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Supervised staff of six to eight payroll representatives to ensure timely processing, reconciling, and reporting of disbursements for more than 1200 restaurants and 90,000 employees annually.•Cross-trained payroll staff on multiple functions including payroll balancing, stop pay, garnishment processing, and account reconciliations.•Assisted in the implementation, training, and rollout of ADP Total Paycard, increasing electronic pay for all Wendy’s employees from 22% to more than 90%. •Transitioned the Bonus Incentive Program for eligible store and field personnel from the HR Compensation group to the Payroll Department, ultimately becoming a subject matter expert. •Created run controls for new plan system set up, documenting plan changes, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance reports, running monthly reports, and updating bonus process procedures

Supervised five to eight Accounting Representatives and Specialists responsible for processing vendor invoices, payroll, sales and cash auditing for the Baja Fresh Mexican brand. •Processed biweekly executive payroll.•Accurately and effectively updated and maintained electronic records for executive payroll.•Subject matter expert for up house accounts for both the Baja Fresh and Café Express business units.•Created ad-hoc query reports utilized by Senior Management to identify P&L variances.•Communicated potential cash violations to essential operations staff, alleviating prospective cash loss. •Managed enrollment and processed adjustments for eligible employees in the vacation plan.•Processed and posted journal entries for ending inventory, cash and recurring monthly entries.•Streamlined payroll processes for Baja Fresh by partnering with IT to develop an auto match process eliminating redundant manual efforts and reducing approximately 10 hours of overtime weekly.

Supervised four to six Accounting Representatives and Specialists to ensure the integrity of the assigned division’s profit and loss statements for approximately 150 restaurants. •Audited period-end financial reports to ensure the accurate reporting of the division's operational results.•Created a cost savings of approximately $9,600 due to a tampered electric meter by collaborating with operations personnel and electric vendor to identify valid charges. •Participated in writing revised procedures for Division Accounting in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.•Ensured smooth acquisition/disposition of stores with zero interruption of service. •Key player on special project, serving as subject matter expert for the IT department.

•Provided full operations accounting service and support to assigned restaurants, including new stores restated profit and loss statements.•Tracked, analyzed, and reported maintenance activity, including van inventory, hourly rate analysis, and adherence to guidelines.•Maintained and processed accounting information related to leases including base and percentage rent.•Tracked balance sheet activity for acquisition, disposition, or closed restaurants.

•Prepared quarterly and year-end schedules for accounting and internal and external auditors.•Maintained corporate and surplus property fixed assets.•Reconciled fixed asset system to general ledger and process adjustments.•Prepared proposal worksheets to determine gain/loss for restaurant dispositions. •Promoted from Accounting Clerk (1991-1995)

•Provided full operations accounting service and support to assigned restaurants.

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