Diane Brewer Email and Phone Number

Corporate Payroll Specialist (3-21-2016 - present) Grouper Acquisition Co., LLC purchased 12/1/2020• Work directly with the Payroll Manager as a 2-person payroll team that runs payrolls for over 1,700 employees.• Process payrolls for weekly & bi-weekly, exempt & non-exempt employees for multi-states, different EIN locations, using Kronos Workforce Version 8 file transfer from Kronos timekeeping. 7/1/22 starting UKG Pro.• Performs all aspects of the payroll functions including preparation, timecard transfers, balancing and finalizing 14 pay groups. Preserving supporting payroll documentation. • Entering & maintaining all employee new hires, terminations, taxes, direct deposits, uniform deductions, gainshare, 401K loans, benefit adjustments, short term disability payments, bonuses and gross up of gift cards via Kronos. • Set up payroll deductions and maintaining on average 250 different child support orders, garnishments and IRS levies.• Upload payroll ACH & Positive Pay files to the bank and send out reports for approvals. Run and balance payroll general ledger files for upload in Baan/Plex interface and prepares all necessary supporting documents and reports. • Upload check file to ADP for paper check payments. Run and balance tax files for ADP tax processing.• Balance HSA file for upload. Run Union dues deduction report for payment.• Balance and process garnishments for payment. • Use multiple state’s child support websites to enter, and process “Online Child Support payments” for amounts withheld from employees. • Understands and interprets company policies and government regulation affecting payroll procedures. Maintain payroll related compliance. Access to Wolters Kluwer - Cheetah website.• Provide a high level of customer service, responds to external and internal inquires, on a timely basis. • New Hire Reporting and E-Verify setup for all HR employees

• Backed up Payroll Supervisor, with indirect supervisory responsibility for the Payroll Assistant.• Administered and processed Corporate Salary Payroll; processed bi-weekly & weekly hourly payrolls for 1500 employees in all North American locations.• Acquired thorough knowledge of the payroll process including calculation, preparation, UltiPro software, policies & procedures, reports and problem solving for all of North America.• Created and sent DDA files to bank, printing and distributing checks and direct deposits; worked closely with HR teams at all locations.• Managed time sheet imports, mass updates for pay raises, bonus imports, manual checks, ACH rejections, voiding checks, month end balancing & resetting.• Set up new department codes, pay groups, password resets. • Set up new hires, E-Verify, employee maintenance, sending 401K file to vendor.• Maintained and processed all requests that are sent to the North America Payroll Department email address.• Prepared and reviewed all tax payments and report filings for 20 states including federal, state and local withholding taxes & federal and state unemployment taxes.• Assisted in administration of the expatriate programs both inbound and outbound for various countries which included gross up calculations for compensation per contracts.• Prepared New Hire reporting and submitted online as required by law. Processed garnishments, court orders, benefit payments to vendors.• Prepared reports for Corporate Finance, 401K audits, and Workers Compensation audits.• Maintained payroll controls according to department procedures and audit guidelines.• Developed Payroll procedures, maintained security of UltiPro system, provided support to all users.• Assisted in all Year End processes including SS# verification, W2 printing & mailing, filing W2 copy 1’s • Implemented Affordable Care Act changes in collaboration with benefit department.

• Processed high volume computerized central accounts payable for Bekaert North America with high degree of accuracy.• Working Knowledge of SAP / FI/CO (Financial Accounting/Controlling).• Backup scanning of invoices - 12,000 department monthly average, validations of invoices.• Reviewed and processed invoice vouchers, and credits that are scanned into SAP workflow.• Personally processed a monthly average of 2,400 invoices.• Researched, investigated, and resolved discrepancies with 7 different plants throughout the U.S. • Researched and worked with the Treasury Dept. on coding and making corrections for applying vendor check for refunds, over payments, and credits on the A/P side.• Worked daily with the different locations purchasing & receiving departments.

• Processed all accounts payable transactions for Chick Master Incubator and Chick Master International Divisions.• Utilized A/P vouchering system on Syteline software to process transactions for all manufacturing items. Coded all other non-manufacturing invoices. • Processed expense reports for international and domestic employees.• Coded and processed company credit card statements including American Express ($50K-$60K monthly) and Corporate Visa; produced monthly report summarizing transactions and reconciled disputed charges.• Interacted with company vendors reconciling disputes, payment status, missing invoices, shortages and credits.• Worked closely with Purchasing and Receiving to ensure that all problems were resolved prior to processing invoices through voucher system (i.e. invoices not received, missing Purchase Order numbers, product shortages, items received under the wrong PO, problems with blanket POs, pricing not matching PO).