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Elizabeth Hinojosa

Buda

Summary

Dynamic Payroll & Benefits Analyst with a proven track record at Addison Group, excelling in payroll processing and data reconciliation. Leveraging exceptional attention to detail and outstanding communication skills, I ensure compliance with state laws while driving efficiency in payroll operations. Committed to delivering accurate results and enhancing employee relations.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Payroll & Benefits Analyst

Addison Group @ Tekscend Phoitomask US Inc
Round Rock
10.2024 - Current
  • Performs a variety of complex accounting duties in the preparation, processing, and maintenance of a multi-state payroll, and benefits administration
  • Collects, analyzes, updates and reconciles payroll and benefit data on a monthly basis
  • Examines and verifies payroll and benefit data for accuracy
  • Research and analyzes discrepancies and processes appropriate corrections or adjustment entries
  • Calculates and applies garnishment deduction orders; researches, calculates and prepares payments for various benefit vendors, and state/federal agencies
  • Verifies and processes incentive payments; prepares supplemental payrolls as needed; calculates retroactive salary data as assigned and completes the filing of tax reports
  • Processes concurrent payrolls for two companies on a bi-weekly schedule
  • Calculates disability pay, Expat/Inpat pay, termination/new hire pay
  • Administers and communicates the company's benefits program plan options, features and enrollment requirements
  • Act as the main point of contact for department audits, preparation of payroll and benefits processes and procedures and preparation of special reports to management and other duties as assigned
  • Assist in coordinating the annual open enrollment process
  • Instructs new hires on timekeeping and benefits via new hire orientation
  • Reconciles, approves and tracks payments of monthly benefit bills
  • Analyzes cost containment strategies

Service Lead/Cash Controller - Part Time

H.E.B Grocery
Austin
01.2010 - Current
  • May serve as backup to department manager
  • Provides work direction and training to other Partners
  • Directly supervises employees in the department
  • Approves financial transactions (e.g., overrides, opening / closing suspended orders)
  • Manages traffic flow / customer throughput; relays / monitors expectations related to daily performance goals
  • Tracks / anticipates high-sales times to ensure proper staffing, including lunch / break times
  • Maintains Service-related inventory (e.g., wrap, bags, cart maintenance, etc.) as needed
  • Performs WGO walk to set up department in absence of Department Manager or Service Admin; observes / assesses conditions; reports to Manager and / or coaches Partners on the spot if necessary
  • Troubleshoots equipment / technology (e.g., POS, coupons, self-checkout, eComm); escalates to Help Desk as needed
  • Monitors front-end selling metrics and daily goals (e.g., impulse items, WOW); encourages effective merchandising
  • Performs duties of Service Partners frequently
  • Keeps records of financial transactions for a store and ensures that office/store funds balance by performing the following duties
  • Assists Cash Controller Lead with consignment inventories
  • Prepares, verifies, checks, and maintains all store accounting functions
  • Assists with ordering and maintaining Cash Office supplies and forms
  • Performs all necessary terminal and bank readings
  • Adheres to company security/confidentiality guidelines
  • Researches and resolves any store accounting variances
  • Assists with resolving electronic maintenance / terminal issues
  • Follows all department SOPs in the Cash Office and Business Center
  • MSB certified and follows the guidelines
  • Prepares and reconciles tills
  • Communicates feedback to cashiers as needed
  • Performs all duties of Business Center Representative frequently
  • Performs all duties of Checker and Customer Service Assistant when needed
  • Visits the sales floor to help with pulls and audits

US Payroll Team Lead

Mood Media Marketing
Austin
06.2017 - 08.2024
  • Manage the Multi-State payroll processing of biweekly for approx
  • 560 Employees and a weekly payroll for 37 Union Employees
  • Reviews employee time cards for accuracy and approvals
  • Ensures data accuracy and integrity
  • Totals employee time card hours
  • Creates a excel file to import into ADP
  • Validates time sheet reports and uploads to pay data batches in ADP
  • Checks figures for accuracy and necessary approvals
  • Reviews payroll documentation for accuracy, makes any necessary adjustments, and obtains necessary approvals
  • Sorts and distributes payroll checks to Mood Media employees for on-cycle and off-cycle check runs
  • Import and Reconcile all Payroll files
  • Reporting for all Payroll and Special projects
  • Communicates with the Payroll Manager and Human Resource teammates to ensure the integrity of the payroll data including data related to new hires, terminations, transfers, and rate changes
  • Makes updates as necessary
  • Researches and resolves questions from managers and employees as they relate to the processing of payroll information such as PTO, banking, garnishments, employment verifications, retro pay calculations, tax questions, and other changes
  • Review, Process and Fund 401(K) contributions and loans
  • Process and calculate union dues and fees and payment distribution to all Local Unions
  • Establish and maintain payroll records
  • Provide support and other backup to HR/Payroll team as needed

