Bob Cope
Oakland Park
Summary
Qualified Payroll Director/Manager with extensive experience in managing payroll operations for diverse industries. Proven track record of ensuring compliance, accuracy, and timely payroll processing. Demonstrated ability to lead teams and implement efficient payroll systems.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Payroll Manager
SHELTAIR AVIATION
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
07.2023 - Current
- Oversee the Payroll process for approximately 500 employees on a weekly pay cycle utilizing UKG software
- HRIS Administration, including a project to correct setup issues from an entity consolidation that was started in 2021
- Withholding tax oversight, including an ongoing issue with the tax accounts from the entity consolidation of 2022
- Created SOP and Process documentation
Payroll & Benefits Manager
STORAGEMART
COLUMBIA, MO
01.2022 - 04.2023
- Hired as an Employee Relations Specialist. So, I work with a small group of Regional Managers to administer PIPs, Progressive discipline, etc. Also, work to find the cause of the disciplinary action and then a resolution to prevent further meetings of that nature
- Oversee the Payroll Team and process the corporate payroll utilizing UKG HRIS software
- Oversee the Benefits Team and maintain a relationship with the insurance carriers
- (Retail Self Storage)
Plant HR Administrator
ROYAL OAK ENTERPRISES, LLC
SALEM, MO
07.2019 - 07.2021
- Responsible for new hire orientations
- Responsible for recruiting for hourly open positions
- Responsible for payroll hours and Time & Attendance system maintenance and submission to Corporate Payroll
- First line for all HR matters (i.e. Disciplinary action, benefits enrollment/questions, work comp claims, unemployment hearings)
- Employee relations including policy enforcement
- Employee training
- Annual Open Enrollment meetings
- Safety and Risk Management in support of the EH&S Manager
- Training new Plant Administrators across the company
- Mentoring supervisors and managers on documentation and recordkeeping processes
- Holiday dinners and large corporate events planning and hosting
- (Charcoal Briquette Manufacturing)
Implementation Account Manager
STAFFMETRIX HR
ALPHARETTA, GA
09.2018 - 03.2019
- Setup of new client accounts in HRPyramid/Prism for PEO clients and Evolution/AHR 2.0 for ASO and Payroll Only clients.
- Responsible for onboarding new employees.
- Responsible for benefit enrollments.
- Overseas the Open Enrollment for ASO clients.
- Responsible for the HR needs of the new clients.
- Responsible for the payroll process of new clients for approximately 4-5 payroll cycles before transitioning the account to a Payroll Account Manager.
- Responsible for time clock setup and physical clock installations and training to supervisors/managers and employees.
- (Payroll Service Bureau & PEO)
Payroll Manager
INFINITY PEO
BUFORD, GA
10.2017 - 01.2018
- Implementation of Pay Plus NG payroll system.
- Tax accounts creation.
- Process full cycle payroll for 2 clients, as well as the internal corporate payroll.
- Training and support to the Salespersons and Office Manager.
- (Start up PEO - CLOSED)
Payroll Analyst
AUTO PLUS PEP BOYS
KENNESAW, GA
05.2016 - 10.2017
- Process full cycle payroll utilizing ADP Vantage HCM, WorkForceNow (WFN) and Enterprise version 5 (Ev5) software.
- Report creation and auditing for all departments.
- Supervising and mentoring Payroll Specialists.
- Instrumental in the software conversion to ADP Vantage HCM and Vantage Time.
- (Wholesale & Retail)
Human Resources Specialist
EMPLOYER ADVANTAGE, LLC
JOPLIN, MO
10.2013 - 01.2016
- HR for small to mid-sized companies. Including policies and procedures, employee handbook, job descriptions and forms creation.
- New client transitioning including new employee orientations
- Training such as Harassment, Documentation and various other topics.
- FLSA, FMLA, ADA and additional government regulations compliance.
- Recruiting which includes ad creation and placement, prescreening and interviewing applicants.
- Time clock systems set up, install and training.
- Conducting annual open enrollment meetings.
