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Amanda Bonner

Oklahoma City,OK

Summary

Experienced and knowledgeable business professional with many years of office, bookkeeping, and management experience. Attention to focus on employees, budgeting, accuracy, training, hospitality, and customer service has produced a proven track record of consistent improvement and success in employee turnover, training, sales increases, company profit, and corporate grading. Continued development regarding other aspects of business; including accounting, payroll, and related tax documents and preparation, gives a more complete overview of a total business plan and outlook. Strong understanding of payroll procedures, tax regulations and benefits administration. Proficient in using multiple payroll software programs with knack for quickly learning new systems. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and efficient at work.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Payroll Administrator

Lineage Logistics
10.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for timely and accurate processing of weekly and bi-weekly payroll for over 16,000 employees, for all business units, including payroll check adjustments, and funding of Wisely cards
  • Responsible for weekly and biweekly payroll reporting and auditing
  • Researches and resolves problems, answers internal and external inquiries
  • Maintain confidential personnel files and payroll records in accordance with company guidelines and regulatory requirements
  • Maintain communications with other departments, assist with any reporting as it relates to Payroll.
  • Verified and submitted timekeeping information for accurate and efficient payroll processing
  • Responded to employee inquiries to provide information regarding payroll deductions and related issues
  • Knowledgeable with Union CBA's and how it relates to employee earnings and payments

Self Employed - Small Business Owner

Bookkeeping
02.2017 - Current
  • Provide bookkeeping to individuals and small businesses with a large range of duties
  • Recording financial transactions, maintaining financial data and records, updating and reconciling statements, filing necessary reports with State and Federal entities, as well as completing various permit requests and other needed documentation
  • Preparation and filing of Federal and State tax returns.
  • Evaluated sales reports and financial statements to manage cash flow and develop techniques to improve business

Sr Payroll Specialist

Burris Logistics
01.2022 - 10.2023
    • Responsible for timely and accurate processing of weekly and bi-weekly payroll for the business unit including quarterly payroll check adjustments, and funding Dayforce Wallet and Wisely cards
    • Responsible for weekly and biweekly payroll reporting and auditing
    • Oversees time and attendance procedures including maintaining accurate schedules
    • Educates Managers and Team Members on Dayforce functions and timekeeping procedures
    • Helped develop standard reports for Payroll and APT to maintain and support a variety of queries using appropriate reporting tools
    • Maintain data integrity in systems by running queries and analyzing data
    • Researches and resolves problems, answers internal and external inquiries
    • Maintain confidential personnel files and payroll records in accordance with company guidelines and regulatory requirements
    • Maintain communications with other departments, assist with any reporting as it relates to APT/Payroll
    • Participates in special projects and handles all other assigned duties as required including site level invoices, billing and communicating with various departments of accounting and compliance
    • Currently using Ceridian Education Center for learning, development, and certifications on areas related to Dayforce functions.

Payroll Specialist

Burris Logistics
01.2022 - 12.2022
  • Maintain and support site Payroll system, including administration, payroll assistance, and salary reviews
  • Prepared site level payroll for submission and processing
  • Helped integrate APT at site level, with Dayforce and develop standard reports for ongoing management needs
  • Maintained and supported a variety of reports or queries using appropriate reporting tools
  • Reporting, documenting, and updating changes of employment, PTO, attendance, and new hires into the payroll system
  • Assisted Operations with reporting, financial and other tasks as necessary.

Administrative Bookkeeper

Transformation Place, Inc./Church of the Harvest
02.2021 - 01.2022
  • Performed Excel and Quickbooks entries, prepared deposits, providing site tours, arranged and wrote leases for individual events and long term leases
  • Daily activities and managed facility operations.
  • Reviewed and filed financial documents, coded accounting entries for data processing, and posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with all corporate protocols
  • Maintained and processed invoices, deposits, and money logs
  • Completed payroll for employees and maintained detailed records of procedures
  • Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating, and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready

Administrative Bookkeeper

CashMark LLC, MLH Trust and MLHD Interests LLC
02.2017 - 01.2022
  • Basic Excel usage, all QuickBooks functions, including inputting checking and credit card statements, investment and stock purchases, adjusting entries, and running and understanding company financial statements
  • All payroll functions including checks, new hires, and all reports - monthly, quarterly, and yearly regarding state and federal withholding as well as sales tax and excise tax.
  • Reviewed and filed financial documents, coded accounting entries for data processing, and posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with all corporate protocols
  • Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors
  • Created detailed expense reports to facilitate reimbursement for business expenses incurred
  • Developed monthly, quarterly and annual profit and loss statements and balance sheets

Accounts Payable

Victory Home Health and Hospice
11.2018 - 01.2021
  • Responsibility included accounts payable management of all bills and credit cards, for four companies in multiple locations

