Darnell Swaby
Paterson,NJ
Summary
Seasoned Payroll Specialist with a proven track record at Atlantic Health Systems, adept in multi-state payroll and refining payroll policies to enhance efficiency. Excelled in implementing robust procedures, ensuring over 98% accuracy in payroll processing. Skilled in general ledger posting and known for exceptional problem-solving abilities, I drive improvements while maintaining strict compliance.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Logistics Analyst
Midea America crop
Morrison, NJ
04.2024 - 09.2024
- Plans routes for the shipment of appliances from company warehouses in California, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, to various vendors in different states.
- Consolidate multiple shipments for each warehouse.
- Monitors loads to make sure they have reached their destination on time.
- The systems that I used were Amazon Vendor Central, IBOS, Shipwell, and Microsoft Excel.
Payroll Specialist
Atlantic Health Systems
Morristown, NJ
03.2022 - 09.2023
- Responsible for day-to-day payroll system support, including troubleshooting interface issues from an external vendor.
- Analyze data files for completeness and reasonableness before processing.
- Ensure accurate calculation of wages, tax withholding and company deductions
- Ensure payroll is produced in accordance with statutory reporting and filing requirements
- Analyze various payment files, calculate, review, verify and post a variety of complex payroll data fields such as gross pay, retirement, repayments, retroactive payments, hours, and tax information
- Establish and maintain New Jersey garnishment and court-ordered wage cases
- Troubleshoot timecard issues and assist with responding to employee and timekeeper inquiries regarding the time system
- Respond timely with PTO / hours entered into the API time system
- Maintain knowledge of Company PTO policy
- Maintain all documents & tax records involved in the processing of a given pay period in a secure and confidential manner
Payroll Specialist
Karabulut and Company
Clifton, NJ
12.2018 - 03.2020
- I used QuickBooks to print out checks and deposits for the company's employees that we took care of
- The systems that I had used EFTPS (Federal taxes for Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, and Yearly), New Jersey taxes for weekly, monthly, quarterly,y and yearly
- I paid state quarterly payroll taxes for New Jersey and New York
- I used QuickBooks for bookkeeping and reporting
VITA Intern - Tax Preparer
United Way of Essex and Hudson
Newark, NJ
01.2018 - 04.2018
- Provide free income tax return preparation for eligible taxpayers
- To establish the greatest degree of public trust, responsibility to provide high quality service and uphold the highest of ethical standards
- Ensure every customer visiting the site receives top quality service and that the tax returns are error-free
- Attend basic, intermediate and advanced tax law training and certification as needed, including the use of electronic filing software
- Successfully pass a test on required tax law knowledge and obtain at least Advance certification
- Directly prepare customer’s return based on information provided by customer or answer tax related questions
- Interview customer to determine if all income, deductions and allowable credits are claimed
- Prepare tax returns using electronic filing software (TaxWise)
- Maintain confidentiality of customer information
- Ensure on-site quality review is performed on completed returns prior to being returned to customer
- Timely review all tax returns for accuracy before the returns are provided to the customer and/or are electronically filed
- Ensure a copy of the completed return is provided to the customer
Client Services Specialist
Central Credit Services
Ramsey, NJ
05.2013 - 02.2015
- Company Overview: (Formerly known as ADP Total Source, Veldos & NCO Financial Systems)
- Provided exceptional service above and beyond company compliance
- Prepared and maintained personnel records
- Created correspondence to debtors regarding their individual American Express accounts
- (Formerly known as ADP Total Source, Veldos & NCO Financial Systems)
Disbursing Clerk/Personnel Specialist
United States Department of the Navy
08.2002 - 11.2009
- Maintained military personal financial records including payroll, travel allowances and reimbursements
- Trained, counseled, evaluated and supervised military personnel regarding pay disbursement and repayment
- Processed complex/difficult transaction area allowances: audit mortgage agreements, COLA documents, audit discharge and separation documents, dependency documents
- Prepared related reports and maintained personnel records
- Applied Navy regulations in computation of pay, deductions, reimbursements and preparation of leave records
- Processed vouchers for receipt and expenditure of public monies
- Prepared payroll checks, established and verified ATM accounts, dependency applications and leave documents
- Performed audit travel claims, foreign currency prepare purchase, disposition, gain or loss documents and executed ATM physical security
- Installed automated disbursing system updates, monitored leaves, entitlements, and family separation allowances
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Berkeley College
Woodland Park, NJ05-2018
Skills
- Personnel Financial Management
- Operation Risk Management
- Accounting Practices
- Microsoft Excel
- Predatory Lending
- Compensation
- Time sheet review
- General ledger posting
- Multi state payroll
- Integrated accounting systems
- Transportation New Jersey management
- Payroll policies and procedures
- Warehousing processes
- Inventory management procedures
- Load Planning
Military Awards
- Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
- Good Conduct Medal (2)
Timeline
Logistics Analyst
Midea America crop
04.2024 - 09.2024
Payroll Specialist
Atlantic Health Systems
03.2022 - 09.2023
Payroll Specialist
Karabulut and Company
12.2018 - 03.2020
VITA Intern - Tax Preparer
United Way of Essex and Hudson
01.2018 - 04.2018
Client Services Specialist
Central Credit Services
05.2013 - 02.2015
Disbursing Clerk/Personnel Specialist
United States Department of the Navy
08.2002 - 11.2009
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Berkeley College
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