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Mary Katherine Morton

P&M Mechanical, Inc
Moody,AL
18
years of professional experience

Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.

Work History

Corporate Secretary/HR/Payroll Specialist

3 Years 9 Months
P&M Mechanical, Inc | 01.2023 - Current

401k Management/Enrollment

  • Tracking 401k plan eligibility
  • Annual reporting (Form 5500)
  • Coordinate yearly onboarding and assistance alongside a third party administrator
  • Calculate and ensure the employer and employee funds are transferred in our plan within DOL deposit windows

HR Responsibilities

  • New Hire setups
  • Handled employment verification requests efficiently
  • Coordinate annual open enrollment for our health, dental and vision plans and process new-hire enrollments
  • Tracks insurance eligibility and manages payroll deductions for premiums, processes changes due to qualifying events
  • Ensures the company follows federal and state regulations such as ACA reporting, HIPAA and COBRA continuation coverage
  • Act as the primary point of contact when employees have questions, claims issues or need any help navigating their health, dental & vision benefits
  • Collaborated with third-party insurance broker to enroll employees and manage secondary insurance plans (life, accidental death, cancer policies, short term disability, etc.)
  • Attends meetings for renewals and oversees all business property, builders’ risk, umbrella liability, workers’ comp insurance policies and claims.
  • Work alongside our CFO/Financial Controller on insurance and payroll audits
  • Assist safety coordinator with workers' compensation claims and vehicle accident management

Payroll

  • Weekly processing of company payroll and yearly bonuses
  • Certified Payroll Reporting (Davis-Bacon Wage rated projects)
  • Pay 941 Taxes
  • Process employee garnishments (child support, bankruptcy garnishments, lawsuit garnishments)
  • Process/Maintain employee pre-tax and Roth 401k deferral percentages

Fleet/Equipment Management

  • Assist in the purchase and sale of company vehicles
  • Add and remove insurance for vehicles and heavy equipment (Scissor lifts, plasma cutters, welders, etc.) as they are purchased and sold
  • Maintain up to date spreadsheets of our current vehicles/ heavy equipment
  • Request MVR checks for current and prospective employees that will be driving a company vehicle
  • Handles annual tag renewals
  • Manage company fleet cards-monitor transactions, order new cards and add drivers as needed and process payment monthly

Accounts Payable

  • Process monthly subcontractor pay applications
  • Investigate pay discrepancies, calculation errors and statements of past due invoices
  • Build and maintain good communication with vendors and subcontractors
  • Process temporary labor invoices and compare the invoices along with the time reported to me by a job Foreman to ensure proper billing of time

Misc. Office Responsibilities

  • Manage company cell phones and iPad purchases
  • Manage all aspects of company credit cards by monitoring transactions and handling fraud as necessary
  • Managed the ERP of daily integrations between Sage and Procore and included all necessary information (new job setup, commitments, change orders, budget updates, etc.).

Accounting Assistant/Payroll Administrator/Assistant Safety Coordinator

11 Years
P&M Mechanical, Inc. | 01.2012 - 01.2023

Accounts Payable

  • Manage and process all vendor invoices
  • Oversee and train new hires in the accounting department
  • Process temp labor invoices and maintain a weekly spreadsheet of time reported for project management to approve
  • Learned new invoice software (Sage Paperless) and trained co-workers on how to process and approve invoices to update and streamline the business’ invoice process
  • Maintain routing rules inside Sage Paperless as new projects are established so the invoices are approved/rejected by the proper management team
  • Set up and give proper access to new employees inside Sage Paperless as needed
  • Processed payments to ensure bills were paid in a timely manner
  • Gave out tax exempt and taxable purchase orders upon request
  • Coordinated hotel bookings for out-of-town work and processed per diem checks to ensure timely reimbursements

Accounts Receivables

  • As payments were received in office, I relayed all payment information to the appropriate personnel in our office by email

Payroll

  • Weekly processing of company payroll and yearly bonuses
  • Certified Payroll Reporting (Davis-Bacon Wage rated projects)
  • Streamlined payroll processes by implementing ADP, enabling focus on additional responsibilities
  • Process and maintain employee pre-tax and Roth 401k deferrals weekly

Safety

  • Held new hire training orientation
  • Supported Safety Coordinator with workman’s comp claims and conducted job site visits to ensure OSHA compliance
  • Order and maintain stock of all safety PPE for employees

Misc. Office Responsibilities

  • Executed document filing for easy retrieval
  • Handle new hire email setup with IT
  • Manage and maintain office phones and add or delete users as needed
  • Maintain and manage company cell phones and iPad purchases
  • Give out job numbers and update company job list
  • Point of contact for any printer/copier issues and ordering
  • Assess any issues pertaining to our accounting software as they arise
  • And contact our Sage support team for assistance
  • New vendor setup in Sage software
  • Manage operator phone line and distribute calls and messages to the appropriate personnel

