Ashley Sutyak
Southington,OH
Summary
Accomplished Payroll Tax Specialist with a proven track record at Progressive Casualty Insurance, adept in tax research and payroll administration. Excelled in enhancing compliance, streamlining processes for significant savings, and resolving complex employee tax queries. Demonstrates exceptional problem-solving abilities and a strong work ethic, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in high-volume environments.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Payroll Tax Specialist
Progressive Casualty Insurance
Cleveland, Ohio
05.2024 - Current
- Processes state, local, and unemployment withholding tax returns on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis for six separate entities under Progressive-owned companies.
- Performs bi-weekly audits on 700-1200 employees to ensure payroll tax compliance.
- Resolves employee questions regarding tax withholdings on paychecks.
- Communicates and complies with any payroll tax updates to over 70,000 employees, and updates the payroll system to reflect these updates.
- Analyzed financial documents to ensure accuracy of information reported on tax forms.
- Ensured compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing taxation policies.
Senior Claims Adjuster
Progressive Casualty Insurance
Cleveland, OH
02.2023 - 05.2024
- Prepared detailed reports on investigation findings and claim status for internal use.
- Analyzed and determined fault in auto accidents based on evidence and applicable laws.
- Managed high claim volume efficiently while maintaining elevated customer service, and my metrics were used to establish what successful claims handling was at Progressive.
Payroll Administrator
Integrity Squared CPAs
Bolivar, MO
10.2018 - 11.2022
- Accurately processed payroll on a weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, and quarterly basis for 45 different clients.
- Onboarded new payroll clients, and gathered all the information we needed for a successful payroll system transition.
- Resolved new clients' tax issues by bringing them into tax compliance if they were not correctly registered with the correct tax entities (for example, the client was not registered for state unemployment).
- Responded to employees' questions on deduction, garnishment, and wage questions.
- Balanced clients' payroll registers.
- Prepared monthly financial statements for clients.
Beverage Director
Au Cheval
Chicago, IL
07.2015 - 07.2018
- Supervised services ensuring that our high standards were maintained.
- Managed budgets related to beverage purchases, labor costs and supplies in accordance with set targets.
- Reconstructed the beverage ordering process that saved our restaurant group thousands of dollars over the course of a quarter.
- Oversaw human resources operations, including hiring, onboarding, terminating, and training employees in a high-volume environment.
- Conducted employee performance reviews, and implemented corrective actions to increase productivity.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, MO05-2009
Skills
- Tax research
- Documentation skills
- Payroll tax return preparation
- Payroll administration
- Problem solving
- Microsoft Office
- Work ethic
Timeline
Payroll Tax Specialist
Progressive Casualty Insurance
05.2024 - Current
Senior Claims Adjuster
Progressive Casualty Insurance
02.2023 - 05.2024
Payroll Administrator
Integrity Squared CPAs
10.2018 - 11.2022
Beverage Director
Au Cheval
07.2015 - 07.2018
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
Southwest Baptist University
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