Certified Payroll Professional

Sherri Hill, PCP

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Calgary AB T2X 0M2

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Core Competencies: Results-oriented, detailed professional with comprehensive payroll experience.

Background includes demonstrated dependability resulting in appointment to projects of increased

responsibility. Skilled in data integrity assessment, internal controls and streamlining procedures,

producing a reliable workflow and a reduction in processing hours.

Experience:

Mar 2012 – present Baker Hughes Inc Calgary, AB

Supervisor Payroll I

Demonstrate leadership by coaching the team and ensuring efforts are recognized

Assist in individual goal-setting and schedule follow-up meetings to ensure timelines are met

Lead in payroll process improvements and streamlining work activities

Accountable for payroll execution and electronic transmissions for funds and CSB’s

Provide bi-weekly accruals and journal entries to Corporate Accounting

Supervision of 4 Payroll Specialists

Ensure Payroll procedures are SOX compliant and follow GAP

Ensure legislative compliancy

Analyze wage-type mapping in SAP to certify accurate journal entries and year end documents,

including T4’s, T4A’s, T2200’s

Dec 2011 – Mar 2012 Sanjel Corp Calgary, AB

Corporate & International Payroll Administrator

Capturing and auditing of workflows from PeopleSoft 9.1 and Livelink ECM

Calculation of international (Middle East and US) day rates and assignment bonuses

Ensuring compliance of legislative updates

Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries

Maintain close communications with HR to keep current on all employee changes to payroll

administration

Prepare and verify statements of earnings for employees

Jan 2010 – July 2011 KRAUS Inc Waterloo, ON

Payroll Supervisor

Provide leadership in the time and attendance system, Attendance Enterprise, upgrade and full

integration of the HRIS system, Odyssey HR

Manage the payroll department within the management scope by establishing and maintaining a

quality culture within the team

Demonstrate leadership in the support, development and promotion of the payroll department

including coaching, performance management reviews, staffing, and discipline

Research and implementation of payroll best practices to improve processes and to increase

efficiency within the team

Provide assistance for any audit preparation, documentation support and information as needed

for internal, external and regulatory audits

Full accountability for the successful execution of biweekly payrolls, non-union and unionized

utilizing an in-house system, HR Technologies, Payroll Professional

Administer and oversee the effective operations of the non-unionized health benefit program by

communicating and updating changes

GL trouble-shooting; sign-off and transmission of payroll

Prepare and submit weekly remittances for employee deductions related but not limited to the

Family Responsibility program, RPP plan, RRSP, CSB program, garnishments, and charitable

donations

Dec 2003 – Nov 2009 GROWMARK Inc. Kitchener, ON

Senior Payroll & Compensation Specialist

Provide leadership regarding all payroll functions; training; mentoring

Training and supervising on payroll procedures & timelines

Project management – facilitation and implementation strategy of system conversion from

Ceridian Insync to an in-house web-based system, Lawson portal V9

Amalgamation of two member co-operatives

Lead in time-management implementation

Customized reporting

Processing of bi-weekly payroll for multiple locations for 200 to 1,500 employees; full and part

time

Process stop payments, EFT recalls, ROE’s, manual cheques, garnishments and receivables

Investigate and resolve all inquiries from employees, supervisors, and management at all levels

Ensure compliance with payroll legislation

Payroll billing, journal entries, accruals and GL reconciliation

Statutory and EHT remittance updating and reconciliation

Year end processing of T4’s, T4A’s, T2200’s, PIER Reports

Pension administration and remittances, WSIB reconciliation and remittances

Benefits administration

Job description writing; Pay Equity analysis

May – Oct 2003 Open Text Corp., Waterloo, ON

6 month contract position

Payroll Administrator

Semi monthly payroll processing of 400+ employees (ADP PCPW); both US and Canadian

payrolls

ROE’s, taxable benefit calculations and reconciliation to benefits statement

Download of time attendance and pay changes from HRIS System – PeopleSoft

Calculate and input off-cycle payments (SUB Plan, LTD, Optional Life, ESPP, RRSP,

garnishments)

Filing, recording and control of primary documentation

Dec 1999 – Mar 2003 Sybase Canada Ltd., Waterloo, ON

Senior Payroll/Benefits Administrator

Semi monthly payroll processing of 350+ employees, including executive payroll (Ceridian

PayFlex)

Multi provincial payroll processing (BC, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec)

Successful implementation of acquisitions for payroll to ensure minimal disturbance to employees

Calculation and processing of company top-up and benefits plans

Administration of company ESPP plan and calculation of taxable benefit, garnishments, RRSP’s

Reconciliation of payroll G/L accounts

Completion of ROE’s, manual cheques, T4’s, T4A’s, T2200’s, PIER Reports

Liaise with benefits broker to ensure accurate benefits administration

Electronic file transfer of RRSP deductions

Education:

Canadian Payroll Agency Markham, ON

Payroll Certified Practitioner certification

Payroll Accounting

Taxable Benefits

Pension Administration

ESA Regulations

Conestoga College of Applied Arts Kitchener, ON

Financial Accounting I

Microsoft Word, Excel, dbase, DOS

Access 2003

Employment Law

Business Communications

Organizational Behaviour

Algonquin College of Applied Arts Ottawa, ON

Strategic Compensation Management

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