• Used SAP and they had Approximately 6,000 EE's with 200 Canadians.• Working on an implementation project with NRG• They acquired Direct Energy and I'm the payroll lead tester for NRG implementing Direct Energy payroll from Workday to SAP.• I have been involved in all testing phases of this project including Functional User Testing (FUT), System Integration Testing (SIT1 & SIT2), and presently working on User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and then moving to Parallel 1 & 2 testing.• I work with the Consulting firm to ensure the configuration/development of custom processes within SAP are working according to the Project Plan. They expected to go live on July 1st.

• Time Administrator for HISD (approximately 28,000 EE's).• Run daily audit reports and troubleshoot errors as required.• Reconcile, edit, and balance EE's time.• Balance and calculate EE's overpayments and work with payroll to recover both active and terminated EE's.• Work with IT to test enhancements and updates for SAP.

Project Lead - Implementing workday Payroll software.

- Manage the functions and activities of a staff of 3 employees (Payroll Specialist, Payroll Accountant & Sr. Payroll Analyst) in processing multi-state and multi legal entity payrolls utilizing SAP for exempt and non-exempt employees. Weekly and bi-weekly cycles, for 2,800 employees, including union and non-union employees. Ensure that payroll is accurate, complete, and timely. - Lead the post-implementation project, ensuring that updates and break-fixes are applied efficiently, timely, and consistently. Work with SAP HCM consultants in planning, testing, and approving transports to be moved to the Production environment.- Focus on process improvement to enhance and streamline procedures for efficiency and best practices for system utilization.- Lead weekly conference calls with locations for feedback on current issues, process standardization and requests for enhancements to the system that will simplify, standardize, and streamline the payroll process across the organization.- Vendor Management: Manage ADP vendor to direct the activities of the post payroll processing functions (Tax, Check/Direct Deposit, Garnishments.) - Respond to escalated inquiries from different departments concerning payroll results and posting to accounting.- Hold periodic meetings with other departments and upper management to communicate status, changes, and other departmental updates.- Maintain current knowledge of applicable state, local and federal wage and hour laws, analyze policies to ensure compliance and advise management on needed actions.- Maintain professional and technical knowledge on all Payroll & T&A systems to achieve alignment with all HR programs and ensure effective support.- Provide payroll processing and tax expertise to coach, train, lead, and assist in the staff’s overall development and career growth.

- Analyzed and ensured accurate processing of payroll data from server into MasterTax software.- New client setup, conversion, and reconciliations. Primary contact with clients on Payroll tax issues.- Prepared, reconciled, and processed payments for all State, Federal, and Local tax withholdings for client’s information using MasterTax software. - Prepared all federal EFTPS enrollments and monitored this procedure.- Prepared for signature all necessary federal and state applications for withholding taxes, unemployment taxes and other payroll related taxes; communicated all necessary applications with the clients and the agencies and ensure POA’s on file. - Prepared, reconciled, and processed quarterly payments for all state unemployment taxes for client’s information using the automated reporting software. - Researched withholding and unemployment tax issues, including follow up on outstanding issues. - Prepared year-end reconciliation and processed W-2 files for all tax jurisdictions. Total W2’s processed approximately 15,000 and approximately 300 FEIN. - Ensured strict confidentiality of client records.- Communicated to all functions within and outside the company from client management to company CEO.- Oversaw team to ensure all tax issues were being handled appropriately and in a timely manner.- Ensured the team was aware of changes in laws affecting the various types of taxes.- Managed all processes, developing and maintaining new payroll tax departmental procedures. - Developed and maintained internal controls relating to paying and filing employment taxes.

Responsible for 12 legal entities totaling 22,000 employees in all 50 states including Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands with an annual tax liabilities of $415 million and approximately $2 billion payroll. This included managing the following departmental activities utilizing SAP:

- Responsible for in-house payroll and its administration for approximately 300 expatriates in approximately 10 countries in Central South America and Caribbean. Parent company (CB&I has 17,000 employees world wide with 6,000 employees domestically).- Supervise end to end process of all payroll functions on a periodic, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis through filing W2/W3’s. - Manage timely reporting of various reports including 401K, ISBP (International 401K), new hire, and all applicable tax returns. - Monitor other functions such as transmittal of direct deposits, employee setup and deductions, and employee advances.- Monitor general ledger reconciliations pertaining to all payroll accounts.- Research payroll laws/issues in foreign countries as required. Collaborate with jobsites and host country accountant on foreign payroll tax issues.- Troubleshoot issues in JD Edwards and take corrective action. Address escalated matters from Payroll administrators pertaining to employees, governmental agencies, and various levels of management.- Liaison with Internal Expatriate Tax Manager regarding W2’s and addresses foreign compensation questions for the success of the 3rd party tax preparer.- Ensure full compliance related to both domestic and international payroll regulations.

