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Assigned to lead the creation of the Global HR Service Center for FMC Corporation located in Manila, Philippines. After years of acquisitions and strategic partnerships, the company dedicated some years to modernize their global HR strategy and systems. Standardizing processes, implementing a global HRIS system, and centralizing administrative type HR tasks to Manila.Stage 1: centralized Payroll processing for 17+ entities in the APAC Region into the Manila HR Service Center. Planned and project managed each country transition, coordinated changes with partners, standardized processes, and formed the APAC Payroll team to support the day-to-day payroll operations. Stage 2: hired and trained the newly created Employee Data Management team to support the company wide Business Process Modernization (BPM) changes, supporting the SAP S4Hana ERP system updates. Responsible for policing and managing all required HR Employee data being shared with the S4Hana system (and other third-party systems) is accurate and audited with data privacy (GDPR, PII) as a priority.Stage 3: expanded the Manila HR team to support the implementation of the new global HCM system, SAP SuccessFactors. Team leads and support members were hired and trained as System Administrators for each HR module being implemented. Team members were assigned to support modules such as AskHR, Employee Central, EC Time and Payroll, Recruiting, Onboarding, Learning, Qualtrics, Compensation, Talent Management, Offboarding, and more.Stage 4: as the HR modernization project matured to a close, the Manila HR service model was transitioned from workstream and module focused, to a regional service model. Leads and support members were assigned by region and retrained on the end-to-end employee life cycle. The SME model was also preserved to continue to support special projects and maintain internal system administrators of the SuccessFactors HCM system.

A major corporate initiative supporting the client through several global payroll projects. First, transitioning their European payroll processing from the Germany location to the Maryland head office. Payroll locations transitioned to the head office include Poland, Romania, UK, Hungary, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, France, and more. The transition includes process documentation, standardization of reporting, and creating efficiencies where possible. The methodology is to align as many processes within the monthly schedule and take advantage of technology where it makes sense (i.e. Kronos timekeeper). With an emphasis on aligning processes with internal partners such as HR in the early stages of the employee life cycle and with Finance in the latter stages of the payroll process. I also built country specific payroll documentations for their LATAM (Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil) and APAC (Philippines, Malaysia, China, and India) locations. The documentation includes processes related to on-boarding, terminations, personal & job changes, benefits, annual changes, statutory rules, tax, banking, GL, and any country specific tasks directly related to payroll.The platform being utilized for global payroll is ADP Streamline, with several countries using local third party services. The goal is to move as many countries into the ADP Streamline model and process. Understanding there are limitations in certain locations, separate processes were created to blend these locations into the product that the internal partners from accounting, finance, and management require.

Subject Matter Expert for the ADP Streamline global payroll implementation project, including Data Connection and Kronos Timekeeper. Project Lead for the knowledge transfer and process design for the EMEA Regional Payroll Shared Service Center located in Cork, Ireland. Key Achievements:●Transitioned the Denmark in-country SAP payroll system to the ADP Streamline platform with Data Connection and Kronos Timekeeper for a employee base of 600+ with no major issues or interruptions. A complex payroll which included, 300+ Blue-Collar and 300+ White-Collar staff, 50+ shifts and schedules, complex overtime rules, several Collective Bargaining Agreements, Management Training, Process Redesign, Parallel Testing, and several months of Hypercare.●Lead the knowledge transfer and process design for all payroll related tasks for the EMEA Payroll Service Center located in Cork, Ireland. End to end process designs from new hires, terminations, benefits, financial deliverables, year-end, tax filing, tax reporting, bank processing, and other country specific tasks.●Managed the introductions and relationship building between the local in-country HR and Finance support teams and the new Payroll Shared Service Center agents and management team.●Training Lead for the roll out of the Kronos Timekeeper System - supervisor training, training guides, and hypercare follow up.

