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United States

•Provides consultation to executive leadership, HR directors, and senior payroll managers on developing strategic initiatives and instituting business solutions amplifying multi-million-dollar payroll processing for 50K-person international workforce. •Leads technical projects and project management teams in implementing HR information systems (HRIS), accounting software, and financial technology (FinTech) applications leveraged by 200+ global end users. •Champions change management strategies and drives process improvements accelerating payment/repayment processing while heightening general accounting functions, tax filing accuracy, and regulatory compliance. •Facilitates audits ensuring processing of union, nonunion, exempt, non-exempt, salary, and hourly employee payroll adheres to internal controls and complies with regulations. •Oversees general accounting practices including general ledger and journal entries, account reconciliation, tax calculations, and time/labor tracking.

Puerto Rico

•Recruited to build payroll department from ground; hired/onboarded top talent developing high-performing team and scaled payroll and tax operations to support 3K-person workforce across US and Puerto Rico. •Piloted 7 direct reports and system implementations and configurations propelling use of ADP, Kronos, Workday, and PeopleSoft applications. •Scrutinized accounting activities and implemented improvements strengthening payment accountability; identified and resolved inaccuracies returning $1M+ to P&L. •Led training initiatives guiding over 200 supervisors/employees on policies and procedures and utilization of HRIS/timekeeping software heightening end user capabilities.

United States

•Contracted to drive implementation of Workday for LUMA Energy; collaborated with HR and IT teams in system integration enabling support for 3.5K employees. •Conducted internal audits, resolved payroll processing issues, and developed ad hoc reports ensuring compliance with governing regulations.

Atlanta, Ga

•Sought after to restructure payroll department and transform high turnover rate; inspired team and 2 direct reports in surging payroll operations to accommodate enterprise acquisition of 7 business segments and 20K-person workforce. •Navigated company through process improvements including pay schedule restructuring, timecard management, and W-2 administration remedy.

Kennesaw, Georgia

Atlanta, Ga