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Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

John Hancock, a financial services company based out of Boston, MA, has a rich history that spans 160 years and is a company built on trust and integrity. We have remained true to the ideals on which our company was built, while also encouraging fresh insights and new ways of thinking. Whether it’s helping our clients plan for their financial future, helping local communities grow stronger, or helping our employees chart a course for their careers, we’re committed to offering help every step of the way.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

DataRobot is the AI Cloud leader, delivering a unified platform for all users, all data types, and all environments to accelerate delivery of AI to production. Trusted by global customers across industries and verticals, including a third of the Fortune 50, delivering over a trillion predictions for leading companies globally.

Quincy, Us

Breezeline (formerly Atlantic Broadband), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cogeco Cable Inc. (TSX: CCA), is the 8th largest cable operator in the United States. The company provides TV, Internet, Phone and enterprise business services to more than 450,000 business and residential customers located in twelve states.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

One of the largest and most experienced global private equity firms. Over $48 billion invested in private equity investments since 1984 with more than 425 employees in 15 offices in 12 countries.Managed two payroll specialists while overseeing end to end payroll processing in U.S. and up to 14 countries. Responsibilities included cash forecasting, payroll processing, vendor management, internal audit, regulatory reporting, tax compliance, journal entries, and account reconciliations. Pivoted quickly to scale operations in conjunction with company growth while introducing continuous improvement initiatives and implementing best practices.• Presented business case to CFO gaining approval to implement global payroll managed service vendor, iiPay (move from ADP Streamline). Reduced 14 vendors to one and gained aggregated global reporting in 14 countries• Built out GL mapping which automated payroll and cash journal entries eliminating 80% of monthly payroll journal entries • Launched an interactive self-service form on company portal to track days worked in other states. Data integrates into a macro-based spreadsheet which eliminated 4-6 hours per month and increased accuracy and compliance with multi-state wage reporting

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Wellington Management Company is a private, independent investment management firm with client assets under management totaling over US$1 trillion serving a wide range of institutional clients around the world, including pension funds, sovereign-wealth funds, endowments, foundations and insurance companies.Managed a high-performing team of four while responsible for a US multi-state payroll for 1900 employees employees across five EINs, and eight international payrolls comprised of 600 employees. Highly involved with global mobility program and responsible for home and host country wage and tax reporting for 40-60 expats and short-term assignees.• Payroll project lead on U.S. Workday payroll and time tracking for ~1000 employees. Responsible for configurations, script writing and testing, integration testing, report writing, and train the trainer

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Responsible for timely payment of 8 international payrolls, including expatriates on host country payrolls (Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, U.K., Switzerland, Luxembourg and Germany). Performed year-end related tasks for all countries and ensured timely filing of forms including P11Ds, P60s, IR56B, and IR8As. Entered wires into Citibank wire platform system and responded to management inquires with ad hoc reporting as needed.• Designed, tested, and implemented GL reporting tool that automated payroll journal entries saving approximately 8-10 hours per month

Attleboro, Ma, Us

Sensata Technologies is one of the world's leading suppliers of sensing, electrical protection, control and power management solutions with operations and business centers in 11 countries, including China, Mexico, Japan, Korea and Malaysia.Managed all aspects of multi-state U.S. payroll annual $80MM+/1000+ EEs, supervised one payroll administrator while proactively ensuring smooth payroll operations for 10,000+employees globally in six countries. This was achieved by understanding local HR/Payroll needs, partnering with internal IT resources on interface break/fix issues and enhancement requests, and holding vendors accountable to SLAs. Managed several projects and implementations: defined scope and business requirements, aligned resources, managed to critical path using Six Sigma/DMAIC methodology.• Building on the process documentation effort, identified a gap in Time and Labor collection, researched vendors, and pitched proposal to C-level executives. System was approval as a capital project for FY2012 (~$1.1MM) and was named as HR Project Lead• Assisted Benefit Manager with global rollout of ESPP rollout; built bi-directional interface with CompIntelligence enabling payroll deductions in eight countries• Collaborated with HR and Operations Managers to integrate new global business units onto corporate payroll and benefits with 100% accuracy• Designed playbook for M&A activity; worked closely with HR and Benefits on two acquisitions (Bulgaria and U.S.)

