Cheryl Winter Smith Email & Phone Number

Yonkers, New York

• Supported an ambitious 10-month implementation of UKG HRIS (previously Ultimate Software) as the payroll subject matter expert, overcoming Covid restrictions and hitting targeted launch date of June 2020
• Enhance payroll controls and processes by creating custom reports using Cognos BI, resulting in a 50% reduction in average payroll processing time from 12 to 6 hours per week
• Direct weekly payroll processing for multi-state workforce of 600 union and non-union employees, working on-site, in a hybrid capacity, and fully remote, while ensuring strict adherence to CBA
• Collaborate with Human Resources to administer changes related to employment status, variable pay, benefits, deductions, and payroll tax jurisdictions
• Perform quarterly reconciliation of Federal and State payroll returns, and conduct annual audit of W-2s
• Provide comprehensive resolutions to payroll inquiries via internal Help Desk tickets and empower employees by publishing self-service payroll tutorials

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Spearheaded implementation of new inventory scanning system and replaced decades old asset tags, saving $150K in service fees annually while improving tracking accuracy and ease of updating asset records
• Evaluated capital project SOWs and collaborated with stakeholders to keep projects on track and in scope
• Managed a portfolio of fixed assets worth over $2.9B, including acquisition, disposals, tracking, and depreciation
• Prepared financial statements for Syndistro, LLC, a CBS and Fox partnership for content distribution

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Instituted quarterly physical inventory schedule, resulting in data correction for 16% of assets in year one
• Implemented new system of controls and procedures for fixed assets capitalization, increasing month-end inefficiency while improving reporting accuracy
• Increased productivity with monthly team meetings and engaged team of three in fixed assets processes
• Authored comprehensive departmental guides to promote knowledge sharing and increase innovation

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Conducted plant-level analyses, identified supply chain inefficiencies, and immediately recovered $15K
• Implemented new Sage fixed assets system to provide central reporting of assets for five manufacturing facilities for the first time in the corporation’s 60-year history
• Developed loan analysis reports, improving debt forecasting and resulting in immediate interest savings

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Created new expense reporting policy, resulting in $125K cost reduction in first three months of implementation
• Led the implementation of multinational payroll system to ensure proper tax reporting 60+ employees
• Reconciled intercompany accounts and transactions between US and 16 international subsidiaries
• Ensured proper revenue recognition in accordance with IFRS standards, reviewed all client contracts to ensure compliance, and prepared WIP schedules for corporate and local management
• Prepared state and local sales tax filings for US and GST/HST tax filings for Canada
• Supervised all accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll functions

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Headed accounting, billing, and revenue functions for all client projects, with annual revenue of $50MM
• Conducted monthly audit of 50 - 100 projects and analyzed actual-to-budget cost variances
• Collaborated with VP of US Operations to prepare budgets and create forecasts

Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance & Operations Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Accounting

Education record

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Operations Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance & Operations Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance And Operations Management

Education record

Education record