Jennifer Hinz, Cpp Email & Phone Number

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Coordinate and process bi-weekly payroll for exempt and non-exempt employees for 24,000+ employees.Responsible for being the liason between IT and payroll for maintenance/updates of payroll systems including Infinium, future Lawson and timekeeping system. Will be the key trainer/knowledge for all payroll systems.Responsible for design and creation of payroll reports from appropriate applications including: reports of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability and nontaxable wagesA reource for the preparation and filing of all payroll tax returnsResource for the reconciling and remitting of payroll liabilities including employee federal and state income and social security taxes and employer's social security, unemployment and workers comp payments- this will include creating reporting to assist accounting with the process.Keep up to date on tax legislation and regulations and ensure compliance.Research and provide answers to payrol lrelated inquiries.Work with payoll peers/team by following policies and procedures and suggest process improvements.Reliable in attendance for bi-weekly payroll processing with flexible work schedule due to peaks of workload.,

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

Coordinate and process bi-weekly payroll for exempt and non-exempt employees for 10,000+ employees.Reconcile all payroll taxes including federal and state income taxes, social security taxes, and unemployment, and process returns and payments, for 11 different affiliates in 7 states, in a timely manner to avoid unnecessary penalties.Reconciled, printed, and mailed W-2s for 10,000+ employees by January 15th.Research and provide answers to payroll related inquiries.Work with payroll peer/team by following policies and procedures and suggest process improvements.Created Boston Workstation scripts to create new deduction/income codes to alleviate manual data entry.Monitor 401k, 457b, and HSA limits to ensure they are not exceeded for employees who transfer between affiliates.Monitor 401k, 457b, and HSA limits to ensure executives are maximizing their benefits to the extent possible.Assist finance in balancing accounts and problem solving.Maintain knowledge on the unique pay practices across all affiliates, identifying best practice.Assist in training Master Timekeepers on Kronos and HR employees on maintaining direct deposits.Interact with various external vendors including Kronos, Infinium, US Bank, various State authorities, garnishment collectors, etc.Interact with internal departments (Corporate and affiliates) including IT, Finance, HR, etc. to ensure payroll is completed on time and accurately.Work with IT to automate vendor files for payroll deductions.Process garnishments and child support orders, including monitoring compliance with state and federal withholding limits.Prepare off cycle checks including staff and executive incentivesAd hoc reporting utilizing Showcase.Maintain and monitor PTO accrual calculations.Maintain Kronos and Infinium environments.Create/modify income and deduction code controls.Completed Lawson Payroll and Absence Management training.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

Processed payroll for Vigortone Ag Products and the many different locations fo PM Ag Products across the US. Processed quarterly tax forms and W-2s. Assisted with various HR duties (beneifts, new hires, etc).Handled all payroll and HR questions including contacting the insurance, 401K, and/or payroll service company with questions or problems.Informed all new employees of the available benefits and what each benefit entailed during new hire orientation.Informed employees of when they could make changes due to qualifying eventsInitiated and followed through with the FMLA and disability cases making sure all necessary paperwork were completed on time.Processed payroll for 800+ employees and provided accounting with an accurate general ledger interface.Assisted in the conversion of the Payroll/Human Resources system from Lawson to ADP CSS Horizon (May 1997), to ADP HR Partner (April 1998), to ADP HR Partner, to Infinium (1999) and to Ceridian (2001).Prepared yearly payroll budgets using Excel spreadsheets.Calculated and verified Area Sales Manager commissionsReconciled payroll general ledger accounts monthly.Calculated and submitted quarterly unemployment taxes for 30+ states.