Meghan Pernock
Pawtucket,RI
Summary
Accomplished Payroll Specialist with expertise in payroll processing and wage compliance with ADP, Paycor, and Connect Pay. Enhanced employee satisfaction by ensuring accurate bi-weekly payroll for 600+ staff. Demonstrated exceptional time management and confidentiality; implemented a payroll vendor change; and supported strategic decisions through detailed financial reporting.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Payroll Specialist
Connect Pay
11.2024 - 09.2025
- Ensured accurate payroll processing for 200+ staff bi-weekly, enhancing employee satisfaction.
- Resolved complex payroll issues promptly to maintain strict regulatory compliance.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of wage and hour compliance regulations, ensuring all payroll actions were legally compliant.
- Created and maintained detailed employee records, ensuring accuracy of new hires, terminations, salary changes, and tax forms.
- Developed and implemented procedures for accurate payroll data entry, increasing processing efficiency.
- Trained new team members, enhancing efficiency and collaboration within payroll processes.
- Reduced financial risk by reviewing loss prevention systems daily.
- Presented financial reports to COO, aiding strategic decisions.
- Optimized labor by analyzing sales trends and schedules.
- Managed inventory to maintain ideal product levels.
Payroll Specialist
American Payroll
<ul>
<li>Ensured compliance with wage and hour regulations in all payroll actions.</li>
<li>Created and maintained employee records for new hires, terminations, and salary adjustments to ensure accurate payroll processing.</li>
<li>Developed procedures for accurate payroll data entry, improving processing speed and reducing discrepancies.</li>
<li>Troubleshot complex payroll issues, resolving errors and ensuring continuity of payroll operations.</li>
</ul>
01.2017 - 10.2024
- Ensured compliance with wage and hour regulations in all payroll actions.
- Created and maintained employee records for new hires, terminations, and salary adjustments to ensure accurate payroll processing.
- Developed procedures for accurate payroll data entry, improving processing speed and reducing discrepancies.
- Troubleshot complex payroll issues, resolving errors and ensuring continuity of payroll operations.
Assistant Manager
Dunkin Donuts
<ul>
<li>Supervised daily operations, including scheduling shifts and assigning duties, to optimize team performance.</li>
<li>Supervised daily operations, ensuring high standards of customer service were consistently met.</li>
<li>Trained and mentored new team members on company policies and procedures, fostering a knowledgeable workforce.</li>
<li>Monitored food safety compliance and maintained cleanliness of work areas.</li>
</ul>
01.2010 - 12.2020
- Supervised daily operations, including scheduling shifts and assigning duties, to optimize team performance.
- Supervised daily operations, ensuring high standards of customer service were consistently met.
- Trained and mentored new team members on company policies and procedures, fostering a knowledgeable workforce.
- Monitored food safety compliance and maintained cleanliness of work areas.
Education
Bachelor's of Science - Business Management, Computer Information Systems
Rhode Island College
Rhode IslandRhode Island
General Education - Information Technology
Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center
WoonsocketWoonsocket
Skills
- Payroll Processing
- Payroll Audits
- Wage compliance
- Garnishments
- Data Accuracy
- SaaS software
- APS
- Time Management
- Confidentiality
Accomplishments
- Ensured accurate payroll processing for 200+ staff bi-weekly, enhancing employee satisfaction.
- Resolved complex payroll issues promptly to maintain strict regulatory compliance.
- Balanced multiple tasks while consistently meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Supported new team members, promoting efficiency and collaboration.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of wage and hour compliance regulations, ensuring all payroll actions were legally compliant.
- Created and maintained detailed employee records, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, and tax forms.
- Developed and implemented procedures for accurate payroll data entry, increasing processing efficiency.
- Troubleshot complex payroll issues promptly, minimizing errors and supporting smooth payroll operations.
- Reduced financial risk by reviewing loss prevention systems daily.
- Presented financial reports to COO, aiding strategic decisions.
- Optimized labor by analyzing sales trends and schedules.
- Managed inventory to maintain ideal product levels.
- Enhanced efficiency with cleaning and organizational initiatives.
Timeline
Payroll Specialist
Connect Pay
11.2024 - 09.2025
Payroll Specialist
American Payroll
01.2017 - 10.2024
Assistant Manager
Dunkin Donuts
01.2010 - 12.2020
Bachelor's of Science - Business Management, Computer Information Systems
Rhode Island College
General Education - Information Technology
Woonsocket Area Career and Technical Center