career objective                              

quality-focused certified payroll professional (cpp) eager to contribute expertise in payroll, regulatory compliance, and accounting toward supporting objectives of a progressive organization

profile                                                

ø  offer numerous years of progressive payroll and accounting experience, with expertise in effectively managing high volumes of critical information for multiple entities

ø  accurately and efficiently compile, analyze, and report on payroll data; remit taxes, process garnishments, prepare general ledger entries, and review software tables for proper handling of earnings and deductions

ø  proactively monitor emerging tax legislation for regulatory changes and develop implementation strategies; ensure compliance with all government regulations as well as corporate policies

ø  evaluate existing procedures to identify areas for improvement; streamline processes and update systems

ø  facilitate internal and external communications regarding sensitive data, investigate and resolve potential issues, and research and reconcile discrepancies

ø  dynamic organization and prioritization skills; consistently achieve critical deadlines while maintaining high quality standards

ø  motivated team player equally effective in independent and collaborative environments; strong supervisory background

~ technical proficiencies ~

adp ~ as/400 payroll system ~ citrix ~ fls payroll tax software ~

microsoft office (word, excel, powerpoint, outlook) ~ peoplesoft ~ software 2000

professional experience                

ams staff leasing                                                                                                                                1/04 c present

payroll tax compliance accountant

                                                                                                                                               

federal liaison services, inc.                                                                                                                 6/00 c 1/04

sr. compliance analyst

 

brinker international                                                                                                                               10/96 c 6/00

sr. payroll tax specialist

 

~ key achievements ~

• accurately manage remittance of more than $220m in annual multi-state corporate tax payments from ams staff leasing to federal, state, and local agencies
• oversee ams staff leasing year-end 1099 and w-2 reporting for seven distinct entities
• introduced process improvements and mappings to achieve 96% approval of federal liaison services laser forms from federal, state, and local agencies
• selected to attend payroll, tax, and electronic filing conferences and seminars and incorporate knowledge into federal liaison services practices; coordinated and conducted monthly employee total quality management sessions
• applied dynamic leadership skills toward effectively training, coordinating, and leading a high-performance team to drive year-end w-2 project affecting 117,000 brinker international employees across multiple states
• successfully managed software conversion efforts to improve payroll administration at brinker international

education                                           

accounting, excelsior college                                                                                                                                      1/09 c present

 

payroll concepts, northlake community college                                                                                    8/98 c 8/99       

 

~ professional affiliations ~

board member, american payroll association

member, american association of notaries