Experience

The Bama Companies, Inc

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Manager - Payroll

  • Apr 2018 - Present



Chesapeake Energy

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager Payroll

  • Nov 2016 - Mar 2018



Cherokee Nation

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager of Payroll

  • Jul 2011 - Sep 2016

  Responsible for the system technology, processing, accounting control and analysis of Cherokee Nation Businesses payroll and time and attendance functions. Cherokee Nation, employees over 6,500 EE's working in gaming, entertainment, hospitality, and governmental contracting through out the United States and US Territories. • Processed weekly and bi-weekly payrolls for over 6,500 employees operating in 32 states. Annual payroll exceeding $245M.• Lead functional user, tester, and approver of PeopleSoft HRIS ver. 9.1 for payroll dept.• Instrumental in developing 5 FTE's and preparing them for upcoming projects and expansion.Develop and write procedures to test and plan established guidelines.• Developed efficient timesaving process for uploading data into PeopleSoft. • Liaison between payroll and other departments• Served as point of knowledge for informing Compensation of Wage and Hour and Dept of Labor changes. Notifying appropriate parties of Living Wage and Minimum Wage increases. • Insured multiple internal/external interfaces functioned as needed.



Alamo Rent A Car

• United States
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Sr Mgr Payroll

  • Nov 2004 - Jan 2010

  Responsible for the system technology, processing, accounting control and analysis of Vanguard’s payroll and time and attendance functions. Vanguard, the parent company of Alamo and National Car Rental, is a $3.2 billion rental car industry concern with 12,000 employees. • Processed both weekly and bi-weekly payrolls for 12,000 union and non-union employees operating in 40 states. Annual payroll exceeding $300M.• Lead functional user, tester, and approver of PeopleSoft HRIS ver. 8.8 for newly created payroll dept.• Instrumental in recruiting, hiring, and developing 9 FTE team to replace 16 member team in corporate relocation.• Assisted internal/external auditors in writing narrative for SOX compliance. Insured test plan was effective and responsible for departments following of established guidelines.• Developed efficient timesaving process for uploading data into PeopleSoft. Reducing error corrections on benefit uploads from 80 man hrs. to 4 man hrs. Reduced time needed to upload and balance 60k lines of incentive data by 80%.• Liaison between payroll and ADP for external tax filing, Internal Revenue Service, State and Local tax jurisdictions, internal/external auditors, Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, and 42 Labor Union contracts.• Managed 10 year $12M Quality Jobs Tax Credit.• Served as point of knowledge for informing Compensation of Wage and Hour and Dept of Labor changes. Notifying appropriate parties of Living Wage and Minimum Wage increases. • Insured multiple internal/external interfaces functioned as needed.• Key stakeholder in upgrade of the Kronos Time and Attendance system from version 3.4/4.0/5.0. Responsible for the creation, testing and implementation of all labor rules in Kronos, installation of 350 new clocks in 185 locations.



Rovi Corporation (now TiVo)

• United States
• Software Development
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Payroll Mgr

  • May 1988 - Oct 2004

  Successfully managed and supervised the Payroll department of a rapidly growing satellite communications company. Company grew from $5M in annual payroll and an employee base of 175 in 1988, to an estimated $65M in payroll and 1,250 employees in 1996. • Successfully completed numerous HR/Payroll conversions onto and off of an ADP payroll platform as a result of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.• Managed 10 year $4M Quality Jobs Tax Credit.• Restructured corporate Unemployment saving startup venture $300k in taxes.• Provided strategic analysis of benefit plan spending. Ensured accounting controls were in place to regulate benefit spending. • Developed strategy for new Kronos Time and Attendance system version 4.0. Successfully replacing old paper system.• Developed and implemented departmental policies and procedures.• Responsible for tax compliance in relation to compensation and benefits.• Diverse experience and knowledge in the following fields: Health and Welfare Contracts, 401(k) Plans, Multi-state tax filings, Workers Compensation and OSHA logs, Office equipment contracts, Building Security.



America's Shopping Channel

• Office Mgr

  • Mar 1986 - Mar 1988

  Supervised 25 employees involved in accounting, data processing, order entry, office administration, systems administration and customer service. Responsibilities included preparation of management reports, reconciliation of bank accounts, auditing sales and inventory records, and designing and developing computerized reports for sales merchandise. Maintained personnel records and performed administration for 85+ employees. System administration for 35 terminal users on UNIX based operating system.



Annett & Annett Furniture and Appliance Store

• Sales and Service

  • May 1976 - Aug 1985

  Duties included posting to accounts receivable subsidiary ledger, end-of-month posting to general ledger, sales and inventory control of guns and ammunition department, servicing appliances, delivery and set-up of furniture and appliances, installation of floor covering, pricing and coding, and bank deposits.