Donna Castro Email & Phone Number

Espanola, New Mexico

Las Vegas, Nm

Directed the functions of the Human Resources and Payroll Department.

Served as the Human Resources Information System Team Leader (including payroll and position control) toinclude maintenance, security and staff training.• Directed the activities of the payroll department to include oversight of the biweekly payroll processing (1200+employees), fiscal and calendar year-end processes, tax compliance and accounting for salaries, fringe benefits andpayroll liabilities.• Managed leave accruals and usage/prepared year-end reports and entries to record liability.• Provided advice and problem resolution to employees on benefits issues.• Monitored, verified, and authorized routine personnel actions and requests pertaining to existing employees andnew hires, in accordance with established policies, procedures, and guidelines.• Conducted internal investigations.• Provided reports to management.• Managed the annual external audit for Human Resources and Payroll.• Assisted Director in all aspects of the Human Resources function.

Reviewed and corrected errors to HRIS rule and validation tables.• Assisted Business Office, Human Resources and Payroll to correct serious audit findings in FY00 and FY01.• Assisted President and Controller in the budgeting of salaries and fringe benefits under a difficult financial period.• Reviewed general ledger and processed journal entries to correct accounting errors.

Managed job postings, applicant tracking, screening, and interviewing.• Performed human resources duties (issued employment contracts, maintained personnel file documentation, createdjob descriptions, etc.).• Maintained the general ledger (QuickBooks).• Managed/prepared weekly and monthly credit and debit card statements and payments to webmasters and transmitpayments via wire transfers.• Assist President/CEO with various projects, research and reports.• Processed payroll, deposited taxes, prepared state and federal tax reports and year-end tax statements.• Managed accounts payable.

Human Resources Team Leader for implementation and conversion of the HR/Payroll Module of BANNERAdministrative Software/assisted in the implementation of the Finance Module of administrative package as well –team completed implementation and conversion in 90 days rather than estimated 18 months; trained staff on aregular basis.• Team Leader for users during implementation and conversion from in-house payroll system to HRS Plus software– October 1992.• Processed payroll for 1200+ employees (students, faculty, staff, graduate assistants, adjunct professors, clerical,and maintenance employees).• Prepared all state and federal payroll-related reports to include tax deposits, quarterly 941 forms and W-2 forms.• Prepared monthly and quarterly retirement reports.• Processed all payroll deductions, benefits, garnishments, levies and salary reductions (e.g. 403(b)s and 457(b)s etc.• Managed fiscal and calendar year-end processes, tax compliance and accounting for salaries, fringe benefits andpayroll liabilities.• Reconciled all benefit invoices and processed payments to carriers.• Managed external audits for payroll.• Reconciled and prepared all related payroll general journal entries.• Worked with Human Resources to maintain consistency and accuracy of benefit deductions through payroll andinsurance coverage.• Maintained and improved the HRIS as management needs arose.• Assisted programmers with system upgrades and development of informational reports not standard in the HRIS.• Worked on projects for human resources and accounting as needed.• Provided budget information and analysis related to payroll to Comptroller and Business Manager.• Trained new employees in Payroll and Human Resources.

Bachelor Of Arts, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General