- Benefits administration at the client level; including monthly statement reconciliation, employee enrollments/terminations, plan overviews/presentations and various other duties.
- (PEO)
Payroll Manager
INNOTRAC CORPORATION
JOHNS CREEK, GA
06.2011 - 06.2012
- Payroll process for 1,500+ employees nationwide utilizing ADP PayExpert (Workforce Now), Enterprise eTIME 6.1 system, and Microsoft Office Suite products.
- Lead a software conversion from 3 timekeeping systems into 1. Converted from 2 ADP eTIME 1000 systems and 1 ADP Enterprise eTIME 5.4 system into Enterprise eTIME 6.1.
- Completed software conversion from ADP PCPW to WorkForce Now.
- (E-Commerce)
Director of Operations
HR OUTSOURCING, INC.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
01.2008 - 06.2011
- Provide human resource services, benefits, payroll, worker’s compensation and other employee relations services to small to medium sized companies, approximately 1,000 clients in multiple states.
- Responsible for the process and procedure creation to streamline the company to operate more efficiently.
- Supervise a staff of 10, which includes Payroll Manager, Benefits Manager, HR Manager, Orientation Specialist, Workers Compensation Manager and Customer Service Specialists.
- Payroll questions from clients, data entry of payroll hours/earnings, employee maintenance, report generation, training clients on the use of the payroll system. Lead a payroll system conversion from Ovation Payroll system to Apex Trilogy payroll system.
- Human Resources responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Unemployment filings/hearings, policy manual creation, employee handbook creation, orientations with new clients and benefit renewals, payroll training on client self data entry of hours/pay, safety training, policies and procedures training, workplace/employee training, EEOC training, Supervisor/Manager training with regards to performance counseling and terminations, compliance training, and many other duties.
- (PEO)
Education
Certification - Data Processing/Fortran And COBOL
New Madrid County Vocational School
NEW MADRID, MO01-1991
Skills
- UKG, HRP, ADP Vantage HCM, WorkForce Now, Enterprise v5, PCPW, CSHRIZON, Ceridian Ensemble, Ceridian Source 500, PeopleSoft, Summit, Ultipro, Trilogy, Evolution, Encore, Pay Plus NG payroll software experience Time Clock Plus, TimeAmerica, Kronos time and attendance software experience Master Tax, ANTS payroll tax software experience MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access experience ADP Reporting, ReportSmith and Crystal reporting software experience Quickbooks, Peachtree, Ross, and other accounting/gl software experience Garnishment processing Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance
- Payroll management
- Benefits administration
- Employee relations
Affiliations
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- American Payroll Association (Payroll.org)
Timeline
Payroll Manager
SHELTAIR AVIATION
07.2023 - Current
Payroll & Benefits Manager
STORAGEMART
01.2022 - 04.2023
Plant HR Administrator
ROYAL OAK ENTERPRISES, LLC
07.2019 - 07.2021
Implementation Account Manager
STAFFMETRIX HR
09.2018 - 03.2019
Payroll Manager
INFINITY PEO
10.2017 - 01.2018
Payroll Analyst
AUTO PLUS PEP BOYS
05.2016 - 10.2017
Human Resources Specialist
EMPLOYER ADVANTAGE, LLC
10.2013 - 01.2016
Payroll Manager
INNOTRAC CORPORATION
06.2011 - 06.2012
Director of Operations
HR OUTSOURCING, INC.
01.2008 - 06.2011
Certification - Data Processing/Fortran And COBOL
New Madrid County Vocational School
Additional History
GE TRAILER FLEET SERVICES (Transportation) – Payroll Manager O.U.A.C., INC. (Retail) – Payroll/Benefits Manager ADMINISTAFF (PEO) – Orientation Representative THE VARSITY GROUP, INC. (PEO) - Payroll Supervisor SPHERION CORP. (Staffing) - Sr. Customer Service Rep/Payroll Supervisor ESA MANAGEMENT, INC (Hospitality) - Payroll Administrator 2/Payroll Supervisor PAYROLL TRANSFERS, INC (PEO) - Senior Payroll Technician/Payroll Supervisor