Lori Arvonio Lastowski, Phr Email & Phone Number

Florida, United States

Florida, United States

Tampa, FL, US

• HRPT Consulting provides HRIS/HCM Technology consulting. We help your company improve processes by providing services that analyze current practices, implement your new HRIS/HCM system or enhance and extend use of your.
• Strategic Planning
• Evaluation & Vendor Selection
• Implementation Client-Side Consulting/Support
• Post Go-Live Support
• System Analysis & Optimization

Oldsmar, FL, US

• Researched and successfully negotiated contracts with vendors for HRIS and Time & Attendance systems.
• Coordinated activities for implementation of HRIS systems UltiPro and Kronos.
• Configured UltiPro system for benefit Open Enrollment and Life Events eliminating paper enrollment.
• Collaborated with all levels of users from corporate executive staff to facility level line users to identify procedure and policy needs ensuring all requirements were met.
• Designed and conducted training classes and webinars for all levels of users from upper management to staff level, increasing system use and improving processes.
• Created, monitored and maintained 10+ system interfaces with external vendor systems.

Sunrise, FL, US

• SeaWorld Headquarters assignment:
• Provided expert management services on project-based assignments related to payroll, human resources and HRIS systems.
• Managed the year-end close process including tax reconciliation, payroll balancing, W2 verification and annual tax filing.
• Designed and conducted training sessions for Payroll Team related to year-end processes and new practices
• Developed strategic process improvements that identified key responsibilities resulting in improved timeliness and accuracy of data exchanges between departments.
• Analyzed current processes and procedures for the payroll department and recommended cost effective and efficient process improvements for their payroll of 30,000 employees using ADP Enterprise v5.

Florida, US

• Greystone Healthcare Management - Tampa, FL Nov 2005 - Sep 2013 Director of Payroll
• Coordinated activities as a Project Manager for implementation of UKG Pro, ADP Enterprise, Smartlinx time and labor management system.
• Reduced costs associated with printing, delivery and storage of paper checks plus paper reports 95% by implementing mandatory direct deposit or pay card compliance to employees.
• Decreased overtime costs by $170,000 annually by changing pay period and training staff on using new time and attendance system to proactively adjust schedules.
• Reduced costs associated with off cycle checks by $26,000 annually by identifying the root causes then educating staff on methods to reduce errors and providing alternatives to creating checks.
• Created new procedures on how to cross check and balance payroll to ensure accuracy of a $140,000,000 gross payroll for 6,000 plus employees.

Roseland, New Jersey, US

• Supervised and facilitated cooperation among three separate departments resulting in a 12% increase in client satisfaction service scores.
• Counseled and provided productive feedback to associates to promote growth of the individuals and provide direction for career development with a 50% promotion rate within a year.
• Managed multiple special needs client accounts concurrently providing satisfactory and timely resolutions.
• Reorganized the Data Entry department through extensive evaluations of time, input methods and scheduling to increase efficiency for optimal delivery of service to the client.
• Resolved payroll tax discrepancies for clients by analyzing payroll reports, reviewing tax filings of the 941, 940 and state returns, researching IRS guidelines and creating evaluation reports and spreadsheets.