Accomplished Human Resource Professionalcombines MBA withover18 years ofexperience in Employee Relations, Recruiting, Benefits Administration, Finance and Payroll Management. Industry experience in Consulting Firm, Manufacturing Operations, AirlineContracting and Electric Utility Industry. Organized, knowledgeable, quick learner who is highly productive in completing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

• Human Resource Management
• Payroll Management
• Financial Management
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Reporting
• Compensation Administration
• Benefit Administration
• Cost Savings
• Organizational Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential– Atlanta, Georgia 2009–Present
North Highland is a leading global employee owned consulting firm with a 1K employees in 49 U.S. and international offices and $300 million in annual revenue.
Compensation & Benefits Specialist | Human Resources
Lead 3 person team in all aspects of payroll, finance and accounting. Process full cycle multi-state weekly and bi-weekly payroll for 1000+ employees and contractors in 22 states across the United States. Administer company’s benefit plans and assist the HR Director with company’s compensation plans and programs.

• Provide special project support to HR Director and VP of Human Resources.
• Design, implement and administer company’s benefit programs including health, dental, short term disability, long term disability, med-flex/HSA plans, life insurance plans, 401K plan and company’s wellness programs.
• Assist with the development, implementation, and administration of a fair and competitive compensation program as necessary to meet organizational goals and objectives and in compliance with applicable governmental rules and regulations.
• Prepare analytical reports and assist with EEO Reporting.

Sr. Payroll Accountant|Accounting & Finance

• Process tax levies, child support orders, medical support orders, garnishments and answers to garnishments in a timely manner. Process bonus payments, stock option payments, employee loans, tax and direct deposit changes.
• Process stop payments and reverse ACH’s. Initiates and approves outgoing bank wires through Wells Fargo online system.
• Reconcile 401K & Roth payroll deductions to Merrill Lynch. Process Merrill Lynch funds request, reverse wires and bank statements. Complete annual 401K company match for employees and update their accounts appropriately with ML.
• Assist Accounting Department with month end close. Complete all payroll/payroll tax related reconciliations and journal entries viathe Great Plains system. Complete monthly accruals and bonus accruals as needed.
• W-2 Reporting, W-4 documentation, 1099 reporting and W-9 documentation.
• Add tax jurisdictions to ADP’s tax filing service. Prepare and file taxes that are not prepared by ADP.
• Oversee company’s payroll department. Ensure Payroll Specialists are compliant with state laws and processing payrolls at 100% accuracy.

Confidential- McDonough, Georgia 2006–2009
Leading global plastic packaging solutions manufacturer for food and beverage applications with 13K employees and $3B in sales.
Corporate Payroll Manager & Benefits Administrator
Guided team of 6 HR Generalists and 1 Payroll & Benefits Associate. Oversee processing of full cycle multi-state bi-weekly payroll for 600+ employees in 6 states. Design, implement and administer company’s benefit programs including health, dental, short term disability, long term disability, med-flex plans, life insurance plans, workman’s compensation, 401K plan and company’s wellness programs.

• Implementation of time and attendance keeping system from Etime 1000 to Etime version 6 with the attendance tracker.

• Process tax levies, child support orders, medical support orders, employee loans, tax changes, direct deposit changes and answers to garnishments in a timely manner.
• Responsible for bi-weekly and monthly reporting of general ledger, monthly hours, overtime reporting, and online claim reporting of workman’s compensation claims to Sentry Insurance.
• Responsible for initiating initial insurance notices and completing Cobra notices via the Medcom system in a timely manner.
• Responsible for administering company’s 401K plan and transmitting contributions electronically via The Standard’s website.

Confidential– Atlanta, Georgia 2003–2006
AirServ delivers innovative, dependable service solutions to the aviation industry. With more than 6,400 employees serving over 40 airlines in 27 markets.
Payroll & Human Resource Manager
Directed a team of 6 Workforce Planning Managers. Oversee the processing of full cycle multi-state payroll for 2000+ employees and provide HR support to all airline contractors.

• Provide project support to Regional Manager and General Manager for all HR initiatives.
• Implemented a paperless payroll process that reduced errors and saved the company over $20,000 per year.
• Prepare weekly payroll reports and advise management of staffing needs.
• Recruit, interview and test applicants for contractor positions within the airline industry.
• Complete all exit interviews, HRIS system maintenance, terminations, separation notices, unemployment hearings, workman’s comp. claims, and Personnel Change Forms.
• Administer new hire paperwork, benefits administration, and open enrollment.
• Responsible for billing all airlines monthly for contractors via Valiant Payroll and Billing System.
• P&L analysis, month end close, weekly reporting of direct labor % and assisting with annual budget as needed.
• Held the position of Quality Assurance Auditor (contractor for Delta Airlines) from 1/03 – 1/04(100% travel position).

Confidential– Atlanta, Georgia 1992–2002
Georgia Power is subsidiary of Southern Company Services and is the 4th largest utility company in the U.S. GPC is an investor owned, tax-paying utility that serves 2.35 million customers. SCS employees 26,000 employees and has 17.46 billion in revenue. 
Payroll/Human Resource Associate 
Primary responsibilities were processing full cycle multi-state payroll for up to 3000+ employees throughout the Southern Company system.

• Provide administrative and project support to the Payroll and Benefits Managers.
• Conversion from in-house payroll system on EIS mainframe to PeopleSoft.
• Responsible for fixed distribution changes, garnishments, step increases of union employees, credit union deductions, sales commission pay and worker’s compensation pay.
• Assist and train department timekeepers on STARS Timekeeping
• Also held other positions in the company such as: Sr. Administrative Assistant to SVP, ISO 9001:2000 Support Specialist and Commercial Marketing Auditor.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Accounting & Finance

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)in Human Resource Management

Selected Technical Skills:ERP Platforms (Microsoft Dynamics/Great Plains 10.0) Kronos HRMS ADP HRB Halogen Changepoint ADP PC/PW Payroll for Windows ADP Reportsmith Valiant Workforce Management Enterprise E-time version 6 w/attendance tracker Enterprise E-time 100 & 1000 Ultipro Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word PowerPoint