Payroll Manager

Computer Skills:

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and Outlook

Payroll Systems: Timberline, Citrix Program (in-house system), Great Plains, Lawson, AS400, ADP WFN and Workday, Kronos, Oracle and Smart Stream, Sage 300/Timberline, HH2 Cloud Services, UltiPro, Perceptive Content and BOETA 9in-house timekeeping system).

Centrus – Bethesda, MD

September 2024 – March 2025

Senior Payroll Contractor

Responsible for processing a bi-weekly payroll and overseeing and managing and reviewing all timecards for approval and accuracy. Entering new hires, terminations, and 3rd party sick pay. Managing all project task, job codes, tax updates. Process all 401 deductions, timecard adjustments, and all payroll adjustments. Additional duties consist of maintaining Union data and coordinating with the union, running monthly and quarterly reports, creating a bi-weekly payroll folder, maintaining a shift differential spreadsheet, termination data, organizing employee request and maintaining the payroll email folder. Handled the balancing for each payroll and process the funding reports to be submitted to the CFO and AP department. Provide excellent customer service to all employees in resolving in outstanding issues. Assisted on various projects.

University of Maryland Medical Center – Linthicum, MD

August 2022- September 2024

Senior Payroll Analyst

Responsibilities include but not limited to collects data, audits, and enters payroll information according to established payroll cut-off and processing schedules. Review all changes submitted to payroll. Responds to and resolves any inquiries regarding paychecks or payroll reporting. Initiate notification system for timecard due dates within payroll system and review electronic timecard data to ensure accuracy and follow-up with associates and managers on any errors each pay period. Maintains up-to-date knowledge of city, state, local, and federal legislation affecting payroll. Input payroll data and serve as back up to the Senior Manager.

Additional duties include serving as first point of contact to general payroll inquiries. Provides guidance on any timecard inquiries. Ensures payroll issues are escalated and resolved promptly. Coordinate with Team for any new hire information. Assists with end of year payroll processing, review of employee W2 annually and other projects as assigned.

Red Coats – Bethesda, MD

November 2018 – July 2022

Payroll Supervisor

Responsible for processing two separate payrolls, along with the timely performance of the Payroll Department by providing guidance and support to the payroll specialist. Review and approve all payroll team reports to validate input various payrolls. Making sure all staff are paid accurately and efficiently. Also reconciles and pay bi-weekly and monthly taxes for multi-states. As the team leader my responsibilities included to assist with the setup of direct deposits, respond to all employee’s payroll concerns, and process any maintenance updates regarding employees’ changes. Monitoring of the payroll calendar, provide guidance, and training for the team. In addition, maintaining the bank statements for A/P for payments made via payroll deductions, employee benefits and/or taxes.

Walker & Dunlop – Bethesda, MD

April 2018 – August 2019

Senior Payroll Administrator

Responsible for processing bi-weekly payroll for 600+ employees and work closely

with the AVP of Accounting to promote and support various payroll processes and for overall management of UltiPro payroll system. Coordinate payroll processes with the Human Resources team. Manage UltiPro Time Management system and support employees and managers using the system by planning, training, resolving issues, and monitoring activity/user behavior for best practices.

Monitor federal and state tax withholding information and direct deposit data provided by

employees. Review payroll preview and process payroll run. Process bi-weekly 401(k) payroll-related activities as well as review and perform company match calculations. Register for employer tax accounts for state and local withholding and unemployment accounts. Generate ad-hoc payroll reports. Respond to all payroll-related correspondence and resolve in a timely manner. Provide customer service to employees in areas that relate to their pay, benefits, and taxes. Prepare journal entries pertaining to all payrolls and commissions, as well as stock, funding, and 401k entries. Complete account reconciliations related to the payroll department.

Audit bi-weekly payroll and provide audit support for internal and external auditors; audits may include functions such as 401k and Workers Compensation. Answer payroll questions for the monthly financial review meeting. Commissions – Back up the Staff Accountant responsible for calculating and processing monthly commissions by obtaining necessary approvals prior to finalizing payroll commission payments. Preparing month-end journal entries, including commission entries and accruals.

Aston Carter - Gaithersburg, MD

June 2017 – February 2018

Payroll/Benefits Coordinator

Responsible for assuring employees time sheets are complete, with correct pay codes and

job cost. Assisting employees with entering and completing their time. Process of a weekly

Payroll of less than 100 employees. Performs new hire orientation and termination.

Conducts internal employee file audits. Handling of employee health benefits, including 401K

Create payroll reports, review and file weekly, quarterly and annual taxes.

Maintain company handbook. Reconciliation of payroll, benefits and taxes

Willis Towers Watson (Kelly Services), - Arlington, VA

July 2016 – June 2017

Payroll Specialist

Responsible for maintaining demographic logs. Processing the bi-weekly payroll for more than 6500 colleagues into the Smart Stream system. Composed SOP and checklist for the Bi-weekly payroll process. Process off cycle checks, retro wages, expense reimbursements.

Responsible for the payroll reconciliation. Prepares various payroll reports.

Handle terminations and rehires. Assist in training of new payroll team members.

Manages colleagues’ updates, changes and concerns via the Service Now ticket

System.

Experience Works Inc. - Arlington, VA

December 2008 – February 2016

Assist Payroll Manager 2008-2013

Payroll Manager 2013-2016

Oversees the process weekly payroll for over 10,000 employees. Maintain employee information into Lawson System. Audit accuracy of information sent over by the processing Customer Service Center and payroll specialists. Review of multi-state tax updates and filing information to be reported to ADP for processing. Managing a team of 3 payroll specialists. Processing of garnishments set ups and payments. Responsible for payroll reconciliations. Processing of stop payment request.

Education:

Grover Cleveland High School, Brooklyn, NY,

Brooklyn, NY Community College, Brooklyn, NY

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