Heather Mccormack Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

- Lead a remote team of five who processes 6 US companies with weekly and biweekly cycles in 49 states

Boston, Ma, Us

- US Payroll lead for North American Payroll 5,500 US employee’s , 6 companies, 49 states. -Led US mid year system conversion from ADP Probusiness to ADP Globalview -Mentor US payroll staff of five-Interpret, research, and implement changes due to federal, state and local updates

Boston, Ma, Us

-Led a team of five that maintain a biweekly US payroll processing for 9,500 + exempt and nonexempt employee’s in over 20 states, with a gross payroll in excess of $21.3 M per pay period and a Canadian Payroll for 75 + employees in one provence in excess of $140K per pay period -Member of the Workday implementation team – HCM, Payroll, Compensation, and Integrations-Ensured that company policies and procedures are properly followed as well as maintaining accurate payroll internal controls and SOX compliance documentation.-Interpreted and implemented governmental rules and regulations; researched new payroll regulations.-Collaborated with various teams across the company (HR/Benefits, HRIS, Finance, Treasury and Business units) to drive continuous improvement that increases productivity and improves service levels-Administrator for 401k plan –funding, annual testing, and true up-Maintained payroll vendor relationship (ADP -Wage, Tax and Garnishment, Fidelity, Bristol Relocation, Immedis- Expats )-Reconciled all integrations in and out of payroll to ensure data integrity -Focused on process improvements to ensure efficiency through automating functions and creating controls-Oversaw training of new employees

Boston, Ma, Us

-Maintain a secure in house US payroll for 5,000+ employees, in excess of 30.5 M, in four companies, across 40 + states by processing new hires, terminations/severances, increases, garnishments/levies, short term disability, union overtime calculations, 529 deductions, mutual funds, GSOP and fitness program deductions, labor distribution and taxes that affect an associate’s compensation-Import, balance and trouble shoot loads into payroll system for HRIS, overtime, one time bonuses, health and welfare, travel and expense, and transit deductions, commission and imputed income for gift cards-US Payroll subject matter expert for North America payroll optimization and new system implementation project-Assisted with US testing and troubleshooting for Global HRIS implementation and updated releases -Partner with Payroll provider on system upgrades and new configurations-Act as Administrator for Payroll system access and payroll self service-Responsible for Payroll disaster recovery testing and planning-Back up for Canadian file load processing on ADP PCPW-Reconcile biweekly payroll funding, research and resolve issues-Create, authorize and/or release on demand checks-Assist with US Benefit Base Rate calculations-Partner with external and internal auditors on US payroll audits-Create & distribute biweekly, monthly, quarterly, annual ad hoc requests US payroll reporting -Liaise with US HR Business Partners, Managers, Employees, Finance, Legal and Tax departments via email, phone, and Salesforce call tracking system responding accurately and timely to employee questions and concerns

London, Gb

-Managed the administration of a secure bi weekly payroll (400 employees) ensuring timely payment of all compensation to associates, benefit withholdings to providers, 3rd party benefits and garnishment payments to vendors and all taxes to appropriate agencies (state and federal)-Analyzed the quality of data being generated by the current processes and system applications in or order to identify problems and demonstrate the ability to resolve complex issues independently-Worked with staff on prioritizing team and individual goals to ensure objectives are achieved-Liaised with home office in London regarding DBP, LTIP, ESOP for executives-Key member of Human Resource Information System implementation team (employee and management access). Implemented Payroll Self Service and paperless direct deposit.-Identified potential benefits for associates with little or no cost to company (MBTA and Home/Car ins)-Identified cost savings to company from recovery of lost tuition repayments, and BCBS termination (exceeding 100K)-Team member for business continuity plan (BCP)-Reviewed and prepared Internal Controls for Finance Functions for payroll (similar to SOX).-Member of 2007/2008 merger transitions teams: Payroll, 401k and pension transition to new vendor, Record retention, Finance-Reviewed and analyze monthly payroll reports (head count, overtime trends, etc).-Ensured the general ledger was updated with all payroll activity on a biweekly basis-Prepared multiple compensation exhibits for life insurance annual statement-Worked with external auditors for 401K and workers compensation audit

London, Gb

·Key member of Oracle G/L implementation team and OFA budget and expense·Prepare monthly and quarterly income statement by business unit for managers and officers of the company·Report for Trial Balance and prepare Income Statement for division of business ·Assisted with Year End Blue book reporting·Organize and provide premium portion of Board Reports·Prepare, evaluate and expound on the expense budget analysis·Monitor and work as a liaison with out-sourced payroll processing·Re work current management reporting system, research, develop and implement new reporting·Maintain monthly Premium/Surrender reporting·Balancing of nightly cycle for 2 administration systems

·Monthly balancing of 2 direct bill systems cash receipts for multiple centers ($164M)·Prepare 9 monthly direct bill activity reports for management tracking premium written, cash receipts/disbursements, and commissions·Process 8 monthly co-op loan disbursements for agent training program·Monitor and apply monthly repayments of Promissory notes ·Reconcile payments and resolve discrepancies with monthly Employer Payroll Deductions ($.5M) ·Back up for balancing of nightly premium download (from the network) for three billing systems

Accounting

Associate’S Degree, Business Administration