Evelyn A. Miller

Wildomar, CA • 714-***-**** • adz800@r.postjobfree.com

Payroll Manager

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

10+ Years processing Multi-State Payroll, Union and Non-Union Payroll, Exempt and Non-Exempt Payroll, high volume complex pay components

Comprehensive knowledge of payroll administration, including federal and state wage & hour and tax regulations, in a multi-state environment

Deep knowledge of Payroll and Financial Accounting processes and banking operations

(Wire Transfers, ACH, Direct Deposits)

20+ years in a leadership role with responsibility of directing and developing the work of others

Committed to confidentiality, discretion, and ethical behavior

Experience with Workday HCM/Payroll/Time and Attendance, ADP Workforce Now, ADP Smart Compliance, EPAY Timekeeping system

Prior career - IT Project Manager/ Systems Analyst/Computer Programmer (1985-2010) SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite – Advanced Excel Skills to include Pivot tables, V-Lookup. Intermediate level Word and Powerpoint

Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to effectively present facts and recommendations in oral and written form

Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, handling multiple tasks, shift priorities when necessary and work under time constraints and deadlines

Ability to lead and work in a team environment and foster teamwork

Great people skills

Strong customer relationship

Time Management

Trainable, adaptable, good listener and highly motivated WORK HISTORY

Payroll Consultant (Workday, OSV) 05/2023 – Present Duolingo – Remote

Assist in auditing the regular semi-monthly payroll for more than 600 multi-state employees.

Process and settle the Equity Payroll (Off-cycle)

Review new hire information (rate, tax and payment elections)

Create new reports as needed to facilitate the audit process and constantly revising and updating the audit spreadsheet (template)

Complete the regular and equity payroll upon approval by the Director of Payroll and submit for settlement via OSV.

Payroll Manager (Workday and ADP Smart Compliance) FOX Corporation – Century City/Los Angeles, CA 10/2019 – 01/2023 This position reports to the Executive Director of Payroll Payroll Platform: Workday (Time and Attendance/Payroll) ADP Smart Compliance (For garnishments, tax remittances, employee portal for past pay slips and W2)

Epay Time Keeping System (For union employees)

No. of Direct Reports : 4 Payroll Associates, 1 Payroll Coordinator, 1 Payroll Analyst

Direct weekly and biweekly payroll processing for multi-state union and non-union payroll for more than 10K employees (weekly and biweekly payroll frequencies),

Ensure compliance with all applicable state and federal wage and hour and tax laws.

Ensure all internal and external audits are adhered to

Regularly review, monitor and analyze existing payroll processes to identify areas of improvement

Provide performance management and coaching to staff and is responsible for personal and professional development of staff including the development of goals and objectives for self as well as direct reports

Cross-train employees appropriately to ensure daily back up and coverage of departmental functions

Effectively lead the payroll team to respond to payroll related issues, providing guidance on prevailing laws governing payroll and income taxes, employee benefits deductions, garnishments, and other statutory pay and related entitlements

Manage regular preparation of relevant management reports, including weekly, monthly, quarterly and year-end reports (gross payroll, hours worked, PTO accrual, tax deductions, benefit deductions, 401K pretax and post-tax deductions, 401K Loans, etc.)

Run integrations to send benefits to the third-party administrator, 401K deductions/Loans to Fidelity, garnishments and taxes withheld to ADP Smart Compliance

Employment Verification (Equifax)

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reporting

Provide training via webinars to employees of newly acquired companies

Work in collaboration with Payroll Accounting in managing quarterly and yearly tax filing activities and W2 processing, stock option and RSU/PSU’s payouts. Assist in performing quarterly tax adjustments, and W2-C’s at year-end

Respond to internal or external audit; prepare sample documentation for walkthroughs; ensure SOX compliance for payroll processes

Maintain and keep updated the accuracy of the Payroll Standard Operating Procedure document

Assist the Director of Payroll in the forecasting and budgeting process for the upcoming fiscal year

Provided ad hoc reports as requested by SVP’s, HR Managers, external auditors and/or by the Department of Labor.

Payroll Analyst/Administrator (Workday and ADP Smart Compliance) Beachbody LLC – Santa Monica, CA 08/2018 – 10/2019

Oversee the biweekly payroll processing (including bonuses, retro pays, commissions) of 900 employees in various states in the US;

Process monthly payroll including bonuses and commissions in the UK;

Review timesheets and researches for discrepancies in hours and appropriate documentation;

Partner extensively with the People and HR department in providing support in the preparation of offers and contracts of employment;

Analyze and verifies data entered in the HRIS system (Workday) and advises the HR team for discrepancies found;

Work closely with the HR and Workday team in assessing system functionality and recommends enhancements to improve efficiency, controls and accuracy;

Design test scripts and performs extensive testing on changes made to the system prior to implementation;

Streamlined balancing and reconciliation procedures resulting in payroll being processed more accurately;

Perform analysis on journal entries and general ledger and collaborates with the Accounts Payable team on payroll invoice and wire transfers;

Analyze and resolve tax issues prior to month-end, quarter-end or year-end processing;

Communicate with various department supervisors to resolve payroll issues;

Prepare on-demand payroll reports in compliance with Federal and State guidelines, and local governments.

Payroll and Accounts Payable Supervisor/ (ADP Workforce Now) Carpenters Southwest Administration - Los Angeles, CA 03/2010 – 08/2018

(Non-Profit company – Carpenters Education and Trust funds)

Managed the payroll system conversion from Ceridian to ADP WFN;

Supervised the weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly payroll processing (multi-state);

Responsible for continually improving payroll processes and maintains procedures and documentations;

Ensured compliance with government regulations;

Coordinated with HR on new hires and maintains payroll records for all existing and new employees, including W-4 information;

Incorporated collective bargaining agreements for pay, health and welfare, pension plan, and employee vacation, sick/PTO, holiday plan rules and dues in payroll;

Monitored and tracked 401K contributions and loan payments; Assists with non- discrimination testing and audit reports;

Reviewed all payroll for completeness and accuracy and approve personnel changes prior to final processing/submission;

Issued manual payroll checks for non-standard payments;

Interfaced with department managers of various departments to maintain workflow efficiency;

Continually provided support, training, mentoring, and development to staff to ensure a fully efficient payroll operation, to maximize the team’s success and to enhance employee engagement;

Responded to employees on all payroll-related inquiries on a timely manner;

Handled all payroll issues;

Reconciled monthly, quarterly and yearly payroll records and confirms general ledger accuracy;

Provided ad hoc reports as requested by CFO, HR Manager, external auditors and/or by the Department of Labor.

Maryknoll College - Manila, Philippines

Bachelor of Arts: Major in Mathematics (Minor in Statistics) Member : American Payroll Association

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