David Laffoon, Cpp Email & Phone Number

Conway, AR, US

• Oversee all aspects of payroll for 6,000+ hourly and salaried employees. Manage 12 direct reports and assist in payroll system conversions, design payroll management systems, implement hourly tracking program, process.
• Reconcile month end accruals, taxation adjustments, and general ledger variances to ensure accuracy for accounting/payroll reporting presented to upper management on a fiscal quarter end
• Prepare and reconcile 401k and 457b files and ensure payments are submitted
• Create General Ledger accounts for new programs ensuring the structure is set-up accurately in the Dynamics/Great Plains payroll section
• Establish tax procedures (Federal, State & Local Governments) to ensure payments were timely and followed required deadlines Key Accomplishments:
• Streamlined and automated the KRONOS timekeeping system to the GP payroll system to reduce payroll discrepancies

• Directed and mentored 15 payroll professionals as well as managed the submittal of tax files, issued payroll reports for 401K submission, and provided labor reporting for operations and accounting. Assisted with the.
• Created the general ledger tracking system for new programs, ensuring GL structure was set-up accurately in the GEAC payroll system
• Reviewed federal and state unemployment and local tax returns to ensure payroll taxes were remitted in a timely manner
• Participated in the development of the interface between the PeopleSoft HR system and the GEAC payroll systemKey Accomplishments:
• Collaborated with external consultants to develop an automated process to link all timekeeping and GEAC payroll systems
• Partnered with IT to create numerous text file reports for excel conversions to improve department productivity related to withholding and unemployment tax reporting, employee state/locality tax setup, and payments