Susan Crane Email and Phone Number

• Assist the project consultants and clients through historical data reconciliation stages of timesheet data, project data, and financial statements for ERP software implementations• Coordinate with clients to gather legacy system documents required for reconciliation• Work with the project manager to ensure the project remains on schedule and within budget

• Month/Quarter end processing using ADP Smart Compliance• Resolved over $500,000 employee overpayments, including recoupment letters and W2Cs

• Reconcile all Great Plains GL tax liability accounts• Tax payments using MasterTax and agency websites • File quarterly payroll tax returns• Resolve agency tax notices • State and local agency tax registrations • PEO license registrations/renewals, filing quarterly/annual required reports and filing client additions/termination forms • Reconcile Non-PEO client tax billing to tax returns• Create process documentation

• Wage and tax specialist for all clients implementing Ascentis’ payroll software• Reconciled payroll history to payroll registers on a quarterly basis• Identified and resolved any tax and deduction discrepancies • Reconciled payroll and payroll tax history to the payroll tax returns • Utilized payroll and payroll tax expertise to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local tax laws

• Payroll tax compliance for federal, state and local jurisdictions• Quarter end and year end reconciliation of general ledger to tax vendor for 7 FEINs• W2/W2C testing and preparation• Agency registrations and set up in payroll system• Maintain sui rates• Customer support for all employees and divisions for all tax matters• Support tax and worker’s compensation audits

• Responsible for the accuracy of processing and reconciling approximately a half billion dollars of tax liability for 9 FEINs• Support core HCM, payroll and base benefits • Recording of HR changes to employee tax data, tax distribution and tax location • Timely processing of periodic and quarterly tax files to ADP and the reconciliation from PeopleSoft version 9.1 to ADP• Process manual tax deposits as necessary• Testing of tax updates for all 6 PeopleSoft releases• Manage W2 year-end process, including PeopleSoft setup and testing• Manage W-2C process, including development of procedures, and filing amended tax returns• Manage Expatriate process by working with PricewaterhouseCoopers and host countries• Provide direction, training and support to payroll staff • Resolve all payroll tax notices received from agencies• Research and resolve all division and employee tax issues by working with HR, benefits and finance• Represent payroll/payroll tax on all projects. Most recently, the automation of stock option processing and outsourcing payroll processing to India• Audit support for all tax agency jurisdictions, internal auditors, external Ernst &Young auditors and DCAA auditors• Intercompany tax billing• General ledger reconciliation of all tax related accounts• Research and resolve all issues from the PeopleSoft Tax900 report• JP Morgan bank contact for release of payroll ACH files, ACH exceptions and reversals• Extensive PeopleSoft query experience, multiple table queries, outer joins, prompts• Excel skill level is intermediate/advanced, use V-lookup and pivot tables on a daily basis• Evaluate processes continuously to identify opportunities for process efficiencies and improvements

• General ledger reconciliations for all accounts owned by GSS for our Canada divisions• Reconcile three years and maintain the time and labor to payroll variance reports• Correct and maintain subcontractor labor• Prepare three years of reconciliations for COLA and train payroll analyst to continue ongoing process• Bring reconciliations up to date and maintain Lump Sum Reporting• Backup for Payroll Analyst and Travel Analyst

• Liaison between all functional areas and IT development team• Creation of functional specifications for IT programmers• Worked on several implementations/upgrades. PeopleSoft 7.5 to 8.8, 8.8 to 9.1, ADP Canadian payroll into PeopleSoft, conversion of acquisitions and mergers• Perform conversion data mapping • Maintain in depth knowledge of system requirements and developments for payroll, tax and finance departments• Set up of all PeopleSoft tables such as earnings, deductions, tax locations, benefits • Review the overall quality of processes and procedures and develop process improvements as required• Identify potential business system issues and risk areas and assist in moving them toward resolution• Create detailed process flows, functional specifications and interface documents• Ensure compliance with established business controls• Conduct meetings with customers and other Philips business entities and provide them with counsel, coordination, and issue recommendations related to competencies and capabilities of software functionality and process enhancement opportunities• Coordinate project activities between functional users and developers• Facilitate a smooth transition of software enhancements and functionality to operations• Mentor functional team members

