Correan Hanover
Ramsey
Summary
Payroll and Benefits professional with 20+ years managing multi-state (incl. CA) and union payrolls, benefits administration, and payroll tax compliance. Expert in ADP WFN/Run, Paylocity, and UKG Pro/UltiPro. Known for accurate, on-time payrolls, GL reconciliation, audits, and process improvements; experienced in international vendor management.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
Work History
Interim Payroll Administrator
Versique Executive Consulting
St Louis Park
04.2025 - 10.2025
- Using Paylocity HRIS to enter all employee changes (new hire and terminations).
- Validate timesheets and time off, benefit changes, salary changes, shift/job changes and all miscellaneous changes to employee profiles.
- Bi-weekly payroll processing for 250 employees (multi-state) from start to finish.
- Payroll auditing and verifying employee timesheets, benefits, and leaves of absence.
Payroll Analyst
Inteliquent a Sinch Company
Plymouth
11.2022 - 12.2024
- Maintaining the integrity of multi-state payroll to ensure all employees are paid accurately, timely, and in compliance with company policy and federal, state, and local laws.
- This role provides exceptional service to employees, leadership, vendors, auditors, and agencies.
- Interface with people and culture in resolving pay and related issues and partner with accounting to research issues with the general ledger and bank reconciliation of payroll transactions as needed.
- Strong background in understanding payroll laws, regulations, time management skills, strong analytical skills with diligence, accuracy, and confidentiality and excellent people skills.
- Processes and audits semi-monthly, multi-state US payroll and ensures accompanying tasks are accurate and completed in a timely manner.
- Pay employees by verifying time records/data, calculating, and producing checks or electronic disbursements, processing commissions, bonuses, and various other supplemental payments and deductions.
- Conducts validation and auditing activities for the payroll and identifies and resolves discrepancies.
- Timely review and processing of employee change workflows to ensure system information is correct.
- Processes changes, such as federal, state, and local income tax, direct deposit, and wage withholding orders.
- Processes incoming questions and requests regarding payroll information from internal and external sources.
- Assists with preparation of year-end activities and reporting information.
- Reviews and analyzes for accuracy monthly and quarterly international payroll to include Czech Republic, Switzerland, and Ireland in partnership with external vendor.
- Researches, verifies, and processes off cycle payrolls.
- Processes various reports and reviews for accuracy.
- Maintains and updates GL account table setup with the accounting department.
- Position eliminated due to merger
Payroll Administrator
ME Global Inc
Minneapolis
06.2021 - 11.2022
- Weekly and Biweekly payroll processing multi-state with two different unions using Paylocity and NovaTime.
- Responsible for all duties of payroll processing.
- Entering new hire information into Paylocity and always keeping that information up to date.
- Entering benefit deductions and making sure that the benefits are accurate for each payroll.
- Time off accruals and keeping track of time off for employees.
- Making sure that all time sheets are accurate in NovaTime.
- Updating punches and verifying no missed punches and that the Supervisor approves them.
- Weekly reporting and ad hoc reports for two different companies.
- Setting up garnishments and liens for employees.
- First point of contact for employees and/or supervisors for any payroll information.
- Employee verifications for 3 different companies.
- Payroll reconciliations.
- Manage payroll information requests and questions.
- Reconciling of employee deductions and other liabilities.
- Facilitate company compliance according to federal and state regulations and guidelines.
- Exercise of proper data management by collecting, calculating, and entering payroll data.
- Put together summaries of employer social security, unemployment, and worker compensation payments and employee federal and state income and social security taxes to calculate all payroll liabilities.
- Continue implementation of established policies and procedures to maintain payroll operations, reporting changes where necessary.
- Payroll record maintenance by tracking changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job title and department/division transfers.
- Handle specific weekly, monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports for department heads.
- Perform review and verification of source documents.
- Manage payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.
- Organize and compile summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability, and nontaxable wages to draft relevant reports.
Payroll Administrator
Mackay Mitchell Envelope Co
Minneapolis
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Audited and verified payroll system entries, including deductions, earnings, gross ups, manual checks, adjustments, new hire, and terminations for 250+ employees using ADP Workforce Now.
- Process all aspects of bi-weekly payroll for union and nonunion employees located in MN and IA (and ensure timely and accurate payroll) using ADP Workforce Now.
- Compile, calculate and enter data to include payroll, commissions, overtime, garnishments, liens, time off accruals, benefits, deductions, unions dues, and other payroll related information.
- Importing time & attendance into the payroll cycle to run payroll.
- Verify all information is correct before processing.
- Approve and release time in the time system.
- Provide customer service to employees with any HR and/or payroll questions.
- Revising timecards and punches in Time & Attendance.
- Creating and printing out manual checks.
- Calculating retro pay, setting up PTO accrual, and PTO payouts.
- Entering status changes.
- First point of contact for all employees with any payroll questions or issues with excellent employee communication skills.
