Experience

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  Helmerich & Payne

  • Tulsa, OK

  • Payroll Accountant

    • Jul 2014 - Apr 2020
    • Tulsa, OK

    Garnishment processing. Quality control tax documents. Special projects as assigned. SME on workday implementation project. All tax reporting and compliance for multi-state and multi-company processing.

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  Horizon Well Logging, LLC

  • Tulsa, Ok

  • Accounting/Payroll

    • Aug 2013 - Jul 2014
    • Tulsa, Ok

    Providing Payroll and Accounting Support Services to Financial Management Team.

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  Premier Payroll Professionals

  • Claremore, Ok

  • Business Consultant

    • Apr 2013 - Jul 2013
    • Claremore, Ok

    Contract Position. Assist start-up company in payroll processing. Mentor to Payroll Manager. Provide documentation for processing and improvements. Provide consulting services to client base on Payroll, HR and Employee Relations issues.

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  Flint Energy Services

  • Sr. Manager, Payroll

    • Jul 2010 - Feb 2012

    Manager of payroll staff, responsible for systems integration and reporting.

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  Tulsa Community College

  • Adjunct Instructor

    • Feb 2005 - Dec 2009

    of Payroll Essentials and Payroll Mastery classes through the American Payroll AssociationAdjunct Instructor for EXCEL, ACCESS, WORD, Time Management, Crisis Management classes

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  CITY OF CLAREMORE

  • Accounting Specialist

    • Oct 2008 - Oct 2009

    Municipal Government with 300 plus employees including 2 unions; Reconciliation and cash flow analysis of multiple Bank Accounts.Prepare standard journal entries and miscellaneous journals as required.Reconciliation, online processing, and transmittal for deductions and benefits.Maintain dual system processing for Payroll and HR records for internal system and outsourced services.Support and backup to Accounts Payable and handling of Purchase Orders.Sales tax reporting and hotel/motel tax reconciliation.

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  Tulsa Public Schools

  • Staff Accountant

    • Aug 2005 - Apr 2008

    Public School system with 6,000 plus employees including 2 unions; Reconciliation of Payroll Liability Accounts.Prepare standard journal entries and miscellaneous journals as required.Process interface of Payroll entries from GEAC payroll system into Walker Financial system for Biweekly Employees.Process, deposit and prepare Federal and State Taxes for the district to include W2's.Process, reconcile and transmit State Benefit reports to include Health, Dental and Retirement.Process employee deductions to include 39 separate tax sheltered annuities and 600+ garnishments.

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  PUBLIC SCHOOL

  • Teacher

    • Jul 2002 - Jul 2005

    Established lesson plans, instructed in Oklahoma State PASS objective and provided additional or exceptional teaching in the following areas. Upper Elementary, Junior High and High School General and Vocal music classes.

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  AMERICAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

  • Business Analyst, Consultant

    • Jan 2000 - Jul 2002

    A publicly held software consulting and development firm.; Responsible for the design and implementation of HR software and client specific interfaces.Maintained dual operating systems for phased implementation of 68,000 employees for State of Missouri.Team Leader for troubleshooting and custom design of garnishments, taxes and special reports. Team of one to 6 team members.Sole implementation analyst for city wide HR/Payroll and Budget System; Developed, wrote and trained staff on system software and subsequent policies and procedure manuals.

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  ONEOK, INC

  • HR Consultant

    • Apr 1998 - Dec 1999

    A publicly held Natural Gas conglomerate, covering multi-state gas producers, processors and distributors.HR ConsultantNewly created position due to acquisitions and mergers to establish reporting and compliance processes.Reconciled, prepared and submitted all Federal, State and Local reporting requirements for both Payroll and Employee benefits for both multi-company and multi-state reporting.Monitored and integrated both executive and non-executive and union benefit and stock option plans.Involved with the development of an online computer and phone Employee Self Service Plan.Developed and produced management reports using system report writing tools. Worked with Data Processing staff on system upgrades, tax bulletins and Y2K compliance issues.

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  City of Tulsa

  • Accountant III/Payroll Manager

    • Sep 1988 - Mar 1998

    A municipal governmental unit, 6,000 employees, 1,500 retirees and $135 million payroll.; Responsible for producing all payroll functions for City Departments, Retirees, and 6 related independent agencies. Supervised a staff of 4.Prepared annual and monthly financial statements for the Park Department.Posted and reconciled Accounts Receivable payments for nuisance and property management abatements. Responsible for semi-monthly payroll processing, special reports, and taxes.Issued W2, 1099 and Actuarial Data for both Active and Retired employees.Processed, reviewed and implemented union and non union salary and benefit plans onto the system.Programmed and maintained custom reports as requested via a report writer and queries.