Vanetra Jones
adz18g@r.postjobfree.com
EXPERIENCE:
EssilorLuxottica August 2022-Present
Senior Payroll Manager (Implementation System Administrator)
Critically review and analyze current practices and identify process improvements leading to best-practice operations while working with the Head of HR to manage the Payroll System, including the transition period.
Enforce established payroll related policies and identify new skill requirements to support the implementation as well as support existing colleagues in adapting to the system.
Automate all aspects of payroll including timesheets, report generation, error and exception reports, payment remittances for various benefits, and general ledger integration
Create and implement training for organization-wide staff on use of new system
Coordinate and manage entire payroll function
Communicate actively with department heads, HR and Finance to ensure proper compliance with internal and external policies and coding from a budgetary perspective
Lead and mentor the payroll staff
Manage regular preparation of relevant reports, including weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports periodic reports of earnings, taxes, and deduction
Schedule and conduct Biweekly meetings with all third-party vendors to track all integration updates prior to the go live date.
Parallon/HCA Sept 2019 – Aug 2022
Payroll Compliance Manager
Develop and oversee control systems to prevent or deal with violations of legal guidelines and internal polices and evaluate the efficiency of controls and improve them continuously.
Working with administrative leadership to provide adequate information to staff to
ensure that they have the requisite information and knowledge of regulatory issues and requirements to carry out their responsibilities in a lawful and ethical manner.
Working with administrative leadership to provide adequate information to staff to ensure that they have the required information and knowledge of regulatory issues and requirements to carry out their responsibilities in a lawful and ethical manner.
Maintain ongoing local, state and federal payroll requirements and perform evolving audits on payroll practices.
Provide payroll and timekeeping reports and also assist with all year-end processing.
Regularly reviewing the Compliance Program and recommending appropriate revisions and modifications, including advising leadership of potential compliance risk areas
Guarantee that the company is adhering to local, state, and federal tax requirements by carrying out intermittent audits, as well as managing and handling tax records.
Oversee payroll tax projects and specialized projects which involves the payroll department, including assistance involving management, reorganization or merging of functional duties associated with technical upgrades.
Manage a team of payroll professional consisting of Audit Specialists, Garnishment Specialist, Payroll and Data Entry Clerks as well as several Payroll Specialists.
Obtain and prepare documents to ensure that the Estate of all deceased employees are paid out accurately and timely.
Robert Half/Account Temps Aug 2018 – Sep 2019
Garnishments Lead / HRIS/ Payroll Administrator
Communicates with employment bureaus ensuring that all SIT and SUI registrations are current and up to date
Quarterly review of active Garnishments and addressing all state requirements and changes
Ensure that all employees follow and comply with all company and state specific process and procedures.
Coordinate employee trainings when implementing new payroll processing procedure and changes
Responsible for implementing and maintaining the Human Resource information management systems for the entire organization, processing employee tier approval and rate changes
Provided advisory services and guidance to Management and Field Administration with guidance regarding the system requirement based on the company resources and needs
Executed accurate payroll for associates located in multiple states and stays in compliance with all state, federal laws and Company pay policies
Displayed a high level of professionalism, discretion and a high degree of personal commitment and focus on Union Payroll
Received and processed all new and existing wage garnishments and contacted the courts with all questions and concerns on the employee’s behalf
Successfully ran weekly Audit reports which ensured accurate payroll processing
Accurately calculated and processed regular, overtime and double-time earnings
Processed Union Deductions/Adjustments, miscellaneous pay, incentive/bonuses and short-term disability and FMLA payments with documented support
CBRE May 2017 - Aug 2018
Payroll Processor
Successfully executed accurate payroll for associates located in multiple states while ensuring compliance with all state, federal laws and Company pay policies
Demonstrated a high level of professionalism, discretion and a high degree of personal commitment and focus on Union Payroll
Assisted with training new Union Payroll Processor's which has over time contributed to trainee's meeting and exceeding department metric goals
Successfully ran weekly Audit reports which ensured accurate payroll processing
Ensured that payroll files were up to date and filed in a timely fashion on electronic filing system
Worked effectively and efficiently under stressful situations to meet deadlines
Acted with urgency to provide accurate and timely information to all associates and management daily
Accurately calculated and processed regular, overtime and double-time earnings
Processed Union Deductions/Adjustments, miscellaneous pay, incentive/bonuses and short-term disability and FMLA payments with documented support
Pride Staffing Jan 2013 - Apr 2017
Payroll Specialist/Supervisor
Accomplished payroll human resource objectives by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising job contributions; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures
Met payroll operational standards by contributing information to strategic plans and reviews
Implemented production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards
Identified and improved inefficiencies in the payroll process
Prepared pay by verifying time records; calculating and producing checks or electronic transfers; calculating and producing quarterly incentive bonuses
Fulfilled wage garnishment requirements by completing forms; adjusting payroll records, documenting and transmitting withholdings; negotiating with collection agencies to convert garnishments to wage assignments
Determined payroll liabilities by entering federal and state income and social security tax information, 401k transfers
SKILLS:
Peoplesoft, Microsoft Word, ADP/Workforce Now, ADP Vantage, ADP Global View, CMS, Workday, Lawson, KRONOS, TOAD, SAP/Business Objects, Microsoft Office, Power Point, Oracle, LPS, AS400, Citrix, SharePoint, MSP, Equator,