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Meryl Primak

Woburn,MA

Summary

Experienced Payroll Specialist looking to use my vast knowledge to help with any payroll processes that may need attention.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Payroll Representative

Atrius Health
Newton, MA
06.2021 - Current
  • am in charge of overseeing payroll for specific locations
  • answering inquiries from employees and managers involving incorrect hours being reported as well as understanding their paychecks via email or phone.
  • one of the 2 reps that processes the bi-weekly payroll from bringing the hours in from the Kronos time keeping system into the Oracle payroll software.
  • Processes and sends ACH bank files for each payroll, as well as tax files.
  • runs and verify cost accounting reports after payroll is run to make sure payroll is in balance . This includes processing the general ledger report and sending fixes for accounts that error out when it is run from another system. .
  • main contact for the 409A non qualfied deferred compensation monthly payroll. This involves receiving information from Fidelity and processing payments for the participants listed. Also working with other departments if there are issues. Seetting up any new participants tax and direct deposit information. Answering any questions or concerns these payees may have, including dealing, on occasion, with their financial advisors.
  • Rup Testing which involves testing different functions of the payroll system after tax related updates . This means running test checks to verify the tax info is calculating correctly.
  • Creating via Excel 2 monthly reports; one for MBTA employee deductions and Employer payment. The other report is for the parking deduction. This information is found from another report from our KBace system.
  • Various clerical duties, as needed.

Payroll Specialist

Eagle Payroll
Tewksbury, MA
12.2020 - 03.2021
  • Entered hours and changes for various payroll clients
  • Went through a day to day list of customers to see if they had given their payroll information. If not, I either called or emailed them with a reminder, and was responsible for end-of-day results regarding clients who did not process.
  • Processed and packaged all checks and reports for all clients that I processed payroll for.
  • Relieved receptionist when on break or out . This involved greeting customers.
  • Helped with getting W2s ready for mailing.
  • Other tasks as needed.

Payroll Specialist

Accountemps
Burlington, MA
01.2019 - 12.2020
  • Responds to employee inquiries regarding payroll and timekeeping via email or phone calls.
  • Process new hires, rehires , direct deposits, and tax withholdings.
  • Help with managing payroll and time and attendance systems.
  • Processed changes in status for employees which involved changing their employee type (full time, part time, or part time on call).
  • This consisted of checking their voluntary deductions and making adjustments as needed., changing their Leave Plans based on hours, and recalculating their holiday and PTO balances based on their new accrual rates if applicable.
  • Other clerical duties as assigned.
  • Worked with PeopleSoft payroll system and transitioned to WorkDay Cloud Human Capital Management.

Payroll Specialist

Lionbridge Technologies
Waltham, MA
05.2017 - 01.2018
  • Helps manage payroll and time and attendance systems using Ultimate software and SAP.
  • Manage workflow to ensure all payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely.
  • Processing additional checks that need to be issued prior to the next payroll run for terminations, late unapproved time, bonuses, and commissions.
  • Run unapproved time reports prior to each bi-weekly processing and letting each manager know via email that they need to approve employees time if still showing unapproved.
  • Verify that all data entry is entered accurately by our employee set-up team ;including new hires, direct deposits, address changes, and any other payroll maintenance.
  • In charge of organizing bi-weekly payroll journal which has all emailed employee changes used for auditing purposes.
  • Responding to emails in regard to employee questions on hours paid, direct deposit , taxes , and employee set-up from either the employees themselves or their managers.

Payroll Service Representative

Harpers Payroll Services Inc
Worcester, MA
12.2003 - 03.2017
  • Manage a client base of 400 distinct companies, including numerous large and small corporations as well as municipalities throughout New England.
  • Handle direct customer inquiries via telephone and e-mail correspondence , engage in troubleshooting, and provide solutions in a timely manner.
  • Perform in-person and digital, via remote computer access, training for new and existing customers on the various payroll software that we use.
  • Execute data entry to make sure that all deadline and targets are met consistently.

Payroll Coordinator

Advantage Payroll
Manchester/Londonderry, NH
06.1989 - 06.2003
  • entered payroll for many diverse clients via phone calls or fax. Verifed check totals and hours totals as well as changes before closing the payroll out to process.
  • answered questions for clients in regard to payroll set up issues as well entering employee information such as demographic information, taxes , and direct deposit
  • sent groups of completed payrolls on a file that was transferred via modem to the headquarters in Auburn, Ma .
  • recieved batch files back from home office and verified numbers of checks by not only counting but also verifying the check register. Made sure before packing and sending out the payrolls that the information was correction. If there were issues found that needed to be resolved, we would have to set up another payroll process to fix the issue before releasing the payroll for delivery.
  • Main person to answer the phone with any inquiries from clients.
  • Various clerical tasks as needed.
  • .Was hired by second franchise owner to be part of the new business that he acquired.

Education

BBA - Business Mgmt,Psychology

University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Amherst, MA

Skills

  • Analytical skills
  • Independent worker
  • Team Player
  • Data entry
  • Researching issues and resolution
  • Millennium Software
  • SAP time system
  • TRS time keeping system
  • Call center experience
  • Analytical skills
  • Independent worker
  • Data entry
  • Researching issues and resolution
  • Millennium Software
  • SAP time system
  • TRS time keeping system
  • Call center experience
  • ACA, Window
  • Accrual, Millennium
  • Analytical skills, Next
  • Auditing, Organizing
  • Bi, Payroll
  • C, PeopleSoft
  • Call center, Reporting
  • Clerical, Researching
  • Clients, SAP
  • Client, Taxes
  • Customer service, Tax
  • Skills, Team Player
  • Data entry, Telephone
  • Email, Phone
  • E-mail, Troubleshooting
  • Fax, Type
  • Features, Workflow
  • Human resources
  • Managing
  • Access
  • Money

Timeline

Payroll Representative

Atrius Health
06.2021 - Current

Payroll Specialist

Eagle Payroll
12.2020 - 03.2021

Payroll Specialist

Accountemps
01.2019 - 12.2020

Payroll Specialist

Lionbridge Technologies
05.2017 - 01.2018

Payroll Service Representative

Harpers Payroll Services Inc
12.2003 - 03.2017

Payroll Coordinator

Advantage Payroll
06.1989 - 06.2003

BBA - Business Mgmt,Psychology

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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