Experience

MFS Consulting Engineers & Surveyors

• Payroll and Compliance Officer

  • Jul 2014 - Present



NOVO NORDISK, INC.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Support Coordinator – Payroll

  • Nov 2013 - Mar 2014

  Assisted in processing payroll using ADP PayForce (4 company codes, bi-weekly, approximately 5,600 employees).Input employee payroll change information as well as master file information not in HRIS system.Peer reviewed all department work and imports for accuracy before final processing of payroll each pay period.Assisted in resolving any payroll variances that arose.Prepared excel spreadsheets for upload when necessary.Investigated and responded to employee related payroll questions.Maintained administrative functions including filing of documents.



PharmaNet/i3

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Payroll Tax Associate

  • Jul 2006 - May 2013

  Reconcile all payroll tax items each pay period Handle all tax agency inquires for all US companies, working with outside tax service vendor to resolve timely and completely Maintain detailed and complete records of all tax service and tax department correspondenceRegister for new tax jurisdictions Act as liaison between payroll and Finance department for payroll tax items Address outstanding check reconciliation items Download and transmit tax file to outside tax service for each pay period Maintain GL file in Ultipro payroll system Prepare payroll journal entry for all US companies Conduct vendor quarter and end of year tax reconciliations Oversee processing of year end W2s Prepare and transmit federal and state W2Cs as needed Provide guidance and expertise to payroll staff for any tax related question, conducting research, as needed to ensure accuracy Develop SOX documentation for tax related procedures



Cushman and Wakefield, Inc

• Payroll Tax Supervisor

  • Oct 2000 - Jul 2006

  Worked for the largest, fully integrated real estate services firm in the world with 163 office in49 countries around the globe, and 10,000-plus professionals reviewing the transmission of allpayroll taxes to Ceridian Tax Service.Oversee the tax filing process, including quarterly reports, variances, tax rates, and reconciliation. Responsible for upload of all payroll taxes to the PeopleSoft general ledger system,year end taxes, and ensure data integrity of payroll updates to the general ledger.Assist with any payroll tax audits as well as research any payroll tax issues thatdevelop in the payroll department.Work as a team with the accounting department on a weekly basis analyzing allpayroll tax accounts.Responsible for the payment of all garnishments on a timely basis.



American Standard Companies

• Senior Payroll Tax Accountant

  • Jan 1997 - Sep 2000

  Employed by this 44,000 employee Fortune 250 manufacturing company in the Corporate Payroll department responsible for all tax related issues and month end closings using PeopleSoft system.Responsibilities involve the preparation for filing the Corporate and subsidiaries 940 and 941 tax returns, including the timely deposit and accounting of all payroll related taxes for $900 million of payroll.Accounting, preparation and filing of all Corporate State Unemployment tax returns amounting to forty-eight states.Performed analysis of payroll related accounts and reviewed open items with the Corporate general ledger team.Reviewed monthly bank reconciliation prepared by bank with Corporate general ledger team.Served as source for obtaining answers for Federal and Unemployment tax inquiries from various government agencies.



Varig Brazilian Airlines

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Payroll Tax Administrator/Accountant

  • Jul 1977 - Dec 1996

  Worked for this 23,000 employee international airline in the Accounting Department responsible for all payroll tax related activities for 750 employees. Duties included preparation of unemployment, workmen's compensation, Federal, State and local returns.Prepared tax returns on a timely basis avoiding any tax liabilities.Submitted tax returns for $30 million of payroll for 26 States.Compiled and prepared personal property, commercial rent, sales and use, and educational tax returns.Supervised the accounts payable and payroll department.Forecasted company rents and taxes for the US Division.Responsible for all closing entries, account analysis, financial statements, general ledger analysis and budgets.Reconciled monthly bank statements for the U.S. division.Analyzed office space contracts to determine cost per square foot for management use.Audited passenger and cargo sales reports to ensure accurate revenue reporting.Approved petty cash accounts for US offices resulting in substantial company savings.