Office Manager

Davenport Ranches
02.2017 - 11.2020
  • Responsibilities include but are not limited to: scheduling appointments, filing, mailing, and banking tasks
  • Accountant functions - basic Excel usage, all QuickBooks functions, including inputting checking and credit card statements, adjusting entries, and running and understanding company financial statements
  • Performed all payroll functions including checks, new hires, and all reports - monthly, quarterly, and yearly regarding state and federal withholding as well as sales tax and excise tax.
  • Used industry expertise, customer service skills and analytical nature to resolve customer concerns and promote loyalty
  • Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability

Staff Accountant

Lee & Associates CPA's, Inc.
11.2011 - 02.2017
  • Answering phones, scheduling appointments, filing, mailing, and banking tasks
  • Accountant functions - Excel usage, all QuickBooks functions, including inputting checking and credit card statements, adjusting entries, and running and understanding company financial statements
  • Also handled all payroll functions including checks, new hires, and all reports - monthly, quarterly, and yearly regarding state and federal withholding as well as sales tax and excise tax for numerous clients
  • Tax prep - input individual and business information for Federal and Multi-state tax returns.
  • Used accounting software to issue tax returns and prepare consolidated reports
  • Kept up-to-date with tax changes and industry trends by participating in professional organizations, opportunities, and networks
  • Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts

Assistant Manager

McDonald's
11.2010 - 05.2011
  • Responsibilities included scheduling, ordering and delivery, maintenance tasks, service times, customer service, hospitality, profitability, food and paper costs, labor costs, increasing sales, and hiring, training, and promoting employees.

District Area Supervisor

McDonald's - McBenda, LLC
01.2001 - 07.2010
  • Responsible for overseeing all aspects of quality, service, cleanliness, people, and profit of up to five restaurants and over 200 employees
  • Implementing strategies to increase sales while offering the best value for customers
  • Strong focus on increasing profitability while maintaining quality personnel to provide outstanding customer service
  • Oversaw hiring, training, and development of employees and managers
  • Certified and registered ServSaf proctor for food safety exams, and taught food safety at an Organizational level for the States of Oklahoma and Texas
  • Responsible for reporting and arranging all scheduled and unscheduled services, repairs, and maintenance
  • In charge of two complete restaurant rebuilds from the ground up since Jan 2007
  • Responsibilities included everything from organizing the shutdown of the old store, to ordering equipment and décor for new stores, to being on the construction site daily, to organizing and coordinating the opening of the new stores
  • Regarding McDonald's ROIP cycles, my stores have gotten all 90%+ on all day parts for the FOR's, and passed all SOR's, having only one score below a 90% on the area.
  • Cultivated culture of open communication, collaboration and shared accountability for business success
  • Drove continued growth across business areas by partnering with first-line management on revised approaches to customer service, sales and operational leadership
  • Recognized and rewarded performance to motivate continued success
  • Attracted, retained and developed top talent to enhance team performance
  • Defined revenue and sales targets and motivated staff to exceed expectations
  • Managed multi-unit operations to develop teams and optimize workflows for maximum business results

Store Manager

McDonald's
01.2001 - 08.2003
  • Responsibilities included scheduling, ordering and delivery, maintenance tasks, service times, customer service, hospitality, profitability, food and paper costs, labor costs, increasing sales, and hiring, training, and promoting employees
  • Able to take a store with negative sales increases, break even in three months, and show increases of up to 25% every month thereafter.

Education

MBA - Business Administration And Management

Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK
05.2024

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration -

Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Goodwell, OK

General Studies -

Bethany College
Lindsborg, KS

Skills

  • Bookkeeping skills
  • Decision-Making
  • Critical Thinking
  • Payroll Processing
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Adaptability and Flexibility

Other

Graduated at the top of my MBA class of 2024, Scoring in the top 5% nationwide of MBA candidates on the MBA MFT.

Timeline

Payroll Administrator

Lineage Logistics
10.2023 - Current

Sr Payroll Specialist

Burris Logistics
01.2022 - 10.2023

Payroll Specialist

Burris Logistics
01.2022 - 12.2022

Administrative Bookkeeper

Transformation Place, Inc./Church of the Harvest
02.2021 - 01.2022

Accounts Payable

Victory Home Health and Hospice
11.2018 - 01.2021

Self Employed - Small Business Owner

Bookkeeping
02.2017 - Current

Administrative Bookkeeper

CashMark LLC, MLH Trust and MLHD Interests LLC
02.2017 - 01.2022

Office Manager

Davenport Ranches
02.2017 - 11.2020

Staff Accountant

Lee & Associates CPA's, Inc.
11.2011 - 02.2017

Assistant Manager

McDonald's
11.2010 - 05.2011

District Area Supervisor

McDonald's - McBenda, LLC
01.2001 - 07.2010

Store Manager

McDonald's
01.2001 - 08.2003

MBA - Business Administration And Management

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration -

Oklahoma Panhandle State University

General Studies -

Bethany College
Amanda Bonner