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ABEEB ADAMS

Newark

Summary

Payroll and accounts payable specialist with 6+ years of experience in managing comprehensive accounting processes. Proven ability to implement best practices that enhance efficiency, mitigate fraud risk, and deliver substantial business value.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Payroll Specialist

Valley Health System
Paramus, NJ
02.2026 - Current

• Process bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and off-cycle payroll using Workday.

• Review and audit employee timecards, attendance records, and payroll inputs to ensure accuracy.

• Execute EIB uploads for payroll data, organizational changes, earnings, and deductions.

• Process bonuses, commissions, retroactive pay adjustments, garnishments, and special payroll transactions.

• Maintain payroll tax compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

• Generate payroll reports supporting audits, compliance reviews, and executive reporting.

• Partner with HR, Finance, Benefits, and IT teams to ensure seamless payroll operations. • Conduct Workday payroll testing and validation within Sandbox environments

Payroll Specialist

Rentokil/Terminix
Memphis, TN
07.2025 - 01.2026
  • Manage full-cycle payroll processing in Workday, ensuring accuracy and timeliness for all employee pay.
  • Review quarterly payroll tax reports, and support compliance with federal and state regulations.
  • Oversee year-end processing for W-2 and 1099 forms.
  • Create, track, and assign support tickets using Zendesk to ensure prompt resolution of payroll-related issues.
  • Respond to employee and colleague inquiries via Five9 and email, providing accurate information and support.
  • Utilize Microsoft Excel to analyze and compile termination reports, ensuring data accuracy, and proper documentation.
  • Run RunTerm daily to review terminations from the previous day, verify immediate pay requests, and follow up with managers and HR as needed.
  • Handle direct deposit inquiries, ensuring prompt resolution, and employee satisfaction.

Sr customer Operations Representative LTE

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
Hackensack, NJ
02.2025 - 06.2025
  • Proficiently utilize platforms such as Ring, Sensus Analytics, Sensus Flex Net, and Google Docs to process customer inquiries, and support operational workflow.
  • Respond to and resolve customer inquiries with professionalism; relay key information related to long-term estimated bills and service operations.
  • Draft and manage customer correspondence related to collections and account updates.
  • Provide clear and accurate information to both employees and management to support data-driven decision-making.
  • Make outbound calls to customers to coordinate meter change scheduling and appointments, ensuring accuracy and customer satisfaction.
  • Listen to inbound and outbound calls from customers seeking to schedule or modify appointments.
  • Research and analyze customer accounts using Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing prior to engagement, ensuring prepared, knowledgeable outreach.
  • Reconcile system and customer data related to long-term estimated billing using analytical tools and multi-platform navigation.

Payroll Specialist

The Millennium Group
Piscataway, NJ
05.2024 - 01.2025
  • Expert in processing payroll accurately and efficiently, ensuring full compliance with current federal, state, and local regulations.
  • Proficiently managing comprehensive employee records and administering benefits programs to meet current organizational needs.
  • Skilled in generating reports and offering valuable insights into current payroll costs, tax deductions, and other relevant metrics for informed decision-making.
  • Skilled in overseeing 1099 and W-2 reporting, ensuring adherence to federal and state requirements.
  • Reconcile payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.
  • Conduct regular audits to ensure accurate and timely payroll processing.
  • Manage payroll aspects of employee onboarding and offboarding processes.
  • Ensure smooth transition of payroll records for new hires and terminated employees.

Payroll Auditor

UCOP
San Francisco, CA
06.2023 - 12.2023
  • Audited final paychecks for accuracy, considering employee information, benefits, salaries, taxes, vacation balances, and deductions.
  • Navigated multiple software applications simultaneously to gather and compare the necessary audit information.
  • Organized and prioritized data for audits using Microsoft Excel.
  • Completed a high number of daily audits to meet performance goals.
  • Provided support to employees, former employees, and vendors with sensitive and confidential information regarding benefits, payroll, and HR issues.
  • Documented cases accurately and comprehensively in the case management tool.

Payroll Specialist

UCOP
San Francisco, CA
09.2021 - 06.2023
  • Verified and submitted timekeeping information for accurate and efficient payroll processing.
  • Performed calculations in overtime, vacation, and sick hours to provide accurate data to the payroll processing database.
  • Documented and processed all garnishments for bankruptcies, student loans, and child support orders.
  • Offered payroll-related subject matter expertise to management and employees to resolve payroll discrepancies.
  • Managed payroll data entry and processing for a number of employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines.
  • Uploaded time records into the system, and made adjustments to create an accurate database for payroll processing functions.
  • Solid understanding of 1099 and W-2 regulatory frameworks, with a focus on minimizing compliance risks.
  • Researched payroll errors and processed payments for federal and state taxes, social security, Medicare, and various employee deductions, annuity contributions, and retirement plan withholdings.

Accounts Payable Associate

Experts Energies
Hoboken, NJ
06.2020 - 07.2021
  • Processed, verified, and reconciled accounts payable invoices.
  • Monitored electronic imports to our ERP system.
  • Processed payments via check, phone, and electronically.
  • Researched discrepancies as necessary.
  • Assisted with monthly close activities and accounts payable reconciliations.
  • Managed end-to-end invoice processing, ensuring accurate and timely payments.
  • Utilized billing software to generate and review invoices for clients.
  • Conducted regular audits to ensure compliance with billing regulations.
  • Proven track record of identifying and preventing fraudulent billing activities, minimizing risk for the organization.
  • Strong attention to detail, ensuring accurate data entry, and adherence to billing guidelines.

Accounts Payable Clerk

Elite Widget Inc.
Phoenix, NY
05.2019 - 06.2020
  • Verified accuracy of incoming invoices, and discovered errors that saved an average of $10,000 in overpayments annually.
  • Learned the practical use of SAP for accounts payable, beating processing targets by 10%.
  • Entered financial transactions into the internal database, maintaining a 100% accuracy rate, in full compliance with internal policy.
  • Experienced in managing vendor relationships, and negotiating favorable payment terms.
  • Proven track record of identifying and preventing fraudulent billing activities, minimizing risk for the organization.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve accounts payable processes, and reduce errors.
  • Streamlined billing processes, resulting in a 5% increase in efficiency.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve billing discrepancies.
  • Implemented efficient billing procedures, reducing errors by 50%.

Education

Bachelor's - Computer Science

Alhikmah University
Ilorin, Kwara
08-2015

Skills

  • Workday and Paycom
  • PeopleSoft and ADP
  • Zendesk support
  • Data entry and payroll processing
  • Microsoft Excel proficiency
  • Accounts payable and receivable management
  • Time management

Certification

  • Certified Accounts Payable Professional, CAPP
  • Certified Information System Security Professional, CISSP

Timeline

Payroll Specialist

Valley Health System
02.2026 - Current

Payroll Specialist

Rentokil/Terminix
07.2025 - 01.2026

Sr customer Operations Representative LTE

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
02.2025 - 06.2025

Payroll Specialist

The Millennium Group
05.2024 - 01.2025

Payroll Auditor

UCOP
06.2023 - 12.2023

Payroll Specialist

UCOP
09.2021 - 06.2023

Accounts Payable Associate

Experts Energies
06.2020 - 07.2021

Accounts Payable Clerk

Elite Widget Inc.
05.2019 - 06.2020

Bachelor's - Computer Science

Alhikmah University