Produce in-house payroll on Infor Lawson Software, S3 Version 8. Utilizing JB Dev time management system. Approximately 2800 multi-state employees. Processing bi-weekly payroll union/non union employees. Produce W-2's and quarterly 941 and quarterly taxes.

Payroll Specialist- Assisting Manager with day-to-day payroll processing for a bi-weekly payroll 2500+ multi-state employees. Responsible for third party sick processing, assisting employees with questions.

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• Manage $1 million bi-weekly payroll process for 1000 multi-state Newsweek employees, and Newsweek Budget Travel Inc. employees. Including, bonus, dividend and deferred comp payments for reconciliation.• Supervise staff on all payroll aspects including IRS reporting, compliance with state and federal regulations; GAAP Accounting, includes timely W-2 filings, garnishments and levies.• Partner with Human Resources, Accounting, Accounts Payable, and Tax departments to ensure accuracy of payroll. • Ensure compliance with rules and regulations pertaining to union guild employees • Managing transition from Infinium software to PeopleSoft, including staff training• Responsible for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance• Microsoft Office Suites, Excel, PowerPoint, Word• Assist with internal and external audits• Ability to identify and document weaknesses• Ability to recommend and implement improvements

Prepare General Ledger journal entries and account reconciliationsMonth-end and Year-to-date variance analysisFinancial Statement preparation for Newsweek's parent company, The Washington PostMonthly bank reconciliations for seven bank accounts

• Responsible for Newsweek, Inc., Newsweek Production, and Newsweek Budget Travel Inc.• Manage a staff of 12 Accounts Payable Analysts• Responsible for processing payments of vendor invoices, expense reports, and postage.• Order office supplies via Corporate Express web site. • Expense Accruals for employees throughout the U.S. and multiple foreign countries• Tax and global lease payments for all corporate functions• Ensure company’s policies and procedures are followed• Issued 21,000+ checks monthly, and ACH and wire transfers totaling $24 million• Daily and monthly cash flow management• Processed over 1,500 form 1099M annually• Implemented electronic filing system• Managed migration from in-house A/P software to AS400 platform with CODA software