SUMMARY

• 15 years proficient experience implementing, configuring and training in Kronos Workforce Management (version 6.3 & 8.0) and ADP eTime and other in house payroll time keeping systems
• 16+ years of full cycle payroll multi - state payroll experience with ADP Workforce Now, ADP Enterprise, ADP(various modules), Workday, SAP, PeopleSoft, and various in-house payroll software
• Excellent at leveraging my system skills to correct issues with time & attendance and payroll interfaces
• Utilized system savvy experience through 5 successful Kronos implementation & conversion projects
• Developed material & trained managers & employees on using Kronos Workforce Management system
• Excellent problem solving skills correcting complex shift pay rate differentials calculations
• Solid analytical skills in trouble shooting and solving complex labor level issues for job costs
• Gathered client requirements and processed configuration changes in Kronos to better suit client needs
• Extensive experience executing new system configuration & running necessary testing for accuracy
• Excellent experience in setting up new shift work schedules in Kronos Workforce Central 8
• Updated shift work employee’s work schedules in the Kronos and processed historical edits on time

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential | Houston, TX

Kronos System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Served as Kronos system subject matter expert & carried out system configuration & upgrades
• Worked on troubleshooting interface & configuration errors between Kronos Workforce Central 8 & ADP
• Made necessary changes & updates in Kronos to limit access & information to end users
• Worked on project to correct payroll errors by reviewing and auditing complex shift work time in Kronos Workforce Central 8 & correcting existing pay calculation configurations
• Trained all managers, supervisors and employees on using Kronos Workforce Central 8 system
• Developed Kronos desktop procedures manual and payroll processing manual for cross training
• Reviewed, audited and corrected time in Kronos & entered historical edits as needed

Confidential | Houston, TX

Senior Kronos Business Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Contracted for conversion project to bring over new acquisition payroll of 8,000 employees to Kronos Workforce Management (version 6.3) time keeping system
• Served as Kronos system analyst & set up activities, schedules & genies for managers
• Executed Kronos time system updates and testing of new payroll codes and pay configurations
• Headed high profile project of correcting paid off time & accrual balances in Kronos for entire company which was set up incorrectly in the initial payroll conversion from last year
• Provisioned, configured and supported all Kronos InTouch time clocks at multiple project sites
• Configured Kronos exports to interface multiple applications for all departments in the company

Confidential | Houston, TX

Senior Kronos System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Contracted as Kronos configuration and subject matter expert to assist bring payroll up to speed
• Gathered all necessary requirements and concerns from client and analyzed current Kronos set-up and made necessary configuration changes in the system
• Configuration, documentation and training end users on Kronos
• Responsible for configuring both import and export Kronos WIM interfaces
• Created new pay codes, work rules and pay rules as requested my payroll & HR guidelines
• Worked closely with HR & payroll to correct any issues concerning interface between Kronos & payroll
• Maintained security related configurations for what tasks and access an end user could perform within Kronos system

Confidential | Houston, TX

Payroll Tax Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Accurately and timely processed payment for all payroll tax liabilities for a high volume of jurisdictions
• Reconciled payroll tax liability accounts and insured their accuracy including identifying errors, resolving issues with employees, and tax authorities and working with other staff to make corrections and changes to withholdings
• Worked extensively with federal and state agencies to correct delinquent and incorrect past filings
• Researched, identified and advised the payroll team on tax errors and corrections in JD Edwards
• Functioned as the W-2 corporate contact for all Layne employees and assisted correcting their W-2 tax information and when needed, produced W-2c’s to insure compliance of filing

Confidential | Houston, TX

Kronos Application Service Representative

Responsibilities:

• Utilizing BMC Remedy ticket system, provided full support for Kronos Workforce Management 6.3
• Configured data access profiles for end users and created pay rules and work rules in Kronos
• Updated employee pay rule and primary account information in Kronos via the help desk
• Carried out site configuration changes that were requested via the Kronos help desk
• Configured and rebooted Kronos time clocks remotely via IP address
• Conducted Kronos historical edits on missed or incorrect pays to employees
• Configured PTO policies in Kronos as well as accruals necessary to administer company leave polices

Confidential | Houston, TX

Kronos Business Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managed the project of streamlining payroll processes to insure optimum efficiency during the company’s growth through acquisitions and integrations of newly acquired payrolls
• As Kronos subject matter expert, configured all pay & work rules and mapped new pay codes
• Ran multiple reports to ensure correct calculations of pay, deductions, and project man hours
• Configured rate pay shift differentials in Kronos & carried out necessary testing for accuracy
• Created desktop and training procedures for payroll processes and Kronos
• Troubleshooting & configuration of complex labor levels in Kronos with various managers & departments

Confidential | Houston, TX

Senior Kronos Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Processed full cycle weekly payroll of 2,800 employees using ADP Enterprise and Kronos systems
• Managed monthly audit of Kronos time cards and entered historical edits as needed
• Retrieved and entered all employee information in regards to federal, state and local taxes, direct deposits, general deductions and payroll adjustments on a weekly basis
• Captured & audited Kronos time & attendance reports and contacted managers on approving corrections
• Ran and reviewed payroll registers and corrected any errors to ensure correct employee pay
• Provided excellent customer service support to operating companies and ensured their payrolls followed all federal, state and local guidelines and regulations
• Processed off-cycle manual checks, ACH’s and wires for late payroll adjustments
• Served as a payroll trainer on Kronos time keeping system for new payroll specialist

Confidential | Houston, TX

Senior Kronos Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Served as Kronos 6.3 subject matter expert & was responsible for configuring pay rules & pay profiles
• Processed schedule updates, historical edits, security access and configuration changes in Kronos
• Configured and set up multiple shift differential pays and rates in Kronos
• Audited and processed Kronos time card edits and communicated corrections to the field
• Provided support and training for field personnel in regards to Kronos time clock issues
• Executed payroll reports in PeopleSoft identifying payroll errors, then delegating to various department heads for team performance analysis

Confidential | Houston, TX

Senior Payroll Tax Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Functioned as payroll tax liaison between Confidential corporate office and ADP Tax Service during payroll conversion from ADP to PeopleSoft payroll systems
• Received, researched and updated all federal, state, and local tax rates on a weekly basis into the system and insured correct tax amounts were paid to agencies
• Identified, researched and reconciled all payroll taxes at the end of each quarter to insure the accounting department’s G/L information was accurate
• Carried out massive tax clean-up project that was left by prior tax person

Confidential | Houston, TX

Kronos System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Served as the Midwest team lead in the company’s four massive payroll conversions from ADP to PeopleSoft and also the implementation of the Kronos Workforce Management time keeping system
• Gathered necessary specifications from all involved parties & configured complex labor levels, pay rules, and work rules in Kronos
• Conducted several test parallel interface runs between Kronos & PeopleSoft and analyzed test results for error analysis and made necessary changes to correct any conversion errors
• Worked extensively in the Kronos interface to insure all shift differential pays & various pay codes calculated correctly
• Executed daily analysis to insure both Kronos & PeopleSoft HCM mirrored the correct information
• Ran extensive ad hoc reporting to analyze Kronos and PeopleSoft implementation results