Karissa Edmands
Payroll Specialist at Hudson Public Schools- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Hudson Public Schools
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Payroll Specialist
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May 2021 - Present
• Start-up of new fiscal year: Create payroll dates, pay period calendars, work calendars, and salary schedules, process numerous terminations, hires, and transfers, adjust salaries for existing hires, review all G/L account numbers for accuracy (on spreadsheets and in payroll software systems) • Calculate, process and analyze biweekly payroll • Work collaboratively with colleagues at Town Hall to ensure accuracy and timely submission of payroll • Position and vacancy maintenance in payroll software • Create and maintain Leave of Absence, and Salary Adjustment spreadsheets • Process lump sum payroll according to union contracts • Manage and reconcile entries with state retirement systems • Manage high volume of employee payments for summer programs • Examining, analyzing and evaluating facts and circumstances surrounding individual problems, situations or transactions, and determining actions to be taken • Evaluate and interpret factors, conditions or unusual circumstances; inspecting, testing or evaluating compliance with established standards or criteria; gathering, analyzing and evaluating facts or data using specialized fact finding techniques; or determining the methods to accomplish the work Show less
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Van Pool Transportation
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Wrentham, Massachusetts, United States
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Payroll Administrator
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Jun 2019 - May 2021
• process biweekly payroll for 500+ employees across multiple office locations, receive, input, and reconcile time cards, track and administer bonuses, pay increases, and referrals, payroll related record keeping and filing • answer all employee questions and complaints related to payroll, paid time off, and employment verifications, coordinate with HR and finance • track maintenance and safety issues for 400+ vehicle fleet • order supplies and maintain organization of the office • process biweekly payroll for 500+ employees across multiple office locations, receive, input, and reconcile time cards, track and administer bonuses, pay increases, and referrals, payroll related record keeping and filing • answer all employee questions and complaints related to payroll, paid time off, and employment verifications, coordinate with HR and finance • track maintenance and safety issues for 400+ vehicle fleet • order supplies and maintain organization of the office
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VCA Animal Hospitals
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United States
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Veterinary Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Certified Veterinary Technician
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Nov 2018 - Sep 2019
• client education, serving dozens of customers daily, answering phones on a 5-line phone system, creating retail receipts using veterinary specific software, filing and data entry of both paper and electronic medical records • training interns, students, and new hires, assisting multiple veterinarians, venipuncture, administering medications, filling prescriptions and working with pharmacists by phone, performing basic laboratory tests, radiology, surgical prep and monitoring, and preparing samples for rabies testing • animal care including grooming, feeding, and restraint of cats and dogs Show less
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MetroWest Humane Society
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager
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Dec 2017 - Nov 2018
• payroll, supervising and training employees and volunteers, scheduling for 5 employees and 80 volunteers, liaison between board of directors, volunteers, and staff, sole responsibility for answering phones and emails from the public, organizing, updating, and maintaining medical records for hundreds of animals, ordering supplies, maintaining the facility, office administration, client education • running and ordering lab work, administering vaccines, fluids, and medications • animal care including feeding, restraint and general handling of cats (including feral cats), and grooming Show less
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Auburn Animal Hospital
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Auburn, Massachusetts, United States
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Certified Veterinary Technician
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Feb 2016 - Dec 2017
• managing daily income and deposits, answering phones on a 3-line phone system, serving dozens of customers daily, creating retail receipts using veterinary specific software, data entry for electronic medical records, training interns and students, client education • assisting veterinarians, venipuncture, administering medications, filling prescriptions, dosing medications, performing basic laboratory tests, radiology, surgical prep and monitoring, preparing samples for rabies testing, dentistry, and restraint of cats, dogs, small mammals, reptiles, and birds Show less
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SECOND CHANCE ANIMAL SHELTER, INC.
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United States
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Veterinary Technician
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Aug 2014 - Dec 2015
• managing daily income and deposits, client education in an underserved population, answering phones on a 4-line phone system, creating retail receipts using veterinary specific software, filing and data entry for paper medical records, training volunteers, students, and new hires • assisting the veterinarian, venipuncture, administering medications, monitoring vital signs, filling prescriptions, performing basic laboratory tests, radiology, preparing samples for rabies testing, restraint of cats and dogs Show less
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Worcester Animal Rescue League
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Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Animal Care Technician
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Dec 2011 - Aug 2014
• client education, adoption counseling, answering phones and a 2-line phone system, creating retail receipts using animal shelter specific software, managing daily income and deposits, filing and data entry for paper and electronic medical records, processing adoptions, overseeing volunteers • animal care for cats, dogs, and small mammals including feeding, administering medication, restraint, bathing and grooming • euthanasia of cats, dogs, and small animals, fecal floatations, vaccinations, SQ injections, venipuncture, and monitoring of vital signs • daily kennel and cage cleanings, laundry, washing dishes and litter boxes, general cleaning of the shelter Show less
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Education
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Ashworth College
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General -
Becker College
Associate’s Degree, Veterinary Science -
Blackstone Millville RHS