radius Health Inc. Waltham, MA 2//2019 to 10/2021 Payroll Lead and Stock Administrator

Used UltiPro to process multistate biweekly payroll and run payroll reports

Prepared payroll and payroll related journal entries and payroll reconciliations

Assisted with the preparation of quarterly Form 10-Qs and annual Form 10-Ks to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Preformed internal payroll audit and provided information for external payroll audit

Registered and maintained withholding tax accounts with agencies and answered tax notices

Ensured the accuracy and timeliness of the processing of stock exercises, including the calculation of tax withholdings on exercises of non-qualified stock options and RSUs

Assisted with ESPP enrollment, withdrawal and purchase

Prepared Monopolistic state workers compensation quarterly reports and true-up

Reviewed annual compliance reporting/forms such as 5500s, W-2, 1095, 3921, 3922

Responded to payroll-related inquiries

MariMed Advisors Norwood, MA 5//2018 to 1/2019 Payroll Administrator (Contract)

Used ADP to process weekly, biweekly and monthly payrolls for multi-state domestic employees and run payroll reports

Used QBs Online to make payroll journal entries

Maintained and updated employee information

Preformed internal payroll audit and prepared documents for external payroll audit

Applied for multi-state tax IDs and answered tax notices

Used QBs Online to do bookkeeping, including A/R, A/P and petty cash, do bank reconciliations and maintain general ledger accounts

Excelitas Technologies Waltham, MA 11/2017 to 5/2018 Payroll Specialist (Contract)

Used UltiPro to process payroll for multi-state domestic employees

Filed new hire paperwork and maintained employee information

Accrued monthly PTO and prepared PTO reports

Prepared General Ledger and Payroll Reports

Preformed internal payroll audit

Johnson Controls Westminster, MA 7/2017 to 9/2017 Payroll Specialist (Contract)

Prepared and distributed weekly, biweekly and monthly paychecks for more than two thousand US, Canada and Puerto Rico employees

Maintained and updated employee information

Preformed internal payroll audit

Controller Consultant 6/2017 to Present

I provide professional advice on preparing financial statements, filing tax returns to individuals, proprietorships, partnerships, S corporations and C corporations in various industries.

McLaren & Associates, CPAs, PC Shrewsbury, MA 10/2016 to 6/2017 Accountant

Analyzed client prepared trial balance, made adjusting journal entries and reconciled general ledger accounts, prepared financial statements for partnerships, and S and C corporations in diverse industries

Prepared multi-state individual, partnership, and S and C corporation tax returns; and trust, gift, exempt organization, retirement plan, and payroll taxes

Conducted tax research and projections

Zhang CPA Group, LLC Acton, MA 1/2015 to 10/2016 Senior Accountant

Provided accounting services for clients in various industries, recorded daily transactions, did bank reconciliations, reconciled and maintained general ledger accounts, made journal entries, prepared monthly, quarterly and year-end closings, prepared financial statements

Provided bookkeeping services, including A/R, A/P and payroll, for clients in various industries

Reviewed individual, partnership, S and C corporation, and sales and use tax returns for domestic and international clients in diverse industries

Contacted IRS and state DORs to resolve tax issues

Conducted tax planning and research

Assisted clients to form business including Sole Proprietorship, Single Member LLC, Partnership, Limited Liability Company, and S and C Corporation

Klausner, Dubinsky & Associates, CPAs Bethesda, MD 2002-2003 Senior Accountant

Compiled, reviewed and audited financial statements with footnote disclosure

Prepared and reviewed individual, partnership, and S and C corporation, and personal property tax returns

Conducted tax planning and research

Shapiro, Weiss & Company, CPAs Boston, MA 2000-2002

Staff Accountant

Performed detailed procedures in audit, review, and compilation engagements

Provided A/R, A/P and payroll services for clients in various industries

Prepared multi-state individual, partnership, and S and C corporation tax returns; and trust, gift, exempt organization, retirement plan, and payroll taxes

Conducted tax planning and research

DDK & Company, LLP New York City, NY 1998-1999

Staff Accountant

Prepared individual, partnership, and S and C corporation tax returns for domestic and international clients in diverse industries

Conducted tax projections

CERTIFICATE CPA, CPP

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP Member of American Payroll Association

EDUCATION

Baruch College New York City, New York

MBA in Accounting

Overall GPA 3.59/4.0; Major GPA 3.8/4.0

Beta Alpha Psi, national accounting fraternity

University of International Business and Economics Beijing, China

BBA in Accounting

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