Payroll Specialist Human Resources

BETH A. GUMTOW

**** **** ****** ****** 414-***-****

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207 **********@*****.***

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT / HUMAN RESOURCES / ACCOUNTING

Dedicated finance, HR, administrative leader focused on identifying and developing improvement opportunities, building client relationships and cross-functional teams, recruiting and hiring talent, and ensuring efficient and accurate payroll processing.

Enjoy mentoring students and employees. Skilled at communications, teaching and training in

payroll, HR, diversity and inclusion.

EXPERIENCE:

4/2024 to 6/2025

RITE HITE - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

A/R COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST / WEB PORTAL BILLER - Worked with JD Edwards' finance system and Salesforce, along with Esker, to collect past due accounts totaling $1.2 million in a year's time. Closed percentage of open past due invoices from 34.4% to company goal of 10%. Called and emailed customers to resolve issues with payments and services rendered from Rite Hite. Used 153 customer web portals to troubleshoot invoice rejections and get invoices submitted for timely payments. Worked on procuring missing or correct PO's from customers. Trained other employees from other divisions and in-house on Esker, Salesforce and JDE when doing customer collections.

10/2023 to 3/2024

IN-PLACE MACHINING - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

PAYROLL SPECIALIST - Contract placement. Payroll for 135 union workers and 45 salaried employees. Assisted with HR benefits and 401K transmittals. Also assisted with AR job costing and backing up AP.

7/2022 to 9/2023

KOMATSU MINING CORPORATION - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

PAYROLL SPECIALIST - Accountable for processing weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, hourly union, non-union, salary exempt, and salary non-exempt payrolls for 10,000+ employees in all 50 states, as well as Australia, Nigeria, Scotland, and Canada. Ensured all pay rates, benefits, taxes, etc., are correct in the payroll system. Processed garnishments in large quantities. Used several timekeeping systems in over 300 locations; Genesis, Pacific, Kronos, electronic timesheets, SAP, TCS. Utilized Ultipro-UKG for processing payrolls.

2/2022 to 5/2022

GLENN RIEDER - West Allis, Wisconsin

PAYROLL/HR SPECIALIST - Contract placement. Responsible for processing payroll for 200 employees using Ultipro-UKG; union and non-union hourly, and bi-weekly salary in multiple locations including four in the U. S. and one in Mexico. Produced reports for reconciling EEO and financial reports. Reconciled benefits billings and 401(k) administration with third party companies. Conducted new hire processing and terminations. Added and audited all information; tax, direct deposit, address changes, garnishments, benefit changes, 401(k) elections, etc. Processed time through Kronos, and journal entries through ERP finance· system. Assisted employees learn self-service systems. Reconciled 941 tax reports.

3/2019 to 2/2022

MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

PAYROLL SPECIALIST - Accountable for processing staff, faculty and student employee

bi-weekly payroll; approximately 3,000 employees. Responsible for answering all payroll inquiries and resolving payroll issues, as well as all unemployment inquiries and reporting. Used the Ellucian (Colleague) System to process all accounting, reporting and payroll processes.

Integral member of the implementation team in transitioning from paper timesheets to electronic timesheets in the self-service portals for staff and student payroll. Developed new timesheet training and documentation for part-time faculty instructors, as well as helping in the development of instructions and new processes for staff and student payroll.

7/2018 to 3/2019

GMR MARKETING, LLC - New Berlin, Wisconsin

SENIOR PAYROLL SPECIALIST - Contract placement. Oversaw four payrolls for 800-1,500 countrywide hourly and salaried employees using ADP payroll. Resolved payroll issues, systems, and timekeeping issues through communication with field employees.

Collaborated with HR to resolve payroll and field placement issues, and collaborated with IT to implement timekeeping/scheduling systems, and trained field employees on new systems.

Prepared month-end finance reports, and processed garnishments, levies, and support orders. Streamlined payroll processes and created training manuals.

10/2017 to 5/2018

BLOOD CENTER OF WISCONSIN - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

PAYROLL SPECIALIST - Contract placement. Prepared payroll for 1K employees in multiple locations using Ceridian Dayforce. Identified and developed process improvements. Audited and adjusted benefits, expenses, time, and attendance using HRIS. Delegated government grant amounts to researchers and doctors.

7/2017 to 10/2017

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

PAYROLL SPECIALIST - Contract placement.

1/2007 to 6/2017

NORDCO, INC. - Oak Creek, Wisconsin

AR COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST (7/2016 to 6/2017) - Built and maintained client relationships with 4K+ global customers, oversaw accounts for five national branches and three international offices. Prepared and analyzed monthly and annual reports. Reduced invoicing errors by 18% by implementing an automated process. Surpassed collections goal by·40%; $12M in past due accounts within six months. Decreased company debt by $9M within one year, eliminating the need for a business loan.

PAYROLL ANALYST - (1/2007 to 6/2016) - Ensured accuracy for six payrolls; two hourly union and non-union, two bi-weekly, one semi-monthly and one Canadian hourly totaling 680 employees. Responsible for reconciling and month-end closing of various payroll accounts. Informed HR of hiring and benefits specifics. Led payroll conversions; from ADP to Paychex, to Ultipro. Revamped Paychex web-based payroll software for international employees.

1/2006 to 11/2006

SEMCO PRODUCTS - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR - Directed six-member accounts receivable/accounts payable team. Achieved 30% closing-time reduction through streamlined customer invoicing and reconciliation. Researched inconsistencies on various reports to ensure accuracy in inventory and sales records. Monitored customer accounts, approved credit limits, and initiated credit holds on delinquent accounts. Accountable for processing biweekly payroll via the ADP 4.3 version and the Kronos timekeeping system.

1/2003 to 11/2005

SAFWAY SERVICES, INC. - Waukesha, Wisconsin

PAYROLL ASSISTANT - Prepared payroll for 72 national branches using Ceridian software. Performed employee benefit auditing, and prepared paperwork for month-end reporting. Implemented ADP Enterprise payroll conversion project. Conducted weekly ADP Enterprise system training for employees at 72 branches.

8/2002 to 1/2003

TRINITY & HATCH STAFFING SERVICES - ACCOUNTING TEMP

5/2001 to 7/2002

CENTRAL READY MIXED CONCRETE, LP - PAYROLL MANAGER

4/1998 to 4/2001

Various accounting temp jobs and contract positions.

7/1987 to 3/1998

BUILDERS SQUARE - HUMAN RESOURCES

EDUCATION:

DeVry University - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

MBA

BA, Business Administration

Milwaukee Area Technical College - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Associates, Business Administration, and Sales and Marketing

SYSTEMS:

Payroll: Ceridian, ADP, Paychex, Ultipro-UKG, Ellucian (Colleague) System

Timekeeping: Kronos, Genesis, Pacific, SAP, TCS

Accounting: Many different ERP

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