- Completing all employee verifications that come into the office.
- Bi-weekly reports, Monthly billing, generate and distribute accurate Company invoices to clients in accordance with client requirements and prescribed deadlines.
- Configuring retro pay, termination of employees, vacation payouts - per union contract.
- Maintains records for leave eligibility, including vacations, holidays, and sick time.
- Point Tracking software for manufacturing employees and Timeclock set up in both states.
- Process and audit timecards and create reports – clearing all missed punches and verify correct time off policy.
- Part-time
Senior Payroll Specialist
Curio Brands
Minneapolis
01.2020 - 06.2020
- Audited and verified payroll system entries, including deductions, earnings, gross ups, manual checks, adjustments, new hire, and terminations for 150+ employees in MN and IA using CBIZ.
- Assisted HR with new hire orientation, entering data, setting up benefit deductions.
- Entering all new hires into CBIZ with personal and employment information.
- Setting up all employees with (Timeworks), which includes setting them up in the correct departments and under the correct supervisors.
- Importing time & attendance into the payroll cycle to run payroll.
- Verify all information is correct before processing.
- Approve and release time in the time system.
- Provide customer service to employees with any HR and/or payroll questions.
- Revising timecards and punches in Timeworks.
- Creating and printing out manual checks.
- Figuring out retro pay, setting up PTO accrual, and PTO payouts.
- Entering status changes.
- Process and audit timecards and create reports – clearing all missed punches and making sure the correct time off policy is used.
- Being point of contact for all employees with any payroll questions or issues.
- Completing all employee verifications that come into the office.
- Filing (hard copy and electronic) - converting company to paperless.
- Cleaning up and organizing the procedures and company file systems.
- Maintains records for leave eligibility, including vacations, holidays, and sick time.
- Temp
Owner/HR/ Payroll & Benefits Administrator
Perfect 10 Car Wash
Spring Lake Park
01.2000 - 10.2019
- Audited and verified payroll system entries, including deductions, earnings, gross ups, manual checks, adjustments, new hire, and terminations.
- Inputting and updating employees in the DRB system, which is car wash software.
- Running timecard reports and then using that information to manually input of all employees' hours, over-time, vacation, and commission bi-weekly using ADP Run.
- Entire payroll process from start to finish.
- Distributed and posted job postings on Indeed, prescreening, setting up interviews, e-verifying, offering employment to applicants, new hire orientations, onboarding, entering data into payroll module and setting up all benefits.
- Workman's Comp, FMLA.
- Updating of employee information; pay changes, address changes, w4 changes, and so on in ADP and DRB.
- Cashier backup and answering of multi-line phones, selling car wash cards and packages – Excellent Customer Service.
- Process and audit timecards and create reports – clearing all missed punches and verifying time off policy.
- Calculates and processes special payments.
- Ensures proper calculation and payment of vacation pay, retro pay, and termination.
- Setting up tax levies, child support, and liens.
- Process and respond to all Employee Verification requests.
- Provide Customer Service to employees with any HR, Benefit, or Payroll questions.
- Benefit orientation and reconciliations.
- Supervisor to Cashiers and Sales employees and backs up the President for all employees.
- Setup House accounts with QuickBooks - minor Accounts Payable & Receivable.
- All Office Manager/Administrative duties: 10 Key, Faxing/Copying, Customer Service, Outlook Calendar, Correspondence, Spreadsheets, Ordering of Supplies, Setting Employee Events.
- Create, maintain confidential files, correspondence, and employee Handbook.
- Maintains records for leave eligibility, including vacations, holidays, and sick time.
- Sold business
Payroll Administrator
Versare Solutions
Minneapolis
06.2018 - 06.2019
- Audited and verified payroll system entries including deductions, earnings, gross ups, manual checks, adjustments, new hire, and terminations for 100+ employees using ADP WorkforceNow (after I converted entire company from ADP TotalSource).
- Distributed and posted job postings on Indeed, prescreening, setting up interviews, e-verifying, offering employment to applicants, new hire orientations, onboarding, entering data into payroll module and setting up all benefits.
- Prepares and files all hiring and termination paperwork.
- First point of contact for employees for Benefits, Payroll, Fmla, and OSHA.
- Maintains records for leave eligibility, including vacations, holidays, and sick time.
- Audited and verified payroll system entries, deductions, earnings, gross ups, manual checks, adjustments, new hire, and terminations.
- Process and audit timecards and create reports – clearing all missed punches and making sure the correct time off policy is chosen.
- Starts with recruiting, putting ads out, prescreening applicants, setting up interviews, typing up offer letters, and finally communicating the job offer to new employees.
- After the applicant has accepted the job offer, I verify the start date and schedule an orientation with them.
- I go over all the paperwork and benefit information with them directly.
- I actively look over all documents to make sure that nothing is missed or filled out incorrectly.