Payroll Coordinator

Kerbey Lane Café Inc
Austin
03.2012 - 02.2017
  • Responsible for preparing and processing Payroll of 650+ employees for Hourly and Salary biweekly period
  • Maintain and upkeep employee data
  • Processing of Manual checks, Garnishments, Bonus Payouts
  • Responsible for Stop Payments, Positive Pays and submitting ACH files
  • Ensure that computing, withholding and deductions are done correctly
  • Ensures compliance and adheres to company's policies relating to processing of wages and paid time off
  • Maintain business controls and audit trails for all payroll transactions
  • Reconciles all Benefit deductions against monthly statements
  • Perform journal entries related to General Ledger and Bank Reconciliation
  • Respond to inquiries from employees and managing partners and resolve any issues that may transpire

Payroll Specialist - Part Time

Campus Advantage
Austin
10.2011 - 03.2012
  • Verify and completes unemployment claims forms
  • Process new hire packages
  • Create and maintain employee files
  • Process Payroll on a bi-weekly basis
  • Process payroll taxes
  • Complete quarterly payroll tax returns
  • Administer Health benefits
  • Administer 401(k) plan
  • Process Workers Comp Claims
  • Complete Workers Compensation audit
  • Administer pager service
  • Act as team player; demonstrate initiative and interpersonal skills to promote and maintain successful team relations and outcomes

Payroll Tax Associate

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
Austin
08.2010 - 09.2011
  • Maintain company tax settings and information in ADP Enterprise
  • Update the SUI tax module with new tax rates in ADP4ME
  • Understand and able to research multiple federal, state and local tax laws
  • Coordinate with ADP to ensure Hanger has the most up to date and accurate tax information
  • Review new hires, transfers, all employees' tax changes in ADP Enterprise each payroll to ensure accuracy of work state, resident state, and locals
  • Review and reconcile total tax liabilities by entity and tax debits by Tax Service
  • Review and maintain Earned Income Credit transactions in ADP
  • Prepare Cash Report each payroll for Treasury/Accounting to ensure accurate funding of Payroll
  • Verify accuracy of all special entries and tax adjustments during payroll (preview) processing
  • Reconcile and prepare vouchers for accounts payable
  • Review manual checks transactions each payroll to ensure accurate tax withholdings
  • Independently work with the payroll/tax vendor to ensure timeliness and accuracy of filings, as well as assist in issue resolution
  • Process imputed income transactions to ensure accurate tax reporting (i.e
  • Stock options, auto allowance, relocation expenses, cobra credits, executive GTL, etc.)
  • Reconcile quarterly and annual tax returns (i.e
  • Forms 940 & 941) filed by ADP
  • Assist with reconciling and preparing year end W2s
  • Research and file miscellaneous state tax requirements that ADP does not support
  • Maintain tax filing folders and keep filing current
  • Prepare headcount tax forms/Multiple worksite reporting/DOL reporting
  • Address employees' payroll tax issues/concerns
  • Perform queries and create reports as required
  • Assist Lead Payroll Associate with preparation for internal/external Payroll/SOX audits
  • Identify potential tax exposure and related financial risks, communicate these risks to the Payroll Director and direct the final disposition of related payroll tax items
  • Provide support to ESFRs to ensure employees tax records are setup accurately and in compliance with federal, state, local tax regulations
  • Back up for Payroll Director

Payroll Coordinator

Fuddruckers Inc
Austin
10.2008 - 07.2010
  • Process payroll for a multi-state 50+ company on a bi-weekly basis through the company's HR/Payroll system
  • Process employment terminations
  • Maintain and upkeep employee data in the payroll system
  • Setup Direct Deposits
  • Process Rate and/or Position changes
  • Calculate and process vacation requests
  • Assist with benefits laws and regulations
  • Work with the entire payroll team during tax season with regards to returned W-2's and employee requests
  • Process manual checks as needed
  • Maintain and setup Wage Garnishments and Shoes For Crews to employee's records

