Cristina Boyas
Glendale Heights
Summary
Senior Payroll Specialist with extensive experience managing biweekly payroll, auditing timecards, and supporting supervisors and employees with payroll and accounting inquiries. Strong background in payroll budgeting, journal entries, and account coding, with a proven record of accuracy, compliance and confidentiality.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Payroll Specialist/Accounting
PR Asset Management
07.2007 - Current
- Process and manage biweekly payroll for employees, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with company policies and regulations
- Review, audit, and verify employee timecards; resolve discrepancies prior to payroll submission
- Serve as primary point of contact for supervisors and employees regarding payroll questions, deductions and pay corrections
- Perform accounting-related payroll functions, including account coding and preparation of journal entries
- Assist with preparation and monitoring of monthly and annual payroll budgets
- Reconcile payroll data and reports to ensure financial accuracy
- Collaborate with HR and Finance department to resolve payroll issues and accounting issues
- Led and completed union audits and annual 401(k) audit in preparation for Form 5500 reporting, providing documentation, analysis, and audit support.
Pension Administrator
Central States Joint Board-Midwest Pension Plan
02.2001 - 02.2006
- Administrated pension benefits for vested member
- Assisted members with pension information and inquiries
- Run monthly pension check runs
- Balanced pension general ledger
- Calculated monthly and lump sums pension benefits
- Assisted in month end process-payroll, closing accounts payable and receivable
Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Business Administration
DeVry University
Chicago, IL10.2007
Associate in Applied Science Degree - Administrative Assistant, Accounting/Finance
Northwestern Business College
Chicago, IL06.2000
Skills
- Biweekly Payroll Processing
- Timecard Review and Auditing
- Payroll Compliance & Accuracy
- Payroll Budgeting (Monthly & Annual)
- Journal Entries and Account Coding
- Employee and Supervisor Support
- Payroll Reporting & Reconciliations
- Confidential Data Management
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Senior Payroll Specialist/Accounting
PR Asset Management
07.2007 - Current
Pension Administrator
Central States Joint Board-Midwest Pension Plan
02.2001 - 02.2006
Associate in Applied Science Degree - Administrative Assistant, Accounting/Finance
Northwestern Business College
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Business Administration
DeVry University