• Responsible for the entire activities for Qualified Settlement Funds (wage and hour cases) Payroll and ensure all filings of Forms W-2, 1099 and W-3.• Report, track and calculate state and federal taxes owed on awards, opening state withholding and unemployment accounts, filing of state returns.• Respond to federal and state agency requests, and keep updated on new state and federal legislation and policies for taxes in 50 states.• Oversee all payroll tax processes for settlement funds, ensuring proper financial controls and compliance with internal policies and procedures are maintained, as well as State and Federal regulations are followed by updating processes to remain in compliance and building processes to support accuracy and compliance with all functions of Payroll Tax.• Year end management includes coordinating tax reporting and compliance.• Review and interpret settlement agreements and court documents, interpreting tax implications and provide tax estimates.• Communicate with senior management, staff and attorneys to ensure compliance.

Ensured payments and tax filing of over 1 billion dollars of payroll taxes for all 11 affiliated companies in 50 States in a timely and accurate manner.•Analyzing payroll tax for 200,000+ employee’s on a weekly and bimonthly basis processed using PeopleSoft and ADP and Ceridian.•Managing and training staff to ensure accurate and timely filing of unemployment taxes and returns and ensuring personal growth. •Providing support and guidance on withholding tax issues for Field offices, Service Center(s), and Colleague Payroll.•Reconciling payroll tax balances, monthly, quarterly and year end.•Reconciling year end W2’s totals to tax balances and vendor’s printing totals •Preparing daily tax files thru Ach and Journal Entries for tax payments.•Review and Test all tax updates to PeopleSoft 8.9 and 9.0 systems, Empower Tax system•Resolve tax notices, assist in tax audits internal and external. •Review accuracy of payroll data at employee tax data and payroll tax adjustments.•Set up and maintain PeopleSoft company tax tables, tax location codes.•Maintain and update all unemployment and local tax rates in Peoplesoft and Empower Tax Software•Creating and filing SUI returns and magnetic media wage reports•Creating and filing State W2 files using Excel Macros •Provide payroll reports to other depts. and Corp tax manager.•Experienced in running PeopleSoft queries to research.•Keep abreast of emerging tax legislations for changes•BNA Webinars and Attended APA annual congress seminars.

Maintained a base of payroll clients relevant to size and complexity, 250-300 clients on a weekly schedule (monthly, semi-monthly, bi-weekly and weekly payroll).•Assumed responsibility for complex payroll clients including union and multi-state clients with 1-200 employees•Accurately key all payroll related data necessary to process and meet appointment schedules including direct deposit, terminations, W/C codes, and numerous coding•Kept abreast of the payroll processing system, changes in wage and tax laws, and correspond with federal, state and local tax agencies on behalf of clients in problem situations including, amending Federal, State and local wage returns•Process salary adjustments, bonus, and commission incentives•Researched and resolved client/system problems•Mentored new Payroll Specialists; assist with questions, problems and the successful completion of phase/level work•Coordinated and reviewed all new loads between Sales and the NCS Dept. •Welcomed, educated and trained clients during the first payrolls.•Load, Taxpay service, state coding and balanced client’s accounts within 48 hours.•Responsible for new clients’ payroll and any issues for the period of 30-120 days.•Outstanding Customer and Quality Service Skills.•Extensive attention to detail, ability to multi-task and problem solve, and stay organized in an ever changing environment.•Entered new client information into various logs (e.g. sales, W.I.N., change of entity, etc.) upon receipt from sales staff.•Checked employee and client totals; completed final balance on new loads. •Confirmed and correctly applied federal and state liability history requirements. •Contacted client for first payroll. Provided positive, helpful image to client; responded to questions to resolve problems; obtained required data. •Followed up with client to resolve problems, assisted in obtaining missing tax work. •Maintained knowledge of payroll, and all ancillary products and services

Processed 4000+ checks on a weekly basis•Entered payroll hours in PeopleSoft for all the North East Division•Replaced, Stopped and re-issued lost or stolen checks•Entered Direct Deposit information