Attleboro, Ma, Us

Led ADP Globalview system configuration projects to drive worldwide consistency in Payroll systems by working with country SMEs and our IT vendor on interface changes, testing plans, and migration of code to production system. Worked with in-country payroll administrators to design and implement improvements through process redesign and interface enhancements. • Project manager for 6-month ADP Globalview implementation for U.S. Payroll. Delivered under budget ($485k) and on time • Lead cross-functional Six Sigma project to increase Manager Self Service usage in Oracle. Adoption rate spiked from 2% to over 50% after first wave of improvements. Earned Green Belt as a result of success.• Renegotiated global payroll services contract with payroll vendor, saving company $216k annually• Led 5-month project to document and map the Payroll and Time & Labor process in each site using DMAIC process. Visited 3 sites in China, one site each in Malaysia and Mexico to do needs assessment and conducted remaining sites via web conference

Middleboro, Ma, Us

Christmas Tree Shops are bargain stores operating in multiple states selling food, toys, household furnishings, and Christmas decorations. Starting out as family owned, Christmas Tree Shops was acquired by publicly traded Bed, Bath & Beyond in 2003.Leading and coaching a team of four associates, managed weekly, multi-state payroll of $60MM+/4,000 employees adhering to state and federal laws. Maintain personnel records, provide training to store personnel on HR matters, upgrading and conducting UAT for upgrades and implementations. Oversee input of all HR transactions and demographic data in HRISCollaborate with HR Director to update, revise and design HR policies and proceduresPartner with Benefits Manager to ensure 401k, loan, and medical deductions are accurately maintained in HRIS and deducted per company policy. Oversee T&E reimbursement process via Payroll, audit usage of corporate AMEX accounts.• Rolled out new T&E reimbursement process whereby employees receive reimbursement via ADP pay check instead of AP. Saved over $7000 first year, or approximately 46%

Middleboro, Ma, Us

Analyzed balance sheet and expense accounts on a monthly basis, determine necessary accruals, prepare journal entries, reconcile and support account balances. Supervised sales audit function, and oversaw lease administration for 31 stores, perform common area maintenance (CAM) and real estate tax audits while maintaining good relationships with landlords, identify over-billings and potential cost savings. Supervised up to three accounting assistants.• Recovered $199,726 in FY 2005 by diligently auditing CAM and RETAX bills from landlords.• Proposed a centralized “forms database” before the company had an intranet and partnered with IT to make the concept a reality. This facilitated the sharing of documents and employee acknowledgement forms with 30+ stores in 7 states. Was used company wide for a period of 2 years by HR, Loss Prevention, Store Operations, Distribution Center, and Finance• Negotiated with a new vendor to supply cash deposit bags, adding state of the art security features and reducing cost by $.02 per bag.

Middleboro, Ma, Us

Manage and train a team for four associates while overseeing weekly multi state payroll of $60MM+/4,000 EEs. Oversee input of all HR transactions and demographic data in HRISCollaborate with HR Director to update, revise and design HR policies and proceduresPartner with Benefits Manager to ensure 401k, loan, and medical deductions are accurately maintained in HRIS and deducted per company policy. Maintain settings in ADP, HRIS and Kronos, upgrade and conduct parallel and end-user testing. • Saved $25k in first year by researching and initiating a change in paycheck courier Annualized savings during first year over $25,000• Worked with ADP to build a general ledger interface for the payroll related expense and balance sheet accounts saving 3-5 hours each week. Process entailed mapping the P&L and BS items, testing, validating and running several parallel tests • Showed sensitivity to our diverse work force by publishing posters and signs in Portuguese and Spanish• Increased direct deposit by enrollments by 10-15%; rolled out Work Place Banking by building partnerships with local banks and in return, banks will offer our associates discounts and free services

Barnstable, Massachusetts, Us

The mission of Barnstable County is to promote and sustain a pro-active open government that enhances the quality of life for the citizens of Barnstable County. Run in-house payroll and managed all aspects of $18 million payroll for over 200 union and 300 non-union employee, including Barnstable County Sheriff's office and Registry of Deeds. Provided excellent customer service to employees, elected officials, citizens, and auditors.

Washington, Dc, Us

- Hold SECRET security clearance- Process fingerprints and personnel security questionnaires for government clearances- Prioritize incoming assignments, reply to all correspondence- Communicate effectively up and down the chain of command- Exercise control over the Information Systems budget, inventory and account for all IS equipment- Maintain and update officer and enlisted personnel service records

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Business

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Accounting

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Computer Technology