Heather C. Howard Email & Phone Number

Calabasas, CA, US

Calabasas, CA, US

Los Angeles, CA, US

• HCVT May 2018 – September 2019Payroll Administrator
• Administer bi-monthly payroll in ADP for over 500 employees including processing non recurring/manual payroll adjustments as communicated by Human Resources, calculating and issuing off cycle check requests, as well as.
• Calculation and processing of leave of absence payments to employees in accordance with instructions from Human Resources, firm policy, and EDD and benefit plan guidelines
• Processing employee expense reimbursement reports as part of the payroll process, which includes review of employee expense reports for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with firm policy
• Providing 401(k) audit support, Processing 401(k) deferral uploads with the plan administrator (Fidelity), Processing FSA contributions with the plan administrator (National Benefit Services)
• Preparing payroll and benefits journal entries in the general ledger system (Microsoft Dynamics GP)

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Payroll Coordinator
• Processed bi-weekly payroll for 3000+ including but not limited to; tracking and inputting meal rest violations, manually auditing and processing sick and vacation requests, calculating and issuing off cycle check.
• Additional responsibilities included: data entry for new hires, updating employee records, taxation forms, benefit and 401(k) contribution entry, and Year-end verification and processing/distribution of W-2s.
• Working in conjunction with several departments to ensure a smooth and accurate payroll, such as reporting in compliance with the HR, AR and AP departments, as well as any audits.
• JG Boswell payroll was a very intense and intricate corporation where several different labor laws needed to be taken into account for agricultural rules and regulations, as well as day divides and shift splits. All.

Menlo Park, CA, US

I am sent on assignment to temporarily fill a need within an organization, based on my extensive knowledge and background.

Arcadia, California, US

• Payroll Administrator & HR Assistant (Contract) 2017
• Responsible for processing semi-monthly payroll and maintain accurate payroll records.
• Some of these duties included: verification of time sheets, including overtime and any other adjustments, transmitting information to ADP, posting of payroll deductions, processing termination checks, transmitting.
• Processing and Auditing all payroll reporting in compliance with the HR, AR and AP departments, as well as any audits.
• As an HR Assistant a portion of my duties included: the communication of personnel policies, procedures, and benefits, maintain personnel files on all employees and the forms needed for administering the HR functions.
• Prepare and process documents for new hires, transfers and terminations.

Burbank, CA, US

• Payroll Tax Analyst (Contract) 2016-2017
• My primary focus was payroll analytics, and processing for the entertainment industry.
• Maintained and processed adjustments for wage and tax discrepancies in payroll checks, managed NRA and Loan Out verification via I9 and start paperwork.
• Running daily queries for multi-states with incentive tax.
• Assist with the validation of W4, State, and Local Agency Tax forms for accuracy.
• Provided tax set up guidance to internal team members, as well as assisting with completion of corrected state forms, B Notice, and processing payments to individual states tax authorities.

New York, NY, US

• Academic Coordinator 2013-2014
• Tracking and implementing transfer credits to current curriculum for incoming students.
• Assisting with BPPE Audit, writing and finalizing job descriptions, as well as working closely with each department chair to facilitate required audits and addendums to curriculum.
• Updating and maintaining course catalog and curriculum

Hollywood, CA, US

Retesting, Book Order, OC Logs, Student and Faculty Evaluations, Deliverables Calendar, Payroll, Curriculum and Syllabi Update, Working closely with Scheduling and Marketing, Marketing/Event Coordinating, Managed Staff, Training

Hollywood, CA, US

HR/Payroll Coordinator 2011-2013Processed payroll for 5 companies ( Musicians Institute, Elegance Institute, Campus Hollywood, IDA, and TOA) totaling 5000+ staff. Worked with ADP to integrate a new platform including HRB, and Workforce Now Payroll. Responsibilities included, but were not limited to, Reporting, Recruiting, New Hire Orientation, Benefit.

Woodland Hills, California, US