In this role, I oversaw our HR Operations Team in orchestrating day-to-day processes, short-term projects, process improvements, and third-party vendor support. I served as SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) and Ceridian Workforce Management (WFM) Subject Matter Expert. I excelled as a change manager which entailed strengthening relationships with global functional and HR teams while collaborating with partners and other stakeholders to define project scope and develop all aspects of project plans, including milestones. I applied expertise in time management and task tracking to shepherd projects from conception to completion. My achievements included the following:• Slashed Support Partner hours 50% creating an annual cost savings of $110K per year. This entailed managing tickets while coaching team and collaborating with the vendor to avoid unnecessary charges and ensuring internal team members took on more processing tasks.• Led SAP Onboarding Implementation Project, which is projected to be completed at 25% under budget in December 2023 and is expected to reduce HR Team workload 10%.• Project Managed SuccessFactors' ECP implementation as well as Onboarding implementation.• Achieved on time, within budget Go-live for Payroll Implementation Project.• Exceeded participation rate target 17% while ensuring SAP Qualtrics Employee Engagement Survey went live on time and within budget while serving as the survey's Project Manager.• Streamlined workflow by applying Teams technology to create and implement HRIS Planner.

I specialized in processing payroll, including payroll taxes and garnishments, for 5K US employees. My contributions included the following: • Continually sought and implemented opportunities to optimize processes while eliminating payroll errors.• Spearheaded payroll standardization initiatives that cut payroll processing fees 10% by consolidating payroll processing for 22 companies from an unwieldy nine pay groups into two pay groups with a common pay week.• Drove SuccessFactors Employee Central (EC) and Ceridian WFM Module implementations as System Expert for WFM Project and Payroll SME for EC Project.• Facilitated skills development among employees by designing and delivering WFM implementation training materials for employees at the Ohio, Seattle, and Spokane sites.• Applied people management and coaching skills to mentor multi-functional project teams in meeting scheduling, quality, budget, and performance targets while managing external partners and service providers.• Supervised a team of 3 Payroll Administrators.

At Dorman Products, I managed all payroll activities and Payroll Administrators. This entailed processing weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly payroll including garnishments. I also completed multi-state registrations and tax set-up. It was also my responsibility to ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal laws as well as Payroll and HRIS system SOX and internal/external audit requirements. In addition, I facilitated cross- disciplinary collaboration as HR Liaison with Finance, IT, and Legal departments. My achievements included the following:• Played a crucial part in the organization's migration to Ceridian's Dayforce Timekeeping and Payroll Systems as Subject Matter Expert in Payroll, Ceridian Workforce Management (WFM), and HRIS Systems for the Managed Payroll and Outsourcing Project.• Mentored excellence in colleagues while training HR Team and Site Supervisors to apply SuccessFactors HRIS modules and Ceridian WFM and Payroll Modules.• Orchestrated payroll processing for 2.5K+ exempt and non-exempt U.S, Canadian, and Mexican personnel.• Met all deadlines and standards for tax filing across multiple jurisdictions in partnership with third party vendors.• Administered a complex annual merit and bonus program for 2.5K employees based in multiple jurisdictions.• Vigorously maintained data integrity of HRIS and payroll systems while overseeing HRIS processes.• Led Implementation of new modules for the HRIS System.• Collaborated with AMS Team to eliminate weakness in SuccessFactors Employee Central Module.• Slashed HR Team workload 25% while upping performance by launching SuccessFactors Management Self-Service.• Enhanced succession planning and recruitment initiatives by launching SuccessFactors Position Management tools.• Kept troubled Payroll Outsourcing Project viable by stepping in to assist with project management duties such as task tracking, communication with stakeholders, scheduling, and budget management.

For 15 years, I played a critical part in ensuring financial compliance for all five subsidiaries of Dorman Products by conducting transactional variance analysis for inventory and purchasing.I managed costs relating to perpetual inventory, oversaw cost accounting for month-end close, collaborated with colleagues to implement the cost portion of SAP roll out, conducted monthly freight analysis, and I calculated and managed royalty payments.