- E-verify for all new employees, enter in all personal, salary, benefit, and employment information that is needed into the ADP system without error.
- Fingerprint all employees and get them set up into the time clock system.
- Perform all payroll-related functions, including processing of new hires, termination, status changes, tax changes, wage garnishments, deductions, direct deposit, i9 verification (using eVerify), EEO, sets up benefits, vacation/sick hour accruals.
- Reviews and verifies payroll data in a timely manner, calculates overtime, vacation/sick hours, benefit payments, and enters all payroll data.
- Prepares manual checks as needed.
- Coordinates benefit programs including, but not limited to, Cobra, FMLA, life insurance, dental, vision, medical, HSA, and 401k.
- First point of contact for Workman's comp claims and OSHA injuries.
- I call Hartford and get work comp claim numbers, sets up urgent care appointments for injured employees, completes all paperwork, and communicates with insurance company directly (and have been the taxi driver to Urgent Care).
- Maintains records for leave eligibility, including vacations, holidays, and sick time.
- Create and update all forms and spreadsheets.
- Oversees maintenance of payroll records and files, including electronic files and keeping everything organized and in its place.
- Outlook - calendar, setup meetings.
- Ordering of all supplies (office products, cleaning products, office furniture, and machinery supplies).
- Setting up office events, ordering food, supplies, sending out invitations.
- Prepares/creates all new hire and benefit packets (making sure that paperwork is correct).
- Part-time Consultant
Senior Payroll Specialist/HR Assistant
Mary T Inc
Coon Rapids
09.2016 - 09.2017
- I audited and verified bi-weekly payroll entries including deductions, earnings, gross ups, manual checks, adjustments, new hire, and terminations for 800+ employees multi-state (over 20 locations) including benefit deductions using ADP WorkforceNow.
- Setting up all employees with eTime (Time & Attendance), which includes setting them up in the correct departments and under the correct supervisors.
- Revising timecards and punches in eTime.
- Importing time & attendance into the payroll cycle to run payroll.
- Verify all information is correct before processing.
- Approve and release time in the time system.
- Provide customer service to employees with any HR and/or payroll questions.
- Creating and printing out manual checks.
- Calculating retro pay, setting up PTO accrual, and PTO payouts.
- Entering status changes.
- Being point of contact for all employees with any payroll questions or issues.
- Completing all employee verifications that come into the office.
- Giving the employees the best customer service possible in a timely and friendly way.
- Filing (hard copy and electronic) - creating and maintaining all confidential files.
- Part-time Consultant
Unit Leader & Senior Word Processing Specialist
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Minneapolis
08.1984 - 11.1995
- Did various jobs over the years.
- I started in the Savings Bond Department doing data entry, moved on to Administrative Specialist/Receptionist, and ended up in the Research Department doing word processing, typesetting, administrative duties, copy-editing, and supervising employees working with Economists and Executive Management.
- Supervisor for 4 employees and Manager’s backup.
- Assisted Manager with employee reviews and Annual Budget.
- Typing of correspondence, spreadsheets, manuscripts, and tables - Taught myself and other employees’ new software packages.
- WORD, Word Perfect, T3, scientific typing for Economics Professors, Typesetting, Copyediting of manuscripts.
- Dictation, transcription, and data entry - Copyediting of manuscripts and typesetting - Copying, faxing, and making overhead slides.
- Creating and updating filing systems.
- Training of new employees - Data entering of savings bonds.
- Maintained employee handbook - Answering phones, taking messages, and directing calls for Management - Sorting and distributing of mail.
Education
Columbia Heights Senior High
Minneapolis, MNSkills
- ADP Workforce Now and UKG UltiPro
- Paylocity payroll systems
- Multi-state payroll management
- Payroll processing and adjustments
- Direct deposit and garnishments
- Accurate documentation and reporting
- Data analysis and validation
- Employee onboarding and relations
- Compliance management and auditing
- Effective communication skills
- Team collaboration and support
- Problem solving and critical thinking
- Time management and organization
- Financial reporting and record maintenance
- Process improvement and monitoring
Timeline
Interim Payroll Administrator
Versique Executive Consulting
04.2025 - 10.2025
Payroll Analyst
Inteliquent a Sinch Company
11.2022 - 12.2024
Payroll Administrator
ME Global Inc
06.2021 - 11.2022
Payroll Administrator
Mackay Mitchell Envelope Co
09.2020 - 06.2021
Senior Payroll Specialist
Curio Brands
01.2020 - 06.2020
Payroll Administrator
Versare Solutions
06.2018 - 06.2019
Senior Payroll Specialist/HR Assistant
Mary T Inc
09.2016 - 09.2017
Owner/HR/ Payroll & Benefits Administrator
Perfect 10 Car Wash
01.2000 - 10.2019
Unit Leader & Senior Word Processing Specialist
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
08.1984 - 11.1995
Columbia Heights Senior High