Member of executive leadership team supporting three restaurant brands, over 60 locations and over 5k employees. Strategic leader for all areas of HR, including retention, engagement, employee relations, talent acquisition, onboarding, payroll, HRIS, benefits, risk management, compliance, reporting, HR data analytics, performance management, workplace culture, compensation and more.

Lead all areas of HR, including Employee Relations, Benefits, Compensation, Training, Talent Acquisition, Workers Compensation, HRIS Development & Implementations (Dayforce) , Payroll, Compliance,, reporting & administration activities for over 200 locations and over 12k employees.

• Joined in early phase of the business as the sole HR/Payroll team member (approx. 25 locations)– built team and developed processes and procedures for Payroll, HR, HRIS, Benefits, Compliance and more in U.S. & Canada as the organization grow to over 170 locations, 22 states and 3,500 employees.• Cultivated collaborative relationships with executives and department/restaurant managers to ensure engagement and team member support from HR and Payroll.• Created all payroll and HRIS related systems, processes, and procedures for the organization.• Developed process for system data exports for benefits, 401k & ACA analysis, reporting and compliance.• HRIS vendor selection, research, and troubleshooting. Developed temporary workarounds to provide the necessary data and reporting needed prior to HRIS implementation.• Established procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal labor and tax laws.• Created payroll general ledger export, reconciled general ledger payroll accounts and researched/resolved discrepancies.• Developed strategic goals and objectives and department budget.• Created ad-hoc reports for Payroll/HR/Legal/Accounting/Finance/Operations/Auditors as requested.

• Managed team of 8 professionals, processing payroll and tax filings for over 10,000 employees in multiple states, including union and non-union employees• HRIS implementation, system conversion and validation of conversion data• Audited data and processes and provided SOX documentation• Account reconciliation and general ledger reporting• Designed and maintained internal Payroll department website for use by field HR and Payroll personnel• Led project to revamp paid time off accrual policies as well as the technical process and accounting accruals• Developed process to convert all employee history, payroll details and tax payments from Corporate Express to Staples at time of acquisition