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Chaska, MN, US

• Oversee end-to-end payroll process, including data input, calculation, review, and distribution of paychecks or electronic transfers for 9 business units in the US and Canada.
• Lead, manage and mentor the payroll team across various locations, providing ongoing performance management.
• Ensure compliance with federal/state/local regulations, tax withholdings, reporting, and filings.
• Stay abreast of changes in payroll regulations and communicate necessary updates to team and relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, and Legal teams to ensure accurate employee data, proper documentation, and alignment with company policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain payroll policies, procedures, and controls to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Served as Point of Contact (POC) for 5 business units and 6K employees, managing daily payroll operations leading the payroll team and providers to process payroll timely, accurately and within all regulatory, labor.
• Oversaw and approved payrolls, ensuring all processes were followed with accuracy.
• Ensured consistent implementation, usage, controls, and maintenance of Workday Payroll and Kronos WFC software across enterprise as well as compliance of all aspects of payroll policies, guidelines, procedures, and.
• Created payroll reports, data files, and ad hoc analyses to support employee compensation, workers comp, budgeting, etc.
• Prepared and filed quarterly/annual payroll tax forms (i.e. Form 941) and reconciliations.
• Managed 3rd party vendors and led QA procedures to validate and reconcile payroll data as well as mitigate risk of any payroll related processing or filings performed off site.

• Oversaw all weekly payroll processing and managed the payroll team including coaching and performance development.
• Developed and maintained payroll tools and procedures such as multi-union traveler agreements, time and attendance systems, timesheets, etc. to make processes effective for end-users and meet the needs of the business
• Ensured taxes, work comp accruals, and related agency filing and audits were accurate.
• Reconciled payroll tax general ledger accounts.
• Oversaw unions, multiple states/locals; ensured HRIS/payroll systems setup was completed, including wages, fringes, etc.
• Researched and provided input on specific union, tax, legal, and company policy requirements Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, Davis-Bacon, state/local prevailing wage

United States

• Processed bi-weekly payroll for US and Canada using ADP Workforce Now, maintaining documentation, ensuring compliance and producing reports.
• Ensured all payroll activities complied with all guidelines and processed Swiss Social Security payments using UBS.
• Key Achievement: Served as Payroll SME providing guidance to all organizational levels.

St Paul, MN

• Processed biweekly and semi-monthly payrolls, payroll adjustments, and off cycle items.
• Reconciled payroll GL accounts and reconciled benefit accounts with vendor invoices.
• Managed the submission of tax and payroll related invoices and assisted the AP department.
• Stayed abreast of legislation affecting payroll regulations for state and federal compliance.
• Key Achievement: Resolved complex payroll issues related to programs and union mandated deductions.

Minneapolis

• Oversaw the payroll ensuring the most efficient and cost effective processes were used.
• Actively reviewed procedures and employee work to ensure payroll was processed consistently and efficiently.
• Ensured payroll and compliance activities were managed accurately and timely including weekly, monthly, and semi-monthly processing schedules
• Kept abreast of legislature, policies, 31 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) and garnishment regulation changes.
• Managed yearend reporting, audit requests, and accounting requirements to internal departments and external parties.
• Oversaw and managed the calculation and disbursement of weekly, semimonthly and monthly pensioners payroll, employe taxes and otehr 3rd party employee deductions.

• Closely worked with HR, to maintain employee master data for payroll processing/reporting.
• Prepared all payroll audit findings making recommendations to management.
• Key Achievements: o Served as SME for SAP, providing guidance and training on time and attendance items.o Implemented several controls and training procedures for compliance with the Local CBA.