Payroll Specialist Third Party

LINDA (LYNN) ROACH *************@*****.***

Professional Experience: Over twenty plus years in payroll and HR systems, and acquisitions, including implementation Canada & US payroll systems.

Software Skills

Oracle, JDE, PeopleSoft, Banner, ADP PCPW, ADP Enterprise 5V, ADP Work Force Now, Pro Business, AS400, Oracle Fusion, Ultimate Software, UKG Time & Attendance, Microsoft Office, Dayforce, Microsoft Access, UTA, E-time, ADP Aline Administrator, CIC+ Administrator, Kronos, Blackline.

The Intersect Group February 2025 - Present

Payroll Tax Consultant

Set up new authorities, for multiple FEIN’S and Revenue Quebec.

Review tax officers and set up current and remove old employees no longer with the company.

Provide missing withholding reports for old companies active and non-active.

Monitor active locations to ensure all identification numbers for state agencies are active.

Set up Third Party Access (TPA) to authorize payroll providers to communicate with all states.

Backup payroll assistant and process payrolls for Bi-weekly & Weekly pay cycles.

Verify 401K Reporting in Empower, and HSA contributions for submission to provider.

Quikrete Corporation March 2023 – January 2025

Senior Payroll Specialist

Administer employee recruitment and termination processes within ADP Workforce Now and Kronos.

Process Weekly & Biweekly Canadian payroll for approximately 1500, employees.

Management of all Workers Compensation payments for all provinces, and Garnishments.

Collaborate with HR teams to ensure compliance with regional and federal payroll regulations for all active locations. Coordinate annual audits and provide payroll documentation to auditors upon request. Maintain records for compliance, including tax filings and payroll adjustments.

Report all required taxes for Employee and Employer tax payments for all provinces.

Provide notifications of all terminations, hourly reports, and headcount information on a weekly and monthly basis.

Run reports for accounting G/L for payroll deductions and earnings.

Process all Union dues related payments, pensions, health & welfare.

The Coca-Cola Company

Payroll Delivery Manager – North America October 2021 to December 2022

Managing four employees in US & Manila, processing payrolls for 10,000 plus, Canada and US.

Handling overpayment logs for adjustments with third party vendor.

Processing ACH reversals and stop payments for all employees.

Monitor banking system for Canada & US approving payments and verification of payment.

Blackline Financial tool updating of all processes for statistical reporting analysis.

Monitor Blackline activities to ensure timely completion of processor tasks.

Approval of US & Canada payrolls for Weekly, Semi-Monthly & Retirees, Puerto Rico

Monitor Payroll North America payroll boxes, for correct and prompt response.

UKG approvals for payroll updates and final review of payroll.

UKG approval of 401K loans, and Ultimate Software

BrandSafway LLC

Corporate Payroll Manager – Canada & US August 2018 to October 2021

Manage four employees processing payroll for 5,000 – 6,000 employees for Canada, all provinces.

Managing bonus & stock option pay outs for all locations.

Providing calendars for year–end processing, requesting corrections for year-end adjustments.

Managing added corrections for T4, RL-1’s, benefits, and pension plans.

Training and processing all year end updates in managed adjustment tables, UKG.

Adding new deductions and earnings, and complex calculations in UKG.

Run interface process from Ultimate Timekeeping Attendance System for all weekly & bi-weekly payrolls on a weekly basis.

Setting up new payrolls in calendar for pay cycles regular and off-cycle.

Interviewing candidates for all payroll positions in the payroll department US & Canada

Providing tax reports and direct deposit banking information to accounting.

Requesting funding for weekly and bi-weekly payrolls.

Access request for all new employees and training in Ultimate Software

Implementing new pay groups providing parallel testing for all new acquisitions and setting up Tax accounts and FEINs.

Pay EHT, CPP, QPP, taxes, and processing final returns for year end.

Overhead Door Corporation February 2017 - July 2018

Senior Payroll Specialist

Processing payroll for 1500 to 1800 employees on a weekly and biweekly basis.

Financial Additions – Kronos Administrator for contract employee

Workforce Kronos 8.0 updating employee records and transferring Kronos batch to Oracle Fusion, and balancing entries. Also, updating batch in Oracle and corrections of errors or discrepancies.

Set up Garnishments for the Multi-State environment, requested payments from A/P and provided.

Refunds and updates to all agencies up on completion or termination.

Managed payroll services mailbox for multiple locations in all fifty states.

Headington Company Dallas, TX July 2016 – February 2017

HR Payroll Manager

Supervised the HR team and payroll processors using Paycom and ADP WFN systems. Managed sales systems and calculated tips to meet reporting requirements.

Services for high-end retail stores, dining establishments, and business offices. Coordinate 401K plan setup and reporting with the vendor. Imported changes to third part vendors. Set up new hires, vendors, and open enrollment, for all employees. company employed 1,000 – 1500 employees, on various payroll systems.

Managed commission and bonus pay outs and year end processing.

FedEx Corporation (Contract Engagement) Plano, Tx October 2015 – June 2016

Payroll Manager Compliance

Manage team of three employees in charge of G/L, processing of all payroll files, vanguard, Benefits, fringe benefits, stock options, relocation, and tax deposits. Year-end processing.

Utilizing various systems, ProBusiness ADP, Kronos 7.0, MyHr, PeopleSoft

Performance reviews, coaching, and improving processes, for reporting requirements.

Set up new occupational reporting codes, for districts requiring added reporting.

Managing year end processing to ensure correct reporting for W2’s and minimizing reissuing of W2C’s.

Worked on Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook, Workforce Kronos 6.0

Research Now, Plano, TX August 2014 – September 2015

HR Payroll Manager

Managed processes for Global Payroll for ADP WFN, Timekeeping Systems, Canada, and USA. Total of 880 employees in US & Canada.

Managed Payroll Analysts, five locations across the USA, and Canada.

Implemented time & labor management for Canada & US.

Utilizing various systems, ProBusiness ADP, Kronos 7.0, MyHr, PeopleSoft.

Manager of third-party vendor process, tax rates, 941’s.

Created reports for management team as requested and year-end responsibilities for W2’s, RL1’s and T4’s for Canada processing.

Provided Sox compliant documentation for E&Y Audits, on a quarterly basis.

Made tax payments not covered by third party such as San Francisco gross receipts & expense tax, Employer Health Tax for Canada.

Used Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Reduced commission pay by transitioning drivers to time clock system through consolidation.

Education: Davenport University

B.S. Administration

A.S. Management

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