Sample Payroll Specialist Resume
Create ResumeOBJECTIVE
To obtain a position that provides learning opportunities and the potential for professional growth, while sharing my professional knowledge and experience.
WORK HISTORY
2006 — Present Sr. Payroll Specialist, Organon USA
· Compile, process, and review payroll input, ensuring accuracy for both US and expatriate payrolls.
· Review HRIS input for accuracy and SOX compliance.
· Train, instruct and mentor payroll department staff and new hires in preparation and coordination of payroll functions.
· Check returned payroll against controls and update files.
· Ensure compliance with department SOPs.
· Assist in the preparation and writing of SOP’s related to payroll, ensuring SOX compliance.
· Ensure timely scheduling and proper deposits of all withholdings, (i.e., Federal withholding and FICA taxes). Work with ADP on tax filing issues.
· Prepare periodic reports as assigned using Reportsmith.
· Assist manager in year end processing across all business units.
· Proactively confer with my manager on interpretation of Company policies and government regulations which have an affect on the payroll function
· Consistently demonstrate our ACTION culture and behaviors.
· Ensure accuracy of 401K files with Fidelity and benefits for all business units.
· Work with Payroll Specialist on all deduction calc issues as it relates to error messages and fixing problems across business units.
2003 — 2006 Payroll Specialist, Organon USA
· Process data information for semi-monthly payroll and review payroll input for accuracy.
· Check returned payroll against controls and update files.
· Ensure timely deposits of Federal withholding and FICA taxes.
· Process unemployment forms by verifying wage data.
· Prepare monthly reports as assigned.
· Compute/process requirements for monthly and quarterly tax returns, bank reconciliations and payroll summaries.
2001-2003 Sr. Payroll Administrator, ADP
· Administrate bi-weekly and weekly payrolls for exempt and non-exempt associates.
· Maintain CSS HRIZON data for payroll and human resource data elements; prepare data, input and transmit data for processing and timely distribution each pay period.
· Handle a high volume of associate and manager inquiries and/or problems on a timely basis.
· Interact with human resources regarding changes to associates rates, benefits, taxes, etc.
· Process manual checks as needed.
· Complete various requests for verification of employment and wages to financial institutions, state forms, and garnishments on a timely basis and in accordance with federal/state laws.
· Reconcile quarterly and year-end reports for accurate w-2 processing and tax filing.
· Interact with banks regarding associate accounts.
· Administrate monthly bond purchase for associates through payroll deduction.
· Provide reports to bank for bond issuance.
1997-2001 Payroll Representative, CIT
· Respond and resolve any questions regarding payroll /paycheck issues, process pay affecting data within assigned group of employees. (Employee database is split according to last name) Ensure accurate and timely payments of all special payments.
· Process disability according to company guidelines with information received from third party vendor.
· Input of w4 forms, direct deposit forms, and timesheets.
· Verify all employee changes received via the daily interface from Peoplesoft system.
· Answer employee inquiries that can not be handled by the service center (tier 2 questions).
· Periodic reorganizing of files, pulling terminated employees from the active employee files.
· Tax inquiries encompassing three different vendors (ADP for 200 and 199 inquiries, Ceridian for 1997 and 1998, R.E Harrington).
· Garnishments setup and reconciliation.
· Special projects as they come up (i.e Workers’ compensation, Supervise intern students, A/P preparation for HR community).
1995-1997 Accounting Lease Administrator, Autoland of NJ
· Review and correct lease contracts.
· Correct commissions for salespersons.
· Process NY motor vehicle registrations.
· Review and submit statements for vendors.
· Prepare/check request for trade-ins.
1994-1995 Community Service Center Counselor, Americorps-National Service Movement
· Tutor 6th — 8th graders in all subjects.
· Tutor English as a second language to adults and children.
· Schedule and plan club meetings and trips.
· Coordinate programs/plan curriculums.
· Community service with Board of Education and other social service agencies.
· Counsel students one to one.
1990-1993 Financial Assistant, Urban League of Essex County
· Daily financial date entry.
· Monthly preparation of bank reconciliation for five accounts.
· Bi-weekly compilation of payroll data (ADP).
· Examination of invoices for validity and monetary accuracy.
· Preparation of accounts payable checks and update of checkbook balances daily.
· Weekly reconciliation of petty cash.
EDUCATION
1989, Bachelor of Science, Bloomfield College
Major: Accounting
Minor: Business Administration
Special Skills
Enterprise V3, Data Imports, File Transfers, PCPW for windows, CSS HRIZON, Ceridian, ETIME, Reportsmith, Excel, CRT, Word, and Peoplesoft
References are available upon request.