The HR Officer was hired to rebuild the internal HR processes & procedures for The Dime along with being the lead HR Project Manager for a number of new systems including but not limited to the ADP Workforce Now System, ACA Compliance Module and the Halogen Performance Management Tool. Implementation of the ADP System included: HRIS platform, Payroll, Benefits, Time & Attendance, Policy Acknowledgements, Employee & Manager Self-Service, Comprehensive Learning, Recruitment, Onboarding, Talent Management, and Employee Handbook. The HR Officer was also responsible for managing the day-to-day processes and inquiries for all Payroll, Benefits, and Recruitment issues.Key Achievements:● Rebuilt the ADP Benefits Enrollment system by organizing employee data to include all personal & dependent information, clean up of benefit plan details, open enrollment processing, Qualifying Life Events & Status Change enrollments, and building of automatic file transmission of employee data to all benefit plans. ● Project & Product Manager for the implementation of the ADP Workforce Now Time-Off module. Taking a previously cumbersome paper based process to online. Streamlining access to employee time-off information for the employees and managers. Project Manager responsibilities included planning, executing, documenting, communications, and closing of the project.● Project Manager and lead trainer for the implementation of the new Halogen Performance Management system. Changing a previously paper based process into a web based program. Tasks included system build out, creation of project plan, creating & delivery of all communications, training guides, process documentation, executive overview, along with live & online training sessions.● Automated the Group Term Life imputed income tax posting in the ADP payroll system. A process previously done manually.● Implemented the ACA Compliance Module for required government reporting needs through ADP.

The Payroll & Benefits Manager was a newly created position within the Medley HR Management team. A hands on role processing and managing all aspects of Payroll, Benefits, HRIS, and HR Reporting. Tasked to identify process and system improvements within the Human Resources Department.Key Achievements:• Quickly improved HR Recordkeeping and Reporting by building and developing the current HRIS (Paychex eServices) to include all employee personal, job, and pay related information. Information that was previously managed through excel spreadsheets. Company related information was also added to the HRIS such as company policies, benefits information, employee handbook, employee directory, forms, and other company related information.• Introduced the organization to the Employee & Management Self-Service system, which provided employees and managers the tools to manage themselves and their teams electronically (Time Off Request System, Online Performance Evaluation, Timesheet Processing, Benefit Enrollments, and On-Boarding).• Upgraded the 2014 Benefits Open Enrollment process by moving from a paper based enrollment process to online enrollment, along with creating the Annual Benefits Summary Booklet to be used for open enrollment and all incoming new hires and recruits.• Provided senior management and HR staff an executive summary of other Payroll and HR System options to improved technology, pricing, services, and the overall HR employee and manager experience.• Created new management reports for the executive team to provide in depth financial and employment related information.

Build and Manage the HR Services Department for Drew Marine. Direct management of all Global Payroll, Benefits, and HRIS services.Global Payroll / HRIS Implementation Project Manager - ADP Workforce Now 4.0 / Streamline.Manage all aspects of Payroll, Benefits, and HRIS globally.Direct supervision of the Global Payroll Coordinator and Benefits/HRIS Associate.Indirect supervision of 6 Regional HR Managers/Associates located globally.

Kronos Workforce HR &Timekeeper, ADP PayExpert, Concur Expense System, Global Payroll Management (USA, Brazil, Canada, UK, Ireland, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia)

Built and managed the HR Services Department of the Bureau Veritas North America Shared Service Center from the ground up for 16 subsidiaries of the organization, with a total employee base of approximately 4000. Responsible for all aspects of Payroll, Benefits, Mergers and Acquisitions, Compliance, Affirmative Action, Policies and Procedures, Employment Recordkeeping, and the HRIS and Payroll Systems. Managed a team of 6 HR professionals.

Managed the company and its subsidiaries’ payroll operations ensuring that critical deadlines are met and work flows are well controlled and efficient, with an employee base of 3000. Responsibilities included union payroll, multi-state compliance, weekly, bi-weekly and semi-monthly payroll cycles, payroll account reconciliations and coordination with Human Resource, Finance, and Legal departments. Responsible for maintaining updated payroll policies and procedures. Verify the integrity of data shared between the HRIS and the Payroll System database.