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Gwen Bacote-Kollock

Charlotte,NC

Summary

Multi-talented Payroll Specialist with a quality-driven and disciplined approach to completing payroll and all tasks assigned. Decisive leader, strategic planner and complex problem-solver with over 30 + years of payroll and data entry experience. Pursuing new professional challenges with a growth-oriented company.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Termination Specialist

TriNet
, SC
10.2013 - Current
  • Process final pay for employees.
  • Handled 5-7 calls per day to address customer inquiries and concerns
  • Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications
  • Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts
  • Actively listened to customers' requests, confirming full understanding before addressing concerns
  • Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships
  • Collaborated with [department or management] to achieve [result
  • Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time

Guess Services Assistant

Target
Charlotte, NC
05.2010 - 02.2013
  • Complete scheduling for cashiers
  • Bank lanes
  • Manage cash office
  • Train, coach and develop employees
  • Resolve guest concerns in positive and helpful manner
  • Manage front line.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
  • Managed team of 15-20 employees, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth of employees
  • Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships
  • Successfully maintain clean, valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation
  • Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service
  • Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity
  • Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor
  • Served customers and followed outlined steps of service
  • Offered friendly and efficient service to customers, handled challenging situations with ease
  • Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications

Seasonal Cashier

Target
Charlotte, NC
10.2009 - 01.2010
  • 52Deliver fast and friendly service to guest
  • Cross-trained and work in other areas of store
  • Maintained balanced cash drawer.
  • Maintained cash drawer of $250 or more per shift
  • Restocked and organized merchandise in front lanes

Accounts Payable Specialist

Carolinas HealthCare System
Charlotte, NC
06.2006 - 03.2008
  • Processed bills sent in to be paid by hospital
  • Set-up new vendor accounts
  • Maintained twenty accounts daily
  • Worked six line switchboard
  • Completed various other duties as assigned.
  • Used Salesforce, oracle, microsoft, koronos, etc to accurately manage over 15 years accounts worth millions of dollars
  • Handled hundreds of employee payroll and other day-to-day financial transactions while maintaining long-term goals
  • Streamlined productivity by decreasing time-wasting tasks and helping supervisors
  • Completed bi-weekly payroll for company employees

Payroll Specialist

Carolina HealthCare System
Charlotte, NC
08.1994 - 06.2006
  • Processed payroll for two off-site facilities for Carolina Health Care System (CHS) faculty
  • Set-up direct deposits for employees
  • Processed adjustments to faculty checks
  • Processed and balanced journal entries
  • Answered employee phone call inquiries
  • Completed various other duties as assigned.
  • Reviewed time records for hundreds of employees to verify accuracy of information
  • Verified and submitted timekeeping information for accurate and efficient payroll processing
  • Performed calculations in overtime, vacation and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database
  • Managed payroll data entry and processing for 50+]employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines

Data Entry Clerk

Barclays American Mortgage
Charlotte, NC
06.1990 - 08.1994
  • Entered information from processed insurance claims.
  • Supported multiple departments with special projects
  • Managed 50+ data files across numerous systems to provide numerous departments with real-time information
  • Sorted documents and maintained organized filing process
  • Entered numerical data into databases with speed and accuracy using 10-key pad
  • Scanned documents and saved in database to keep records of essential organizational information
  • Applied data entry knowledge skills to resolve indecipherable or garbled messages

Data Entry Clerk

American Red Cross
Charlotte, NC
07.1989 - 06.1990
  • Scanned documents and saved in database to keep records of essential organizational information.
  • Entered numerical data into databases with speed and accuracy using 10-key pad.
  • Sorted documents and maintained organized filing process.
  • Supported multiple departments with special projects.
  • Applied data entry knowledge skills to resolve indecipherable or garbled messages.

Education

High School Diploma -

South Mecklenburg High School
Charlotte, NC
06.1988

Skills

  • HVAC systems
  • System installations
  • Expert in Microsoft, Oracle, Windows, Kornos
  • Manual dexterity

Timeline

Termination Specialist

TriNet
10.2013 - Current

Guess Services Assistant

Target
05.2010 - 02.2013

Seasonal Cashier

Target
10.2009 - 01.2010

Accounts Payable Specialist

Carolinas HealthCare System
06.2006 - 03.2008

Payroll Specialist

Carolina HealthCare System
08.1994 - 06.2006

Data Entry Clerk

Barclays American Mortgage
06.1990 - 08.1994

Data Entry Clerk

American Red Cross
07.1989 - 06.1990

High School Diploma -

South Mecklenburg High School
Gwen Bacote-Kollock