Payroll Manager

ERIKA FOUCAULT

Payroll Manager Payroll & HR Professional

Mount Kisco, NY • 914-***-**** • *******@*****.***

SUMMARY

Payroll Manager with 20+ years of payroll and HR experience, specializing in full-cycle, multi-state, and union payroll for property management and service organizations of up to 2,500 employees. Expert in ADP Workforce Now, payroll tax compliance, garnishments, and Local 32BJ and Local 2 administration. Trusted partner to HR, finance, and leadership teams, known for accuracy, confidentiality, and on-time delivery. Bilingual in English and Spanish.

CORE SKILLS

Payroll Systems: ADP Workforce Now, ADP Timekeeping; ADP Pro Summit 2024 (Year-End Preparation and New Year Planning)

Compliance: Multi-state payroll tax compliance, garnishments, and levies

Union Payroll: Local 32BJ and Local 2 administration

Audit & Reconciliation: Payroll audits, bank reconciliation, Workers’ Compensation and Disability compliance

Tools & Languages: Microsoft Office • Bilingual: English and Spanish

EXPERIENCE

MAXX Properties · Purchase, NY 2014 – 2026

Payroll Manager

Manage full-cycle, multi-state weekly and biweekly payroll for 400 exempt and non-exempt employees in ADP Workforce Now, maintaining accuracy and on-time delivery every pay period

Supervise a payroll assistant and serve as the primary payroll contact for managers, HR, and accounting

Led migration from manual timecards to ADP Timekeeping for 85+ New York employees

Administer union payroll for Local 32BJ and Local 2, including remittances, billing, onboarding and terminations, and annual 32BJ reporting

Ensure compliance with multi-state payroll tax laws, garnishments, and benefit deductions; prepare and file quarterly state payroll reports for Nevada and Colorado

Audit payroll before every run and conduct Workers’ Compensation, Disability, and union compliance audits, resolving discrepancies before they reach employees

Train managers on ADP functionality, payroll procedures, and submission deadlines to ensure timely, accurate time approvals

Produce post-payroll and bank reconciliation reports for accounting; process final pay, PTO payouts, and manual checks for separating employees

Maintain employee pay, tax, and direct-deposit records and resolve employee payroll questions promptly and confidentially

Garthchester Realty · Scarsdale, NY 2012 – 2014

Payroll Specialist

Processed weekly and biweekly payroll, analyzing payroll against budget before each disbursement

Administered wage garnishments in compliance with legal requirements

Processed and reconciled Local 32BJ union payments and obligations

Audited employee and supervisor-reported hours and approved time-off, sick, and vacation requests

Managed onboarding and offboarding documentation and maintained personnel records and HRIS data

Produced payroll and time-reporting summaries for management and resolved employee payroll inquiries

A&A Maintenance · Yonkers, NY 2003 – 2011

Promoted three times, from Human Resources Assistant to Human Resources Manager

Human Resources Manager 2009 – 2011

Advised supervisors on disciplinary documentation, including verbal and written warnings and terminations

Partnered with union representatives and delegates to resolve employee relations matters, and counseled union and management on reductions in force

Helped managers interpret union contracts to ensure legal compliance

Investigated employee complaints and performance issues

Managed recruitment for administrative positions, including interviews, testing, selection, reference checks, and background checks

Processed Workers’ Compensation and Disability claims, employment verifications, and garnishments (Section 8, child support, tax levies)

Payroll Manager 2006 – 2009

Processed in-house, multi-state weekly and biweekly payroll for 2,500+ exempt and non-exempt employees

Supervised a payroll assistant and analyzed payroll against budget before each check run

Prepared monthly bank reconciliation reports

Administered health insurance and 401(k) enrollments and terminations, and guided employees through their benefits

Payroll Assistant 2004 – 2006

Reviewed and entered supervisor-submitted hours, generated hours reports, and resolved payroll errors

Maintained payroll records, personnel files, and HRIS data, and reconciled the payroll account

Human Resources Assistant 2003 – 2004

Reviewed employment packets and processed time-off requests for union and non-union employees under contract guidelines

Trained new operations managers and supervisors on employment paperwork and timesheets, and processed 401(k) payments

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Pace University · White Plains, NY 2011

Essential Human Resource Management Certificate (SHRM)

College of Administration and Marketing · Venezuela 2001

Bachelor of Administration in Tourism

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