Kenneth Williams
Temecula,California
Summary
Seasoned project management and payroll leader with comprehensive experience in leading projects from inception to completion. Skilled in coordinating cross-functional teams, optimizing processes for efficiency, and implementing innovative solutions to complex challenges. Proven ability to deliver projects on time and within budget while maintaining high standards of quality.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Payroll, HCM Project Manager/Consultant
PayTech, Inc
Denver, CO
05.2015 - 11.2024
- Led implementation and consulting of HCM projects, fostering trusted partnerships with stakeholders.
- Managed comprehensive project requirements including design, configuration, budgeting, planning, testing, and milestone deliveries.
- Assisted clients in customizing payroll, HR, and compliance processes within new HCM systems.
- Coordinated project meetings, facilitating discussions and managing post-meeting distributions.
- Mediated escalations by organizing forums for teams to share concerns and agree on solutions.
- Guided C-Suite and departmental contributors in identifying change management opportunities and developing rollout plans.
- Developed custom reports to meet client audit and validation requirements.
- Supported transition from legacy systems and addressed post-implementation vendor support needs.
Corporate Payroll Manager
DPI Specialty Foods
05.2011 - 05.2015
- Managed a union and non-union multistate payroll operation for over 4000+ active employees.
- Supervised the payroll team in meeting weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly payroll possessing tasks.
- Processed bonuses, incentives, and commission payout calculations and payments.
- Oversaw the timely processing of payroll tax liabilities and reconciliations, new tax authority set ups, and annual W-2 and 1099 reporting.
- Administrated worker comp, general ledger, union dues, and 401K reporting responsibilities.
- Partnered with C-Suite, HR, management, unions, and third-party vendors to implement improved employee service deliveries.
- Hired, mentored, and trained the payroll team.
- Lead the company’s FLSA Wage Rounding and CA Attestation implementation projects.
- Served as the payroll project lead during the implementation of Dayforce HCM, and lead the team to an on-time, accurate, and under budget project delivery.
Senior Payroll Tax Account Manager
ADP Tax & Financial Services
05.2004 - 05.2011
- Managed a client services base of 12+ ADP Corporate Tax Clients with a combined employee count of over 100K employees.
- Tracked the timely reporting of client’s weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual payroll tax deposits.
- Worked with federal, state, and local tax agencies to set up new tax accounts and resolve client’s tax questions and/or disputes.
- Lead client payroll tax training offerings.
- Served as a Premier Payroll Tax Trainer during ADP’s Financial and Compliance Service (FACS) and Meeting of the Minds Annual Conferences.
- Traveled to Makati, Philippines and trained over 100+ new offshore tax service employees.
Education
Accounting and Business/Management
Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, CA01.2003
Accounting and Business/Management
El Camino College
Torrance, CA01.1985
Skills
- High Emotional intelligence (EQ)
- HCM implementation management
- Project consulting
- Compliance management
- Client relationship management
- Agile project
- Risk assessment
- Process improvement
- Training and development
- Conflict resolution
- Collaboration
- Problem solving
- Analytical skills
- Payroll management
- HR generalist
- Payroll accounting
- Worker's comp
- 401(k) compliance
- Auditing
- Dayforce
- ADP
- UKG
- Kronos
- Global payroll compliance
- Microsoft, Word, Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Payroll management expertise
- Payroll tax management
- Payroll documentation
- Payroll administration coordination
- Time and attendance administration
Certification
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP), American Payroll Association, 12/31/2008
Languages
English
Professional
Timeline
Payroll, HCM Project Manager/Consultant
PayTech, Inc
05.2015 - 11.2024
Corporate Payroll Manager
DPI Specialty Foods
05.2011 - 05.2015
Senior Payroll Tax Account Manager
ADP Tax & Financial Services
05.2004 - 05.2011
Accounting and Business/Management
Mt. San Antonio College
Accounting and Business/Management
El Camino College
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