Melissa Dreadon
Hendersonville,TN
Summary
Experienced payroll specialist with 30 years of experience. Expertise includes but not limited to: Multi-state along with Canada, California and Puerto Rico. Applying Deductions, Taxes, W-2, ACh, Pay Cards, General Ledger, Journal Entries, Garnishments and Child Supports. Other skills include training, new system implementation, leadership, and customer and employee relations.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Payroll Specialist
ABC Technologies
Gallatin, TN
03.2024 - 07.2025
- Administered payroll through ADP software for prompt employee compensation.
- Processed payroll for 250 employees
- Entered all terminations and PTO pay outs
- Ran off cycle payrolls
- Uploaded all new 401K and 401K loans each week
- Processed all retro and bonuses.
- I answered all payroll questions for employees.
Payroll Specialist
Gateway Services, Inc
Cranston, Rhode Island
09.2023 - 02.2024
- Processed payroll for 17 states from start to finish
- Entered all terminations along with PTO pay outs
- Entered all new hires
- Uploaded payroll changes
- Processed short term disability
- Ran off cycle payrolls
- Processed end of year bonuses and vacation pay outs
- Processed returned direct deposits
- Uploaded garnishments and child supports to ADP Smart Compliance
Sr Payroll Administrator
Diversicare Management
Brentwood, TN
07.2017 - 01.2023
- Process payroll for 77 facilities
- Entered all payroll changes
- Processed all garnishments and child supports
- Processed weekly, monthly and year end taxes
- Processed 401K pay outs and setting up plans
- Taxes for Quarter end and Year end
- Overseed the accuracy and timeliness of process for 77 facialites located in multiple states
- Act in backup capacity to the Payroll Director
- Trained staff and center-level employees on all aspects of UKG and PeopleNet.
- Assist legal and worker's compensation department with reporting
- Responsible for hiring, terminations and changes to employee records in UKG
- Worked with unions
- Worked with internal benefits department on items that impacted payroll
Payroll Specialist
Genesco
Nashville, TN
07.2015 - 01.2017
- Lead on Johnston & Murphy and Canada retail payroll of approximately 15,000 employees in 50 states
- Calculated pay adjustments are based on how many managers were left off the payroll.
- Processed and maintained all incoming garnishments and child supports
- Provided customer service to all employees.
- Upload ACH returns from the bank and reissued to employees
Payroll Specialist
Dollar General Market
Goodlettsville, TN
01.2012 - 07.2015
- Responsible for processing payroll for multiple states for over 12,000 employees.
- Processed monthly payroll for 1,200 corporate employees.
- Processed with log sheets to upload payroll.
- Handled ACH returns and setting up pay cards
- Balanced payroll to journal entries for all payrolls
- Answer calls for over 12,000 stores
- Processed salary payroll
Payroll Specialist
Central Parkins Systems, Inc
Nashville, TN
02.2009 - 01.2012
- Responsible for processing for multi-state airport and other parking lots
- Approved time from Kronos from all the employees
- Entered all payroll maintenance
- Process unclaimed checks
- Uploaded ACH files to the bank
Education
High School Diploma -
Hendersonville High School
Hendersonville, TN06-1986
Skills
- Payroll administration
- ADP software (Workforce and Enterprise)
- Multi-state payroll
- Garnishment processing
- 401K management
- Compliance regulation
- Proficient with Microsoft Office
- UltiPro (UKG)
- Kronos
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Payroll Specialist
ABC Technologies
03.2024 - 07.2025
Payroll Specialist
Gateway Services, Inc
09.2023 - 02.2024
Sr Payroll Administrator
Diversicare Management
07.2017 - 01.2023
Payroll Specialist
Genesco
07.2015 - 01.2017
Payroll Specialist
Dollar General Market
01.2012 - 07.2015
Payroll Specialist
Central Parkins Systems, Inc
02.2009 - 01.2012
High School Diploma -
Hendersonville High School
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