Alisha Harris
Wheaton,IL
Summary
Dynamic Billing Coordinator with over 8 years of experience in payroll and accounts management. Proven expertise in processing complex invoices,
managing payroll for over 3,000 associates, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. Achievements include maintaining 99% accuracy in payroll and timely processing of weekly invoices for multiple clients. I possess strong organizational and communication skills to streamline billing processes and enhance vendor relationships, ready to bring unique skills to optimize billing operations.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounts Payable Specialist
RMK Management
Chicago, IL
08.2023 - Current
- Managed and processed invoices in Yardi software, ensuring accuracy and timely payments.
- Upload Vendor W9 and COI for compliance check
- Processed and mailed vendor and property manager checks and EFT’s
- Bank Reconciliation for Properties
Payroll Coordinator
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
12.2021 - 08.2023
- Bi-weekly payroll processing for 1200+ staff and student workers
- Audit and edit timesheets in Ellucian Colleague
- Import Custodial and Grounds timesheets from Time Clock Plus
- Process off cycle benefit deductions
- Process stipends for term pay out
- Audit and enter new hire demographics
- Update anniversary accruals
- Enter and audit garnishments/reimbursements
Payroll Specialist
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
Des Plaines, IL
06.2018 - 04.2021
- Bi-weekly payroll processing for 1200+ staff
- Audit and edit timesheets in Ceridian Dayforce
- Import housing timesheets from Excel
- Process off cycle checks
- Enter new hire data and compensation
- Audit and enter new hire Demographics
- Verification of new hires via S.S.A. website
- Order Com Data debit cards for direct deposit
- Adjust PLP/DLP accruals according to LOA
- Train staff on Dayforce software usage
- Enter deductions for Annual Appeal/Pledges
- Enter and audit garnishments/reimbursements
- Compose/mail letters of wage deductions
- Quarterly United Way reporting
- Reconcile Statement of Account Activity
Administrative Assistant / Inmate Records Admin
Cook County Jail
Chicago, IL
01.2018 - 06.2018
- Lobby Front Desk Greeter
- Tracked cases and holds placed on inmates in CC OMS and determine if inmates shall be released, transferred or remain incarcerated
- Updated inmate profile in CC OMS and Excel spreadsheets with amount paid for bond, list category B, C or D Bonds
- Logged times of bond paid and discharge
- Ran FBI Leads information to identify inmates and any outstanding warrants or holds
- Filed inmate arrest pack in numerical order by date of arrest
Payroll Timekeeper
Cook County Sheriff's Department
Chicago, IL
11.2016 - 01.2018
- Utilized Workforce and Time Tracker Payroll Systems to audit/enter hours worked by DOC staff
- Correct and monitored benefit time usage
- Input lunch premiums earned during a shift where a lunch hour was not taken
- Communicated with DOC staff by email and phone daily to conduct any necessary payroll concerns
- Assisted co-workers with their divisional payrolls in their absence
2nd Shift Payroll Coordinator
SMX
Chicago, IL
08.2015 - 09.2016
- Utilized Tempworks to Process, balance and correct weekly payroll for 3,000 Amazon.com associates
- Entered billing and posted 1000 invoices weekly
- Prepared, shipped and tracked payroll packages, providing tracking details to clients
- Void and reissued associate checks live, direct deposit, GCC visa debit cards
- Audited payroll reports for other payroll coordinators as needed
- Fulfilled daily ACH Return and stop payment Requests
- Reissued W2's
- Uploaded daily positive pay file to Bank of America
- Monitored payroll help desk emails and phone calls after normal business hours
- Processed daily California terminations and replied to all emailed correspondence
Client Services Representative/Payroll Processor
Damian Services Corporation
Chicago, IL
08.2001 - 09.2015
- Processed multi state payroll for 14 U.S. temporary staffing agencies utilizing Great Plains and Tempworks
- Processed off cycle net-zero checks and wire transfers
- Entered weekly time card and billing data for over 1,200 temporary and internal staff
- Setup weekly child support garnishments, liens, benefit reimbursements, pay and deduction codes
- Audited and prepared quarterly client payroll tax documents
- Produced and balanced 14 weekly accounting summaries for clients to keep track of their profit
- Provided weekly new hire register, hard copy and online
- Applied payments daily to close outstanding invoices
- Created weekly profit reports from data downloads in Great Plaines and exported into Excel
- Audit and prepare year end client packages and distribute employee W2's
- Managed client payroll processing instructions; updating quarterly
- Prepared, shipped and tracked payroll packages, providing tracking details to clients
- Back up to Receptionist Switchboard
Education
Associate Degree - Office Systems Specialists
Taylor Business Institute
Chicago, IL04.2001
Skills
- Tax Experience
- Payroll
- Ceridian
- ACH
- Dayforce
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Bank Reconciliation
- Account Reconciliation
Certification
- Work style: Reliability — Highly Proficient March 2020 Tendency to be dependable and come to work Full results: Highly Proficient
- Spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel — Proficient December 2020 Knowledge of various Microsoft Excel features, functions, and formulas Full results: Proficient
- Customer focus & orientation — Highly Proficient November 2020 Responding to customer situations with sensitivity Full results: Highly Proficient
- Administrative assistant/receptionist — Proficient November 2021 Using basic scheduling and organizational skills in an office setting Full results: Proficient
CUST
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Accounts Payable Specialist
RMK Management
08.2023 - Current
Payroll Coordinator
College of DuPage
12.2021 - 08.2023
Payroll Specialist
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
06.2018 - 04.2021
Administrative Assistant / Inmate Records Admin
Cook County Jail
01.2018 - 06.2018
Payroll Timekeeper
Cook County Sheriff's Department
11.2016 - 01.2018
2nd Shift Payroll Coordinator
SMX
08.2015 - 09.2016
Client Services Representative/Payroll Processor
Damian Services Corporation
08.2001 - 09.2015
Associate Degree - Office Systems Specialists
Taylor Business Institute