Nichelle Montgomery, Cpp Email & Phone Number

Santa Clara, California, US

• Provided strategic direction and managed the payroll, time and attendance, benefits, RSU’s, and payroll compliance for payroll operations, for over 30K employees on multiple payroll cycles playing a key role in payroll.
• Partnered closely with various collaborators (finance, tax, total rewards, executive comp, people operations, legal, and IT,) to ensure payroll is processed securely as per defined procedures, guidelines, legal.
• Managed the relationship with outside payroll service providers; manages the most complex issues with third party service providers; understanding system changes, upgrades, and government mandated changes to payroll.
• Lead projects and initiatives focused on achieving performance excellence in payroll design and delivery and lead payroll activities for new M&A.
• Keep up to date with current trends and technologies in the payroll area; collaborate with global team to ensure standardization of processes and technologies utilizing Workday, Oracle, ADP, and Oracle.
• Provided technical subject matter expertise by engaging with the key client stakeholders to understand business requirements, identify setup requirements and manage the successful implementation of vendor systems and.

Windsor, CT, US

• Managed and provides strategic direction for payroll operations, vendor management, outsourcing governance, day-to-day service delivery of 50+ states for approximately 5,500 employees in accordance with applicable.
• Engaged in early-stage preparation of M&A activities as it relates to payroll, including due diligence of the integration, targets, budget reviews and project planning to ensure integration workstream alignment.
• Coordinates with SMEs as required and manage teams through the design, build, test and deploy phases of the project; provides weekly status reporting, risk and issue log and project plan updates.
• Assisted in the preparation of annual EEO-1 filing, EPL and Worker’s Compensation insurance renewals, and annual benefit renewals.
• Completed quarter-end and year-end balancing of tax returns, including 941, SIT, FUTA, SUTA, and W-2 filings, etc.
• Day to day team management of Payroll team, including regular check-ins with Payroll Administrators and management of Payroll Clerks in partnership with Payroll Administrators, Business partners, Legal, Accounting.

Houston, Texas, US

• Ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll for all defined locations and employees. Supervise corporate payroll function; oversee maintenance of payroll system; determine resolution for routine payroll-related.
• Developing strong internal controls and revamping existing policies and procedures creating efficiencies
• Assist with month-end and year-end processes, such as annual payroll tax and payment summary reconciliations.
• Maintain awareness of current practices in payroll processing and keep the departments within the Company informed about changes in all current payroll and tax regulations, laws, and policies.
• Strategically provide continuous improvements to payroll process by analyzing trends and presenting recommendations to senior leadership and management

Houston, Texas, US

• Developed and executed vision for future-state processes and systems, including project plans, monitoring and reporting of process improvement initiatives. Executing an effective global payroll strategy and model to.
• Directed all aspects of Global payroll operations utilizing Workday, Oracle,ADP, and Ceridian. Managed payroll processes and procedures including Shadow/Expat payrolls, pension, benefits, PTO, stock, taxes, and finance.
• Ensured that company policies and standard operating procedures were properly followed as well as maintaining accurate payroll internal controls and SOX compliance documentation.
• Managed the implementation team on new payroll platforms as well as develop and document processes for company payrolls across diverse territories.
• Performed testing, deployment systems integration; including, testing, and executing the pilot/implementation/ deployment of new or enhanced hardware or software.
• Setting up and using project management processes/systems across work streams including planning of life cycle of the project, identifying key project activities and milestones, etc.

Amsterdam, NL

• Responsible for supervising all aspects of timely and accurate payroll processing operations of a multi-state and multi-company payroll department. Process state and out of country payroll taxes, Russia, Angola, and.
• Managed the accurate and timely processing of up to 500 employees. Provided supervision to payroll processing associates including training, auditing of work, reviews and counseling to ensure compliance of payroll laws.
• Maintained the payroll relationship with employees. Acting as primary payroll tax liaison with other departments, to ensure payroll tax compliance with tax regulations and company policies.
• Implemented next-generation technologies, quickly mastering new systems, processes and workflows. Trained users and served as the primary “go-to” troubleshooter on these new systems, which propelled efficiency gains.
• Worked with the accounts payable department to ensure invoices are coded correctly.
• Interface with other departments across the organization to research and/or resolve reconciling items.

Supervises the daily operations of the payroll department including accurate and timely processing and administration of payroll for 1500 employees. Processed and reconcile weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payrolls for all employees including printing and sorting paychecks for internal and external distribution. Processed and monitored employee.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Associates Degree, Business Administration And Management, General