Gissela Acosta
Stratford,CT
Summary
To obtain a permanent position with an organization where I can contribute to my strong work ethics. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Human Resources Coordinator position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Payroll Bookkeeper
Cooperative Educational Services
03.2023 - Current
- Coordinate and reconcile payroll with expenditure reports
- Coordinate transfer of funds for disbursement purposes
- Complete employee salary or earnings verification
- Maintained the highest level of professionalism and confidentiality
- Entered new hire information into software
- Keep track of the employee file
- Assist HR with annual benefits open enrollment process
- Calculate accruals/benefits for new employees
- Assist HR with short/long term disability, worker’s compensation and FMLA cases
- Process new salary calculations for terminated employees
- Prepare payroll deductions such as Federal tax, State Tax, FICA, CT Teacher’s Retirement, garnishments
- Performed other duties appropriately assigned by assigned supervisor
Payroll Specialist
Caregiver’s Home Solutions
05.2022 - 03.2023
- Collect, verify, and record employee timesheet, including hours worked
- Checking timesheets for accuracy
- Processed biweekly payroll using isolved software, maintained employee time records including edits, corrections, and adjustments
- Handle employee complaints about incorrect payments and resolve discrepancies
- Report to department supervisor regarding daily activities and issues
- Work with company database programs to process payroll
- Coordinated orientation for new employees to access apps for clocking in/out
- Assist employees with payroll and Human Resources related questions.
Third Party Billing Specialist/Bookkeeper
Odyssey House, Inc.
10.2008 - 05.2022
- Prepare monthly reconciliation for billing
- Prepare analysis for preliminary and final billing
- Enter Human Resources Administration, Federal, and State and City Agencies receipts into remittance file
- Human Resources Administration billing and receipts analyses
- Maintain accurate report for working client’s payments collection
- Assist supervisor with special projects and billing tasks
- Responsible for all journal entries, postings, and filing
- Prepare annual auditing items
- Process all company deposits through JP Morgan Image Enhancement System.
Payroll Clerk
Rainbow Apparel Companies
01.2001 - 10.2008
- Supported over 1,000 stores in United States and Puerto Rico
- Verification of timesheets and input into payroll system
- Replied to employment and wage verification requests from different agencies
- Determined eligibility and calculated vacation and sick time
- Balance payroll files to payroll reports
- Assisted with annual salary increase process
- Maintained accurate employee information in the payroll system, including new employment, termination, transfers, pay increases or decreases, title changes, employment status and eligibility
- Assist employees with payroll and Human Resources related questions
- Audit payroll before final submission
- Maintained payroll support files and pre and post payroll audit reports
- Audit other employees’ pay records and perform reconciliations
- Responded to non-routine employee payroll inquiries; provided information and resolved payroll problems; escalated complex or sensitive problems to Manager for resolution.
Education
Associate in applied science, Office Technology -
Technical Career Institute
New York, NY12.2001
Skills
- Serenic (Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009)
- OTM System
- Microsoft Office
- Lawson
- AS 400
- Quickbooks
- Sandata
- Task Prioritization
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Fluent in Spanish
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Data Entry
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Interpersonal Communication
- Active Listening
Timeline
Payroll Bookkeeper
Cooperative Educational Services
03.2023 - Current
Payroll Specialist
Caregiver’s Home Solutions
05.2022 - 03.2023
Third Party Billing Specialist/Bookkeeper
Odyssey House, Inc.
10.2008 - 05.2022
Payroll Clerk
Rainbow Apparel Companies
01.2001 - 10.2008
Associate in applied science, Office Technology -
Technical Career Institute
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