ALAIN SMITH
Payroll Specialist /Bookkeeper/Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable/HR Generalist
Hot Springs National Park,AR
Summary
Highly communicative Payroll Specialist promoting more than 22 years of expertise in auditing payroll data and processing garnishments. Expertise in executing end-to-end payroll processes. An action-oriented professional with skills in an array of accounting software. Offering talents in cultivating lasting relationships, resolving issues quickly and identifying mistakes on time sheets. Aptitude for problem-solving and thinks outside box to find creative solutions.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Billing Specialist II
Heritage Environmental Services LLC
Benton, AR
10.2018 - Current
- Work effectively with team members and leadership on a Green Belt Lean Six Sigma Project to identify and develop process improvements to turn around the $12.2 million loss in revenue from 2019-2022
- Investigate to resolve billing inconsistencies and errors through individual and collaborative analysis.
- Performed daily tasks that resulted in a near-perfect audit of the PPG account
- Answered customer experience transactional questions and resolved issues discovered during invoicing and collection process
- Have made measurable contributions towards lowering the aging days average from 28 days to 4 days, improving monthly revenue to $34 Million versus the historic $14 million
Accounts Payable Specialist-Temp
Robert Half, Ouachita Behavioral,
Hot Springs, SD
04.2018 - 09.2018
- Tracked receipts to reconcile monthly statements to keep records accurate and current
- Verified, classified, computed, posted, coded, and recorded accounts payable data and reconciled daily totals to confirm proper accounting
- Audited time records submitted by 1099 employees to verify hours to prepare paychecks accurately
- Calculated and Prepared reimbursement checks for employees weekly for mileage
- Oversaw purchasing cards (P-cards) to ensure that purchase adherence to purchasing card policy
- Processed employee expense reports following company policy
HR Generalist/Payroll Specialist
Oaklawn Jockey Club, Hot Springs
National Park, AR
11.2015 - 02.2018
- Manually audited payroll to prepare and process weekly payroll and garnishments for 1,800 hourly, and 200 salaried employees via ACH using UltiPro and Great Plains Microsoft Dynamics
- Tracked, calculated, and imported employees shared tip pool to distribute accordingly via Excel for 200 employees
- Conducted drug screens and new hire onboarding process
- Timely entered I-9s on new and rehires via E-Verify
- Processed employee rehires, transfers, and terminations
- Collaborated with employees and supervisors to immediately resolve discrepancies in timesheets
- Verified employee’s vacation, personal and sick leave
- Extracted information from the payroll system and generated reports for various weekly reports for our home office HR team
Full Charge Bookkeeper
That's So You Boutique
Little Rock, AR
08.2014 - 12.2016
- Performed basic accounting, payroll, and bookkeeping services to manage business operations
- Prepared financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends
- Reviewed purchase documents and company receipts for reconciliation with statements.
- Helped businesses maintain finances by managing accounting ledgers and recording journal entries
- Entered deposits, credit card charges, and sales entries to facilitate cash management
Human Resources Assistant
National Park College, Hot Springs
National Park, AR
02.2012 - 11.2015
- Created, organized, and maintained employee personnel files to keep sensitive data secure
- Guided new hires through orientation and onboarding and explained documentation requirements to facilitate the HR process
- Assisted candidates with application processes by answering questions about applications, performing background checks, providing I-9 forms, and handling drug screening paperwork
- Posted job announcements and pre-screened applicants to candidates for available positions
- Assisted with company job fairs to network with potential candidates
- Filed documents, delivered mail, and performed bookkeeping to facilitate office operations of the HR department
- Developed and coordinated training to help individuals learn company policies, procedures, and job tasks
- Audit Payroll, Timesheets to prepare payroll & Enter PTO Leave
- Prepare candidate packages for the hiring communities for the interviewing process
- Oversaw 350 adjunct contracts per semester
Bookkeeper/Payroll Clerk/Front Desk Clerk
NUVELDA ROSE RESORT & SPA
Hot Springs, AR
05.2008 - 01.2012
- Maintained payroll information by calculating, collecting, and entering data.
- Verified timekeeping records and handled any discrepancies with employees.
- Processed new hire paperwork and documents.
- Maintained employee records
- Processed garnishments from creditors or government agencies to meet legal requirements of deducting money from employees' paychecks to pay off debts.
