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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 modernization to standardize, streamline, consolidate, and automate global payroll processes. •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 requirements and in compliance with local laws and regulations.• 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 services.• Manage team involvements in user acceptance testing in system maintenance and upgrade of multiple system processors in payroll cycles, including time management system people data system, payroll systems. Understand cross functional impacts of certain configuration decisions/touch points, downstream impact of changes to the configuration, data, and integrations.• Transformed and establish a culture of high performance and continuous improvement among the teams on the commitments to documenting standard operating procedures and excellent service deliveries.

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 federal and state tax, wage and hour laws, including multi-state employee payroll data processing, disbursement, taxes, garnishments, deductions, benefits administration, RSU’s, reporting, compliance. exempt, non-exempt, union employees, status changes, special payrolls, and bonuses payouts utilizing Workday and ADP’s hosted payroll services platform, Workforce Now, and ADP Smart Compliance.• 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, Tax, Treasury teams and leadership of tactical meetings/team planning.• Responsible for the design, execution, and effectiveness of a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, financial information is reliable, and applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures are complied with.

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 issues. Coordinate accurate and timely posting of bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly and year end closing entries.• 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 support company growth and acquisitions.• 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 demands regarding payroll payments in all regions: EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and US adhering to established regulatory international, federal, state, local payroll tax regulatory requirements and labor laws.• 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.• Collaborated with IT professionals, human resources manager, and the Tax Department to design interfaces that incorporated client benefit strategies, including time-off accruals and general ledger reporting, ensuring compliance with multi-state jurisdictional regulations.• Developed and implemented a global payroll governance procedure to supervise and direct selection of business case projects and payroll vendors.• Calculate, file, deposit, and reconcile Federal, State and Local taxes, including quarter and year-end reconciliations, and prepared year-end W-2 processing and audit.

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 Chad tax. Act as a back-up in payroll processing during in the absence of a Payroll Specialist. Reviewed garnishments, 401K, and health deductions. Review and ensure implementation of appropriate tax withholding and W-2 filing. SME on Department of Labor and FLSA.Key Results:• 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 and company policy.• 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 and significant time- and cost-savings.• 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.• Coordinate with internal finance team to ensure resolution of issues as well as accurate and timely preparation and filing of all required reports.

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 loans, garnishees, wage levies, etc. Calculated retroactive pay and assist with input of all salary changes/deductions, etc. Responsible for maintaining company compliance with all weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual tax remittances, including state unemployment taxes and federal 940 and 941 tax forms.

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

Associates Degree, Business Administration And Management, General