- Responsible for administration, compliance, and timely payment and reporting of all federal, multi-state, and multi-locality payroll taxes for 5,600 employees for 5 EGL U.S. entities spanning 42 states and 121 localities. This includes periodic, quarterly, and annual reconciliations through W2 reporting. Other responsibilities includes audit, amending, and completing W2C’s as required. - Supervise and monitor payroll tax staff as well as 3rd party payroll service provider.- Resolve payroll tax notices to ensure full compliance with payroll tax laws, policies and procedures, including Sarbanes Oxley (SOX.) - Ensure full compliance with “Special Taxation” laws/rules for stock option exercises (including ISO’s), Expatriates, resident/non-resident aliens; and 3rd party nationals. - Manage expatriate process and act as the liaison for a transparent relationship between company’s Expatriates and 3rd party accounting firm.

Senior Payroll Tax Analyst (March 2005 – July 2006) - Lead Analyst for Tax Filing Shared Service Group• Responsible for end-to-end payroll tax processing for two clients with a total of 26 FEINs and over 10,000 employees. - Tax filing account set-up.- Generation and timely submission of required per pay period tax payments to all federal, state, and local taxing authorities.- Coordination with banking shared services to ensure appropriate funding is available.- Timely submission of W-2s including quarterly federal, state, local, and UI filing tax returns for two clients.- Research and resolution of tax issues including direct communication with all taxing authorities. Payroll Tax Analyst (February 2004 – March 2005)- Same role as described below (SourceNet Solutions) with emphasis on process improvements and identification of root cause.

CLOVER CORPORATE SERVICES LLC – Houston, TexasDecember 2003 – February 2004 (Contract)Payroll Lead Administrator (Implementation Specialist)- Implement UltiPro Payroll Software from PayPlus.- Act as the Liaison between the Payroll Department to HR, Accounting, and other departments. - Developed process improvements for the existing as well as the new payroll software.- Reviewed and documented compliance issues making recommendations to be compliant for Federal, State, and Local taxing authorities as well as the IRS and SSA.MUSTANG ENGINEERING LLP - Houston, TexasAugust 2003 – December 2003 (Contract) Payroll SME (Subject Matter Expert) Implementation Consultant- Implement ADP Enterprise from ADP PCPW- Act as the Liaison between the Implementation team, ADP's Implementation Consultant, and the payroll dept. - Trained and developed process improvements for the existing as well as the new payroll software.- International payroll taxes - assisting and compiling Expat Expenses both reportable and taxable for Year-EndPayroll’s W2's- Extensive payroll tax research to include tax treaties between US and different countries- Assist International HR Expat Administrator to minimize company’s liabilities for both the Expats and the company.

Payroll Tax Supervisor (January 2003 – July 2003) Supervising and mentoring three employees. All of the responsibilities below as a Payroll Tax Analyst but now in a supervisory lead rolePayroll Tax Analyst (Lead Analyst September 2000 – January 2003) Partnered with Payroll Tax Manager in resolving payroll tax issues for payroll of 32 thousand employees multinational company ($2 billion/annually).  Serving as corporate liaison to essential departments and third-party vendors such as Relocation, Human Resources, Price Waterhouse Coopers, KPMG, and Pro Business in a Customer Call Center environment worldwide.  Reconciling payroll records to ensure that the proper taxes have been calculated for specific issues.  Answering clients’ employees’ payroll tax questions. Reconciliation of quarterly tax returns including 940s, 941s, SUI, state withholding forms including W-2s and W-3s for third-party tax administrator (Pro Business). Provide assistance and tax research for Canadian and Puerto Rican branches of major client with emphasis on the tax reconciliation and tax filings for various province issues.