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Kelly Gallagher

Antioch,IL

Summary

Astute professional with a background reviewing compensation requests and providing appropriate salary suggestions. Ready to join a new organization collaborating with other professionals as part of a talented team.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Compensation Specialist

Packaging Corporation of America
10.2019 - Current
  • Design compensation plans and serve as the point person for merit, bonus, and equity plans
  • Train management on compensation processes and overall compensation philosophy and goals
  • Manage long term equity plan for 500+ key employees which includes monthly reporting and auditing, interacting with employees and individual brokers, calculating taxes due, and interfacing with the payroll and finance departments to ensure transactions are reported correctly
  • Participate in surveys and analyze results on an annual and quarterly basis to submit employment for over 10,000 employees
  • Responsible for creating ad-hoc, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for internal and external customers by defining report parameters, compiling data, and providing further insight and interpretation of data
  • Prepare and update existing position descriptions, and review position descriptions provided by management to analyze proposed jobs against market data and trends, internal salary structure, and competitive ranges to create roles.

Senior Payroll Coordinator

Packaging Corporation of America
11.2016 - 10.2019
  • Managed bi-monthly payment of 5,000 salaried employees
  • Researched and implemented methods with corporate department heads to avoid and reduce incorrect pay
  • Partnered with benefits department to process disability payments and update employment status changes
  • Worked alongside third-party vendor to process relocation packages
  • Communicated with HR business partners to address employee pay concerns
  • Resolved issues with state and local payroll taxes and kept abreast of changes
  • Integrated PCA’s electronic salaried employment changes process into the payroll department.

Payroll Coordinator

Packaging Corporation of America
12.2014 - 11.2016
  • Provided weekly payroll support for all 100+ PCA locations and 15,000 hourly employees
  • Conducted payroll training for Boise Paper Acquisition within first year of employment with PCA
  • Partnered with technology team to resolve issues regarding plant time and attendance systems
  • Coordinated with benefits department, third party leaves vendor, and plant HR to process disability pay
  • Acted as a liaison between employees and plant management teams to resolve pay discrepancies.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Management, Human Resources Management & Organizational Leadership

Illinois State University

Skills

  • Salary Benchmarking
  • Sales Incentive Plans
  • HRIS System Knowledge
  • Incentive Program Design
  • Salary Structure Design
  • Job Description Creation
  • Budget Planning
  • Merit Increase Planning
  • Annual Bonus Calculation
  • Long-term Incentive Plans
  • Compensation Communication
  • Compensation Training
  • Verbal and Written Communication

Timeline

Compensation Specialist

Packaging Corporation of America
10.2019 - Current

Senior Payroll Coordinator

Packaging Corporation of America
11.2016 - 10.2019

Payroll Coordinator

Packaging Corporation of America
12.2014 - 11.2016

Bachelor of Science - Management, Human Resources Management & Organizational Leadership

Illinois State University

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