Ellen Knapp
Port Charlotte,FL
Summary
Seasoned Payroll Professional bringing over 20 years' experience in payroll and operations management. Proven history of achievement and innovation coupled with outstanding work ethic, commitment and loyalty. Strong track record of effective leadership, collaborative teamwork and articulate communication. Highly adept with key strengths in payroll administration functions, including discrepancy research, regulatory guidelines adherence, complex processing procedures and program management.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Payroll Specialist
America's Back Office
02.2018 - Current
- Manage payroll for multiple clients in 40+ states, helping them to keep compliant with local minimum wage requirements, payroll timing laws and employee onboarding deadlines.
- Ensuring employees are paid accurately and in a timely manner.
- Work closely with HR, Finance and Sales to ensure that all aspects of processing flow smoothly.
- Reviewed personnel records to determine names, rates of pay, occupations of new hires and changes in wage rates.
- Developed and implemented payroll procedures to streamline workflow.
Payroll Consultant
Rehmann Robson, LLC
05.2017 - 10.2017
- Managed payroll implementation and transition for new and existing clients onto the Kronos SAASHR payroll platform.
- Registered both the agency and clients for multiple tax bureaus.
- Compiled, filed, and reconciled semi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly tax payments.
Senior Payroll Specialist
YourSource Management Group, LLC
08.2015 - 05.2017
- Managed payroll for multiple clients in 32 states, on a variety of pay cycles, using HR Pyramid and Kronos SAASHR.
- Instrumental in the conversion from the prior platform to Kronos/SAASHR.
- Assisted the Payroll Manager in reconciling quarterly tax returns, worked closely with Human Resources to resolve employee issues related to earnings, time and attendance matters and payroll deductions both voluntary and involuntary.
Payroll Manager
TalascendSL, LLC
02.2014 - 08.2015
- Managed bi-weekly payroll for 600+ contract employees located across the US, UK, and India.
- This process included, but was not limited to; orientation, new hire entry using multiple ADP platforms, polling timecards processing payroll and billing and reconciling invoices.
Senior Payroll Specialist
PrimePay of Michigan, LLC
03.2004 - 02.2014
- Maintained payroll records for over 300 clients and associated employees and independent contractors.
- Calculated and made payments to 401k administrators, Friend of the Court, workmen's comp companies, and wage garnishments.
- Worked with sales staff in the programming and processing of new clients.
- Assisted CPA firms in balancing monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll reports.
- Maintained a high level of confidentiality for our clients and their employees.
Education
Associate of Arts - Latin American Culture
Macomb Community College
Warren, MISkills
- Customer service skills
- Attention to detail
- Payroll policies and procedures
- Processing wage withholding orders
- New employee processing
- Multi-state payroll
- I-9 documentation
- Skilled in PrismHR, TimeCo, SwipeClock, Kronos SAAS-HR
- Auditing
- Payroll administration experience
Certification
Certified Payroll Professional
Timeline
Payroll Specialist
America's Back Office
02.2018 - Current
Payroll Consultant
Rehmann Robson, LLC
05.2017 - 10.2017
Senior Payroll Specialist
YourSource Management Group, LLC
08.2015 - 05.2017
Payroll Manager
TalascendSL, LLC
02.2014 - 08.2015
Senior Payroll Specialist
PrimePay of Michigan, LLC
03.2004 - 02.2014
Associate of Arts - Latin American Culture
Macomb Community College
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