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Batesville, Indiana

• Process multiple weekly payrolls for 2 companies, including contract labor.• Implement changes to help streamline processing.• Weekly reporting for 2 companies, both payroll and General Ledger• Maintain Time and Attendance for 3 shifts; Maintain Vacation and Holiday accruals; schedule changes• All processing related to New Hire processing through Terms, in ADP and Plex.• 401k funding, processing any changes for payroll from the TPA• Integrate the payroll processing of 2 offices to the Batesville office.• Update file feed information to our vendors from ADP WorkforceNow

Covington, Ky

• Process multiple semi-monthly payrolls for 4 different companies.• Implement new payroll software and systems to help streamline processing.• Manage all accounts payable, and kept current to under 30 days.• G/L entry and maintenance of payroll and fixed assets, with cash management and forecasting.• Consumer Directed Option accounting, including G/L entry and inner-company account balancing.• Pay for Performance calculations on a semi monthly / monthly basis.

Mason, Ohio

 Process full service payrolls on weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly basis for 120 clients. Assist accountants in analysis of payroll, taxes, and variance identification / resolution. Implement and integrate new payroll software, both internally and with external clients. Integrate the payroll processing of 3 offices to the Cincinnati office. Process all tax filings for non-escrow clients, including all balancing of wages and establishing processes.

 Process Bi-Weekly Payrolls for 1200+ associates with an average of $1.2 MM per sporcess. Supervise and manage all Accounts Payable and payroll for 2 properties and 16 departments.  Ensure accurate time conversion from Kronos to Infinium reducing turn-around time by 55%. Redefined workflow analysis to ensure complete and accurate payrolls. Manage Time and Attendance for non-exempt and exempt Team Members. Verify tax set-up and withholdings; along with balancing taxable wages for all jurisdictions. Routinely create and run SQL reporting to support Payroll and other departmental functions. Created and maintained bi-weekly payroll analysis for variances needing further research to help detect errors in payroll. Resolved set-up issue in the Pay-group level, as the system had been adding an incorrect state code to non-residents. Streamlined the verification of Team Member hours with appropriate department supervisors, saving 12+ hours per week. Balance toke accounts for 6 departments, including adjustments on a bi-weekly and monthly basis.

 Primary liaison between Madonna Manor and Paycor (Third Party Administrator). Managed all of Accounts Payable, and kept current to under 30 days Payroll general ledger entry and balancing on a per payroll basis, including all taxes. Balanced all employee taxes and taxable wages on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis, including timely filings.  Verified all tax filings prior to their release. Full charge Human Resource functionality. Methodically worked with TPA for benefit enrollments and new contract negotiations.

Administers all employee benefits programs such as 401(k); medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance plans, long-term, short-term disability programs; and accidental death policies, FSA, H.S.A., AFLAC, FMLA, Leave of Absence, PTO, supplemental life insurance, etc. Includes updating applicable summary material, enrolling, terminating, tracking, payroll deductions, verbal and written communication, claims processing, invoice approval, maintain departmental cost spreadsheets, and reconciliation of FSA bank statement.COBRA administration to include enrollment, verification of monthly payments, length of eligibility relating to qualifying event.Review of benefit renewal options with insurance broker. Requires analyzing proposals, collaboration of plan design, rate negotiation, and implementation.Conducts employee meetings and arranges for enrollment of employees in benefit plans. Conducts employee benefit seminars for personnel. Revises and reissues all communications material on benefits from time to time. Advises and counsels management and employees on existing benefits.Administers Workers Compensation claims and acquire coverage for applicable states.Respond to Unemployment Claims.New employee orientation for benefits.Train Managers/Supervisors on responsibility in employee management as it relates to benefits. Updating on-line Management Resources, as needed.Occasionally assist managers to constructively address poor performance areas and maintain and monitor employee discipline policy, procedures and records.

