Payroll Specialist

Payroll Specialist — Vanguard Logistics Corp

Charlotte, NC | January 2024 – Present

• Processed bi-weekly payroll for 1,200 multi-state employees using ADP Workforce Now, maintaining a 99.98% transaction accuracy rate over 30 consecutive pay cycles.
• Reconciled payroll tax filings and resolved year-end discrepancy reports using Excel PivotTables, which reduced annual tax filing adjustment errors by 34%.
• Led the implementation of an automated timekeeping system with Kronos for 450 hourly workers, reducing manual timesheet approval delays by 4.5 hours per week.
• Audited benefit deductions and 401(k) contributions for 1,200 employees, identifying and correcting 14 deduction mismatches to save $11,500 in overpayments.

Payroll Associate — Beacon Manufacturing Group

Greensboro, NC | June 2021 – December 2023

• Administered weekly payroll cycles for 750 union and non-union employees using Workday HRIS, ensuring consistent compliance with collective bargaining agreements.
• Resolved an average of 45 employee payroll inquiries per week, utilizing Zendesk to track issues and reducing resolution times from 48 hours to under 6 hours.
• Standardized the garnishment entry process by writing standard operating procedures (SOPs), which decreased onboarding time for new HR staff members by 40%.
• Executed the migration of payroll records from legacy databases to Workday, validating 750 records to ensure a 0% error rate during live parallel testing.

Payroll processing, Tax compliance, Multi-state payroll, Wage garnishments, ADP Workforce Now, Workday HRIS, Kronos, Account reconciliation, Time and attendance tracking, Employee benefits administration, General ledger posting, MS Excel modeling, FLSA regulations

ADP Workforce Now Migration

Role: Lead Payroll Administrator

Tools: ADP Workforce Now, MS Excel, Kronos

Managed the transition of 1,200 employees from legacy payroll systems to ADP Workforce Now. Completed the migration 2 weeks ahead of schedule and achieved a 99.9% data accuracy rate during the final validation.

Timekeeping Integration and Automation

Role: Payroll Specialist

Tools: Kronos, Workday HRIS, MS Excel

Standardized timesheet collection by integrating Kronos with Workday for 450 hourly workers, reducing manual processing hours by 18 hours per pay cycle.

• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) (2024)
• Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) (2022)
• Certified Payroll Specialist (CPS) (2021)

• Languages: English (Native)
• Volunteer Work: Tax preparation advisor for Charlotte local community center (2022-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice