SKILLS SUMMARY
Project Management 5 Years Consulting 7 Years
Relationship Management 5 Years Business Analysis 8 Years
Financial Services 5 Years Software Development Life Cycle 8 Years
Enterprise Services 6 Years Payroll/HR Compliance 8 Years

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SENIOR PRINCIPLE CONSULTANT - Workday HCM and Payroll Systems
Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia (April 2011 - Present)
Implements Workday's Human Capital Management and Payroll SaaS solutions for Workday clients/subscribers.

• Perform fit/gap analysis to assess business needs against product functionality.
• Suggest and design product configuration approaches based on business process and/or best practices.
• Convert data from source systems into Workday.
• Configure product to meet business requirements and design specifications.
• Test, deliver and support configured product.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer and educate clients on operating SaaS solutions.

PROJECT MANAGER/SENIOR ANALYST, HR SERVICES - Payroll Operations
Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia (June 2009 - October 2010) Layoff
Maintains legal and regulatory compliance for The Home Depot and ensures tight internal controls regarding HR Operations functions. Facilitate all payroll related audits for both United States and Canadian entities.

• Collaborate with Senior Leadership and internal business partners to establish consistent HR practices and processes.
• Consistently provides complete and timely communication of project information to and from stakeholders and project team.
• Track issues/ project deliverables and drive tasks to completion.
• Develop and manage budget for assigned projects, monitor project progress and adjust resources and priorities accordingly.
• Develop and implement recommendations for re-engineering and/or improvements to process, policy, or procedure.
• Facilitate brainstorming, planning and status meetings; track issues and deliverables and drive to completion.
• Monitor and control risks throughout the project life cycle.
• Manage HR Operations related vendor relationships - ADP Tax Services, TALX Employer Services and First Advantage.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR - Various Industries
October 2003 - June 2009

PORTFOLIO DELIVERY MANAGER - Human Resources & Payroll Systems Group
Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia (March 2008 - June 2009)
Successfully manage the development and implementation of AutoTrader.com's Human Resources & Payroll Systems Group portfolio requests.

• Ensure HR/Payroll Systems Group 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) value is recognized by external portfolios while maintaining senior managements architectural vision during projects SDLC process.
• Partner with internal departments to ensure HCM related business requirements are understood.
• Ensure HR/Payroll Systems Group delivers software/support solutions to achieve customer success.
• Properly align staffing resources and process improvement efforts to meet senior management established goals.
• Ensure project/change requests are properly scoped, scheduled and estimated. Manage portfolio projects budgets.

SENIOR CONSULTANT - Enterprise Platform Online Banking Group, PSO
Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia (January 2006 - March 2008)
Analyze complex business problems to be solved with automated personal and/or business internet-banking systems. Provides technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective and meets client's business requirements.

• Provide expert advice on analysis, product capabilities and design of internet-banking (e-commerce) software implementation and enhancement initiatives.
• Develop and implement plans for feasibility assessments, requirement specifications, design, metrics and performance measures.
• Maintain appropriate communication with extended project teams (onsite, remote and offshore) to ensure successful project delivery.
• Scope, estimate and manage enhancement requests, change requests and defects.

PROCESS MANAGER, SARBANES OXLEY COMPLIANCE - Software and Process Assurance
Confidential, Atlanta, GA (September 2004 - January 2006)
Support the Software and Process Assurance team evaluate Business Systems Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

• Manage execution of audit engagements in accordance with the IT audit plan and guidelines
• Advise client management teams of the appropriate plans to resolve audit findings.
• Provide consistent, high-quality consulting and project management solutions to clients.
• Maintain knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404.

SENIOR PAYROLL TAX CONSULTANT - Employer Services Division
Confidential, Atlanta, GA (July 2004 - September 2004)
Manage timely payroll tax deposits and returns in a high-volume payroll outsource environment. Participate in integration projects, tax research, external vendor maintenance, and proactively recommending and executing best practices to optimize payroll tax processes.

• Prepare tax deposits and returns; Manage agency notices and ensures the required process improvement is in place to eliminate the issue for future returns.
• Develop and execute system test plans to validate data integrity
• Assist in determining Payroll and organizational needs for projects and implementation or upgrades
• Coordinate patches, fixes and upgrades to the systems with Payroll/HR/Benefits and vendors
• Work with internal staff to identify additional internal systems to link with Payroll/HR applications and programming changes
• Monitor automated processes and make updates as needed

CONSULTANT - SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST, eSolutions Delivery
Confidential, Charlotte, North Carolina (October 2003 - June 2004)
Responsible for leading the functional requirements gathering team for BOA Direct/BAMTRACK transfer engine application.
Serve as the liaison between Information Technology Development and various operational areas.
Responsible for gathering and documenting detailed business requirements, voice of customers, current environment assessment, gap analysis, feasibility assessments based on Six Sigma methodology.
Ensure business requirements are properly understood, documented, communicated and implemented.

SENIOR PAYROLL TAX ANALYST
Confidential, Financial Service Center, Buffalo, New York (August 2000 - September 2003)
Responsible for administering and reconciling payroll data related to federal, multi state and local payroll tax jurisdictions.

• Research and implement payroll related tax law changes.
• Perform budget, allocation, trend, and variance analysis for payroll tax related P & L forecasts.
• Evaluate payroll system and implement appropriate recommendations; Gather detailed business requirements for changes to existing systems or the implementation of new applications.
• Develop and execute test plans that thoroughly test applications and ensure quality implementations of applications.

CORPORATE PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT
Confidential, Buffalo, New York (January 2000 - August 2000)
Manage the operations of the payroll back-office team that includes the preparation and audit of payroll related general ledger activity; tax reporting, liability projections and department budgets.
Manage ADP to Ceridian payroll conversion for payroll accounting and tax purposes.

PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT
Confidential, Buffalo, New York (February 1998 - January 2000)
Monitor and maintain all payroll general ledger accounts and personnel budgetary balances for all payroll accounts. Perform reconciliation and analytical reviews.
Payroll Accounting/Tax Department team lead for requirements gathering and user acceptance testing (UAT) of PeopleSoft Financials implementation.

EDUCATION
Senior Professional in Human Resources
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB)
Licensed Real Estate Sales

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Candidate - successfully completed all sections, 2000

Bachelor of Science, Accounting