Jennifer Del Giudice
Waldorf,MD
Summary
Highly skilled Payroll Officer with extensive functional expertise. Maximized departmental efficiency by streamlining processes and reducing errors. Familiarity with applicable compliance striving to achieve the desired outcomes necessary for the company.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Payroll Manager Canadian Division
Solenis
04.2024 - 05.2025
- Direct support to the Director of Global Payroll.
- Process weekly and semi monthly payroll from start to finish for Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec using Workday, SAP GUI, Kronos, eTime and ADP Global View.
- Maintained Workman's Comp for all provinces listed above, completing monthly and annual reporting.
- Addressed employee inquiries regarding pay issues promptly, fostering positive relationships between management and staff members.
- Collaborated with HR and Finance departments for seamless integration of new hires, terminations and work change history.
- Improved payroll accuracy by conducting regular audits and addressing discrepancies proactively.
- Mirroring accounts payable task, ensuring invoices were properly approved and paid timely.
Human Resources Payroll Manager North America
Nandos Restaurant Group
10.2017 - 02.2024
- Direct support to the Chief Financial Officer and Controller for North America.
- Completed bi weekly payroll for North America (U.S and Canada) multi state and multi province from start to finish for thousands of employees for numerous store locations.
- Managed a team, conducting daily meetings to build and maintain comradery, express concerns, share updates and daily task to successfully meet the needs of the Department. Trained and mentored payroll staff and General Managers, fostering an environment of continuous learning and professional growth.
- Completed onboarding daily, working closely with the Human Resources Team, Area Directors and Store General Managers. Verifying I9 completion, identification authenticity and receipt confirmation of all company forms.
- Prepared and filed accurate and timely payroll tax returns and other related reports to comply with tax laws and regulations. Managing and completing W2 and T4 submissions, ensuring quarterly filings are complete throughout the year.
- Prepared and filed accurate and timely reporting for WSIB Ontario, Work Safe British Columbia and WCB Alberta Workman's Comp.
- Provided expert guidance on tax compliance matters, mitigating potential risks associated with non-compliance penalties. Working closely to ensure Fair Workweek and Labor Standards were compliant along with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agencies on demand requests.
- Maintained employee confidence with secure handling of sensitive information during all stages of the payroll process.
- Performed calculations in overtime, vacation, and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database.
- Participated in system conversions offering support throughout the entire process.
- Successfully transitioned to a full self service electronic system and pay card implementation.
- Spearheaded efforts to reconcile historical payroll discrepancies, resulting in improved relationships with affected employees and restored trust in the system.
- Collaborated with HR team members for accurate data entry and recordkeeping, leading to more organized payroll processes.
- Checked payroll registers, general ledger coding, vendor payments and other accounting disbursements for accuracy and compliance.
- Collaborated with internal and external auditors during annual reviews, ensuring transparency and adherence to regulatory requirements.
- Reduced payroll errors by implementing a robust system to ensure accurate salary calculations and timely disbursements.
- Developed and maintained relationships with outside vendors to acquire mutually beneficial contracts.
- Processed payroll garnishments such as tax liens and child support.
- Monitored and updated employee information in payroll system to add changes in salary, bonuses and deductions.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal integrity, accountability and responsibility.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
Senior Payroll Specialist
Safeway / C&S Grocers Now Known As Albertson's
02.2010 - 05.2017
- Direct Support to Finance Director, General Manager and Operations Managers providing manually created reports containing data identifying staffing, volume, wage trends, labored hours, P&L budgets and injury status.
- Maintained company credit card purchases and reconciliation.
- Monitored and completed payroll, start to finish, for three local unions 630, 730 & 99 over multi state for over 5000 employees.
- Investigated payroll variances and employee claims to resolve discrepancies and balance financial records.
- Researched payroll discrepancies, contacted employees directly, providing seamless resolution and superb customer service.
- Managed new hire profiles, job class moves, tax exemption changes, salary adjustments, FMLA, Workman's Comp, retirement and terminations.
- Prepared pertinent information regarding union updates, corporate procedures, policy changes, job postings, schedule changes and yearly union bid boards.
- Redesigned and maintained extensive filing system transferring essential information into electronic databases.
- Researched and maintained updates, compliance and standard laws for multi state payroll.
Education
Computer Science And Programming
Strayer University
Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP)
National Payroll Institution
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
American Payroll Association
Registered Tax Return Preparer (RTRP)
Universal Accounting
03.2024
High School Diploma -
Gwynn Park High School
06.1994
Skills
- ADP Workforce Now, Global View, SAP GUI, EV5, EV6, SmartCompliance & Wisely
- PayWorks
- WorkDay
- Oracle / Micros / Menulink
- HARRI / Lawson / Kronos / EXE
- Zen Desk / Microsoft Outlook
- Team Viewer / FireZilla
- Microsoft Office Excel / Word / Power Point / Access
- Collective Bargaining Agreements
- Registered Tax Return Preparer (RTRP)
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
- Payroll Certified Practitioner (PCP)
- Human Resources
- Prioritizing and Planning
- Critical Thinking
- Regulatory Compliance
- Decision-Making
- Attention to Detail
- Quality Assurance
- Willing to Learn
Timeline
Payroll Manager Canadian Division
Solenis
04.2024 - 05.2025
Human Resources Payroll Manager North America
Nandos Restaurant Group
10.2017 - 02.2024
Senior Payroll Specialist
Safeway / C&S Grocers Now Known As Albertson's
02.2010 - 05.2017
Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP)
National Payroll Institution
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
American Payroll Association
Registered Tax Return Preparer (RTRP)
Universal Accounting
High School Diploma -
Gwynn Park High School
Computer Science And Programming
Strayer University
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