Project Assistant

1 Year 8 Months
P&M Mechanical, Inc. | 09.2010 - 05.2012
  • Assisted the HVAC & Plumbing Estimators as needed
  • Supported HVAC & Plumbing Estimators with project tasks.
  • Attended bi-weekly meetings with project managers to take notes
  • Visited Jobsites/Kept track of progress
  • Made Prequalification Packets for prospected jobs
  • Compiled Submittal and Closeout Binders for contracted jobs to ensure organized project documentation
  • Completed various errands to support team operations
  • Filed invoices for the accounting department
  • Updated and managed weekly Job Checklists for project managers to track project progress effectively
  • Assisted with the creation of the company’s website pre 2025
  • Answered and transferred phone calls
  • Conducted site visits to assess and report on ongoing project status

Cashier, Asset Protection

10 Months
Academy Sports & Outdoors | 11.2009 - 09.2010
  • Enhanced customer service skills to improve customer interactions
  • Developed Customer Service Skills
  • Created and maintained product displays to attract customers and drive sales
  • Created and maintained product displays
  • Maintained the Known Stolen and Destroyed at Store Level logs
  • Reported possible shoplifters
  • Reported possible shoplifters to enhance store security and reduce theft
  • Greeted customers at front door to create welcoming atmosphere

Internship

1 Month
Alabama Bureau of Investigation | 06.2008 - 07.2008
  • Analyst Faye Hester: Alabama Center for Missing and Exploited Children (Montgomery Office) 334-353-0661
  • Lieutenant Tim Sartain: Alabama Bureau of Investigation (Birmingham Office) 205-322-5327
  • Sergeant Scott Bartle: Alabama Bureau of Investigation (Birmingham Office) 205-322-5327
  • Lieutenant Clayton Barnes: Explosives Ordinance Disposal (Montgomery Office) 334-353-9136
  • Gained insights into ABI departments and their specific responsibilities.
  • The Amber Alert process.
  • Supported investigations of three attempted abductions in Clay County, contributing to case development.
  • Notified Law Enforcement agencies of possible sex offenders in their area
  • Reviewed and analyzed cold and closed case files to identify potential leads and insights.
  • Assisted in the investigation of an extortion case (Call ).
  • Attended a Computer Forensic Class (EnCase ).
  • Evidence disposal (Drugs, Explosives, etc.).

Ride-Along

City of Birmingham Police Department, East Precinct | 01.2007undefined
  • Officer Steve Head
  • Experienced in what a patrol officer deals with on a day-to-day basis.
  • The Arresting and Transportation Processes
  • Recording Accurate Incident Information
  • Controlling Traffic Violations
  • Suspect / Witness Interviewing Techniques

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice, Computing Technologies & Applications, Sociology

University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | 01-2009
  • Relevant Coursework: Intro Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Private Security, Juvenile Delinquency, Law Enforcement Organization & Management, Survey of Criminology Theories, History Crime and Treatment, Criminal Investigation, Microcomputer Applications, Intro to Information Highways, Database Systems
  • GPA: 3.413

Bachelor of Science

Moody High School | Moody, AL | 01-2005

Skills

Payroll Software: ADP
Business Software: Sage 300CRE
Sage Paperless Construction and Procore Construction
Application Software: Microsoft 365 applications
Tungsten Power PDF(Kofax)
Microsoft Teams & Zoom Workplace
Email Software: Outlook
Gmail and iCloud
Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows Versions 7-11
Android and Apple iOS

Section name

Additional References Available Upon Request

HONORS

Alpha Phi Sigma - The National Criminal Justice Honor Society, 2007-Present, Sigma Alpha Lambda - National Leadership and Honors Organization, 2008

Timeline

Corporate Secretary/HR/Payroll Specialist

P&M Mechanical, Inc
01.2023 - CurrentRead More

Accounting Assistant/Payroll Administrator/Assistant Safety Coordinator

P&M Mechanical, Inc.
01.2012 - 01.2023Read More

Project Assistant

P&M Mechanical, Inc.
09.2010 - 05.2012Read More

Cashier, Asset Protection

Academy Sports & Outdoors
11.2009 - 09.2010Read More

Internship

Alabama Bureau of Investigation
06.2008 - 07.2008Read More

Ride-Along

City of Birmingham Police Department, East Precinct
01.2007 Read More

University of Alabama

Bachelor of Arts from Criminal Justice, Computing Technologies & Applications, Sociology
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Moody High School

Bachelor of Science
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Mary Katherine Morton