Processed Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Payrolls for 500+ associates (Regular, Seasonal and Temporary).Bi-Weekly payrolls average $360k-$420k; Peak payrolls (Weekly) Avg $250k - $275kManage Time and Attendance for non-exempt and exempt associates.Organize and maintain associate files for record keeping and time tracking.Create and update logins for Red Prairie(WMS) and AS-400 LogPro for the fulfillment center.Support record retention of payroll records, and files for the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.Install/Maintain 14+ internet based time clocks, throughout the facility.Develop workflow analysis to ensure complete and accurate payrolls.Assist in coordination of the Wellness committee and wellness fair.

Prepare cash forecasting for multiple payrolls, including benefits funded by the employer.Prepare bi-weekly payrolls - including submission of retirement deferrals and loan payments.Bi-Weekly payrolls average $ 400k and Monthly cash forecasts average $900k to $1M.Assist with annual department benefit and payroll budget by preparing monthly recaps.Auditing information relating to absences, pay rate changes and benefit deductions.Bi-Weekly audit of benefit deductions, including all monthly additions and deletions for 8+ benefit plans.Maintain HRIS system relating to terminations, new hires, absence information, and benefit plans.Reconcile payroll to appropriate general ledger (G/L) accounts.Process payroll and cash forecasting in multiple forms of currency.Coordinated Benefit enrollments, Annual open enrollment meetings.Maintain Benefit updates via individual websites.

On-Site Consultant for "Paycor for Windows":Primary point of contact for 140 clients utilizing the Paycor for Windows application. Maintain accurate records of client contact.Design and manage daily workflow to more efficiently handle client contacts.Provide Level 1 technical support for the Paycor for Windows application.Investigate, analyze and recommend solutions to service issues.Train clients on Paycor system and procedures at their site or in-house.Produce accurate and timely payrolls, resolving problems and providing requested information to the clients.Perform a variety of tasks for quarter-end and year-end processing and reporting.

Assisted in the conversion of the firm's accounting system.Reconcile the bank statement and various other accounts.Maintain accounts payable ledgers for the arena and hockey team, keeping them up-to-date to better reflect the financial position of the companyAssist the controller in the implementation of Purchase Order system, to help reduce costs, keeping the company more aligned with budgetary guidelinesRetrieval of packing slips, bills of lading, etc, to more closely monitor billings for accounts payable and further developing the structure to which the managers were responsible and to help identify fraudulent orders being shipped by a vendor without prior ordering, stopping routine orders saving the company $10,000 annually.Identification and processing of vendor payments, on a weekly cycle to ensure prompt payments and identifying errors to reduce over payments.Setup separate w-9 file to maintain vendor accounts more accurately and timely processing of 1099's.Assist in the preparation of operating expense budgets, including payroll budgets.Systematically worked with TPA for 401-k reporting and discrimination testing.Identified individuals and made suggestions to plan administrator, such that the maximum benefit of the plan could be achieved by all EE's.Restructured monthly outstanding check log for payroll to more readily identify outstanding checks.

Primary liaison between the Arena and Cyclones with Paycor (Third Party Administrator), along with beta testing new software.Maintain all personnel files for the arena (400+) and Cyclones (35+), including implementation of NEW paperwork to track employee changes.Streamlined the verification of staff hours with appropriate department supervisors, saving 8-12 hours per week.Reduced payroll costs by 35%, by restructuring the process, saving the company $30,000 annually.Implementation of New Hire Information packet, thus simplifying the application process.Maintain BWC records for Arena, including locating areas to help reduce the cost of insurance.Tracking of sales commissions and draws, identifying over-draws and saving $15,000 in over-payments.Implemented processes of tracking "guaranteed commission draws" that would have otherwise gone un-noticed costing the company.Scheduled PHPA dues from the hockey players, saving the team $25,000 and recovered an additional $10,000 from players, past and present.

Bachelor Degree, Accounting

Associate Degree, Business Administration And Management, General