Saul Martinez
Pearland,TX
Summary
Highly trained payroll professional with experience processing transactions, identifying problems, performing detailed analysis and finding solutions. In-depth knowledge of banking procedures as Payroll Specialist.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Payroll Specialist
Buc-ee's
01.2023 - Current
- Performed calculations in overtime, vacation, and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database.
- Reconciled health care benefits, tax contributions, and retirement accounts to facilitate large-scale account reconciliations.
- Reviewed time records for 9000 employees to verify accuracy of information.
- Uploaded time records into computer system and made adjustments to create accurate database for payroll processing functions.
- Verified and submitted timekeeping information for accurate and efficient payroll processing.
- Assisted management in developing and tracking payroll budgets.
- Collaborated with human resources, accounting and other departments to confirm payroll accuracy.
- Produced payroll activities documentation and reports to meet corporate guidelines and promote transparency
- Applied knowledge of regulations, employment law, and tax code to keep operations in compliance with applicable standards
- Documented and processed all garnishments for bankruptcies, student loans, and child support orders
- Resolved payroll discrepancies quickly and successfully
- Created new hire and termination documents for payroll
Payroll Specialist
CenterPoint Energy Inc
09.2008 - 01.2023
- Performed calculations in overtime, vacation and sick hours to provide accurate data to SAP payroll processing.
- Maintained consistent knowledge of multi-state and local tax regulations.
- Served as backup for payroll supervisor to process open record requests.
- Offered payroll-related subject matter expertise to management and employees to resolve payroll discrepancies.
- Documented and processed all garnishments for bankruptcies, student loans and child support orders.
- Investigated payroll variances and employee claims to resolve discrepancies and balance financial records.
- Managed payroll data entry and processing for 10,000+ employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines.
- Ensure Compliance with Federal and State laws using Sarbanes-Oxley automated controls
- Calculate payroll transactions including paid time off, Garnishments, Child Support, Overtime, Holiday, Levy deductions, STI bonuses
- Collaborated with technology programmers to remedy system problems to achieve timely employee payments.
- Led payroll production for multistate organization.
Payroll Clerk
Doran Concrete Construction
08.2006 - 08.2008
- Maintained payroll information by calculating, collecting and entering data.
- Maintained employee privacy and protected payroll operations by keeping all information confidential.
- Processed new hire paperwork and documents.
- Initiated direct deposits and prepared manual checks for 500 employees.
- Reviewed personnel records to determine names, rates of pay, occupations of new hires and changes in wage rates.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Computer Engineering Technology
ITT Technical Institute - Indianapolis
Webster, TX03.2008
Skills
- Tax Law Compliance
- SAP system
- Problem Detection
- Automated and Manual Check Processing
- Employee File Maintenance
- Wages and Deduction Calculation
- Termination Processing
- Production Payroll Processing
- Critical Thinking
- BSI Compliance Factory
- Payroll Policies and Procedures
- Typing and 10-Key Entry
- Confidentiality And Discretion
- Closing Process
- Data Review
- Monthly Reconciliation
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Payroll Specialist
Buc-ee's
01.2023 - Current
Payroll Specialist
CenterPoint Energy Inc
09.2008 - 01.2023
Payroll Clerk
Doran Concrete Construction
08.2006 - 08.2008
Associate of Applied Science - Computer Engineering Technology
ITT Technical Institute - Indianapolis