- Reconciled bank and payroll records routinely to verify accuracy.
- Collected room deposits, fees, and payments.
- Responded to guest inquiries and resolved complaints to establish trust and increase satisfaction.
- Trained staff to provide excellent customer service, apply best practices, and comply with procedures.
Full Charge Bookkeeper
Buddy Bean Building Suppy
Hot Springs, AR
01.2004 - 05.2008
- Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
- Established QuickBooks accounting system to reflect accurate financial records.
- Completed payroll for employees and maintained detailed records of procedures.
- Maintained and processed invoices, deposits, and money logs.
- Reviewed and filed financial documents, coded accounting entries for data processing, and posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with all corporate protocols.
- Posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with corporate protocols.
- Entered figures using a 10-key calculator to compute data quickly.
- Reconciled company bank, credit card, and line of credit accounts investigating and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.
- Greeted customers entering the store and responded promptly to customer needs.
- Operated cash register for cash, check, and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
- Oversaw office accounting functions such as AP/AR and payroll to keep finances accurate and current.
- Documented and processed all garnishments for bankruptcies, student loans, and child support orders.
- Generated paper checks for employees and printed stubs for associates who received direct deposits to complete payroll distribution.
- Filed payroll taxes with appropriate government agencies by deadlines to minimize the risk of penalties or fines.
- Managed collections and follow-up on past-due accounts to speed up payments and minimize risk.
Bookkeeper
Precison Aeroservice
Hot Springs, AR
08.2001 - 01.2004
- Reconciled accounts, managed audits and updated financial records with remarkable accuracy.
- Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.
- Oversaw bookkeeping and accounting systems and entered data into systems accurately.
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Updated accounting ledgers and journals to balance statements and maintain consistent records.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Human Resources, Minor in Accounting
Strayer University
05.2024
Certificate of Proficiency in Accounting -
National Park College
Hot Springs, AR05.2015
Skills
- W-2 processing
- New hire processing
- Payroll audits and processing
- MS Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, & Access
- General ledger posting
- Employee file maintenance
- Intuit QuickBooks/UltiPro/People Soft/Peach Tree/AS400
- ACH direct deposit processing
- I-9 documentation w/E-verify
- Garnishment processing
- Time and billing
- Budgeting and finance specialist
- Billing Statements
- Payroll management
- Payroll support
- Payroll auditing
- Payroll Processing
- Depositing payroll taxes
- Proficient in Quickbooks/People Soft/Peachtree/Ultipro
- File and database management
- Month-end reports
- Invoicing and collections
- Data processing
- GL accuracy
- Bookkeeping
- Account Reconciliation
- Expense reports
- Cost accounting
- PeopleSoft expert
- Customer service
- Expense tracking
- Invoice Processing
- New hire training
- Aging reports analysis
- Till counting
- Payment posting
- HRIS
- Data Entry
- Teambuilding
- Interpersonal Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Recordkeeping
- Variance resolutions
- GAAP understanding
- File Maintenance
- Administrative support
- Training and mentoring
- Commission calculation
- Decision-Making
- MS Office
- Attention to Detail
- Oracle
- Organization and Time Management
- Oracle PL/SQL
- Oracle Peoplesoft Financials
Quote
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune
Jim Rohn
Timeline
Billing Specialist II
Heritage Environmental Services LLC
10.2018 - Current
Accounts Payable Specialist-Temp
Robert Half, Ouachita Behavioral,
04.2018 - 09.2018
HR Generalist/Payroll Specialist
Oaklawn Jockey Club, Hot Springs
11.2015 - 02.2018
Full Charge Bookkeeper
That's So You Boutique
08.2014 - 12.2016
Human Resources Assistant
National Park College, Hot Springs
02.2012 - 11.2015
Bookkeeper/Payroll Clerk/Front Desk Clerk
NUVELDA ROSE RESORT & SPA
05.2008 - 01.2012
Full Charge Bookkeeper
Buddy Bean Building Suppy
01.2004 - 05.2008
Bookkeeper
Precison Aeroservice
08.2001 - 01.2004
Bachelor of Science - Human Resources, Minor in Accounting
Strayer University
Certificate of Proficiency in Accounting -
National Park College
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