• Interim Payroll Tax Manager for four months• Project lead on USA and Canadian year end. Developed and led planning of entire year end project to ensure all required tax, payroll, finance and benefits functions were completed on a timely basis• Project lead for PeopleSoft Tax Updates, acquisitions and divestitures, and ADP• Liaison with Philips Electronics NA NY Tax Department, Regional Product Divisions’ payroll tax personnel, Tax Agencies related to registrations, payments and inquiries• Manage W-2C process including development of procedures, resolution of Siebel cases, filing amended tax returns• Research and resolve all issues from the PeopleSoft Tax900 report• Provide training, direction and technical support to Payroll Staff related to tax issues, PeopleSoft and Siebel

Year-end project lead for USA and Canada• Stock option project – work with Global Stock Option Department to reconcile and resolve stock issues for current and prior year

• Supervise tax staff• Responsible for 21 FEINs with weekly, bi-weekly, monthly and special pay runs • SAP General Ledger reconciliation for over 35 tax liability accounts• Accuracy of over 35,000 W-2s; including the PeopleSoft setup and testing.• Calculation and processing of all W-2Cs• Develop reports for verification of wage and tax balances for over 25,000 active employees covering all 50 states and a large volume of localities• Testing for all PeopleSoft tax upgrades• Payroll tax issues for all acquisitions and divestitures• Work directly with KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers for all Expatriate functions• Liaison for all product divisions, employees and third party vendor for all tax related issues• Stock option administration – ensure proper tax calculations for US, Canada and Expatriates, reconcile stock activity, resolve all stock issues from Product Divisions and individual participants, coordinate processing of interface files between PeopleSoft and stock vendor • Active participant in Philips incentive committee, community service committee, PeopleSoft 7.5 and 8.8 upgrade team Formal PeopleSoft training – Human Resources and Benefits, Payroll I and II, Year-end processing for version 7.50 and 8.8, Delta 7.5 to 8.8

• Financial Statement preparation for Managing Directors and Physicians• Budget planning and preparation, All balance sheet schedule preparation for quarterly audit review• Monthly review of budget vs. actual income and expenditures• Customize Excel reports for Managing Directors and Physicians

• Financial Statement preparation for Board of Directors• Budget planning and preparation• Supervision of Administrative Staff, Payroll and Payroll Tax returns• Opening and Management of adjoining Thrift Shop• Monthly Billing to the Department of Children and Families for funding of the three Hibiscus programs• Monthly submission for reimbursement of expenses through Grants awarded by Children’s Services Council of St. Lucie and Martin Counties• Customized Reports for Board of Directors• Financial liaison for Department of Children and Families audits• Preparation of all financial reports required for audit by independent C.P.A. firm

• Financial Statement preparation, Strategic planning, Corporate reporting• Supervise Administrative Staff, Group insurance enrollment• Revenue projections, Cash projections and management• Budget planning & preparation, Accounts payable / Expense control• EEO & FCC reporting, Corporate policy management, Personnel file maintenance• Account Managers' performance analysis• Commission computation, payroll, payroll tax deposits, payroll tax returns, W-2’s, 1099’s• Sales tax returns, Inventory usage analysis *Concurrent with my position at WZZR, I was also Controller for their sister station, WTCR in Kentucky, during their six month search for a new Controller.

Responsible for all accounting aspects of IBR's five offices• Preparing Financial Statements, Preparing Corporate Income Tax Returns• Payroll, Verifying and disbursing commissions• Supervised all financial aspects of the Rental Department

• Responsible for the completion of audits, reviews and compilations, working alone and as a supervisor of a support staff. Delegated work, reviewed completed workpapers and prepared financial statements before submitting them to the partner in charge.• Assist my clients in improving internal control procedures as well as implementing efficient accounting and computer systems.• Prepare corporate, partnership, and individual income tax returns either manually or by submitting completed input sheets to outside computer tax services, such as Dynatax, Computax, and SCS. I also prepared tax projections using the BNA computer program.