Benefits/Payroll Specialist

Catholic Diocese of Austin
Austin
12.2007 - 09.2008
  • Performs a variety of complex accounting duties in the preparation, processing and maintenance of payroll, salary and benefit calculations
  • Reviews timesheets for days/hours worked, and calculates and prepares payments for various benefit vendors and state/federal agencies
  • Assists in coordinating annual open enrollment process
  • Prepares special check runs as needed
  • Direct deposit payments
  • Journal Entry can Cash Receipt postings
  • Payroll distribution
  • New employee orientation
  • Benefit enrollment and or changes

Payroll Specialist III

Austin Independent School District
Austin
02.2007 - 12.2007
  • Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions
  • Responsible for reviewing and verifying payroll transmittals
  • Compile employee time, production and payroll data from timesheets
  • Calculates and processes special checks, reviews, edits and makes corrections and adjustments as needed
  • Assist with Supplemental Pay
  • Responsible for Summer School pay sessions

Payroll Specialist / Jr Accountant

Housing Authority of the City of Austin
Austin
07.2002 - 02.2007
  • Responsible for assisting in accomplishing administrative and clerical work in the Finance Department
  • Processes payroll on a timely basis, including auditing and summarization of time sheets and leave slips, system data entry and processing and routing of checks
  • Prepares payroll tax returns and check requests
  • Develops computerized personnel and payroll reports and associated control files
  • Maintain payroll records and reports
  • Creates customized reports as assigned
  • Maintain or update system set-ups to ensure accuracy of payroll data
  • Review and reconcile benefit billings for payment processing
  • Prepare other financial reconciliation's, update and maintain accounting data in Excel spreadsheets
  • Prepare receipt for deposits and entry into accounting system
  • Assist Senior Accountant to close-out monthly financial transaction activities
  • Work closely with staff to ensure departmental goals are met

Payroll/Human Resource Admin.

Roger Beasley Mazda South
Austin
04.2000 - 06.2002
  • Computes wages and deductions and posts to payroll records
  • Maintains Employee's Employment files
  • Updates Master payroll records
  • Complies payroll data
  • Maintains Workman's Com and Employee accident reports
  • Prepares periodic reports for earnings, taxes and deductions
  • Maintains records for Retirement
  • Prepares/files all hiring and termination paperwork including Cobra letter's
  • Maintains records for vacations and sick-day eligibility
  • Reconciles schedule's on Employee's Accounts Receivable, Commission payable and employee Deductions
  • Process all employee benefit forms and payments

Education

High School Diploma -

Wm. B. Travis High School
07.1988

Skills

  • Experienced payroll coordinator with exceptional work ethic
  • Payroll administration
  • Benefits administration
  • Data reconciliation
  • Payroll processing
  • Benefit analysis
  • Excel expertise
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving
  • Broad knowledge of state and local laws in Human Resources and Payroll
  • Outstanding communication skills
  • Proficient in
  • Microsoft Word, Excel, Windows, Data Entry, Ten-key
  • Self motivated and Detail Oriented
  • Customer service
  • Auditing skills
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Verbal and written communication
  • ADP workforce now
  • FMLA comprehension
  • Termination procedures
  • Written and oral communication
  • Employment law
  • Employee relations
  • Communication skills

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Payroll & Benefits Analyst

Addison Group @ Tekscend Phoitomask US Inc
10.2024 - Current

US Payroll Team Lead

Mood Media Marketing
06.2017 - 08.2024

Payroll Coordinator

Kerbey Lane Café Inc
03.2012 - 02.2017

Payroll Specialist - Part Time

Campus Advantage
10.2011 - 03.2012

Payroll Tax Associate

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.
08.2010 - 09.2011

Service Lead/Cash Controller - Part Time

H.E.B Grocery
01.2010 - Current

Payroll Coordinator

Fuddruckers Inc
10.2008 - 07.2010

Benefits/Payroll Specialist

Catholic Diocese of Austin
12.2007 - 09.2008

Payroll Specialist III

Austin Independent School District
02.2007 - 12.2007

Payroll Specialist / Jr Accountant

Housing Authority of the City of Austin
07.2002 - 02.2007

Payroll/Human Resource Admin.

Roger Beasley Mazda South
04.2000 - 06.2002

High School Diploma -

Wm. B. Travis High School

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