Michelle Thomas

Human Resources Leader with more than 18 years' experience in management and leadership roles in Corporate America environments. A highly skilled HR Professional with expertise in domestic and international payroll end to end payroll process and management, payroll law and policy, total rewards, benefits administration, project management, process documentation, process improvement, garnishment management, payroll reconciliation, payroll tax, W-2 management, H&W 5500, ACA/1095 administration, PCORI, 401k administration, 401k 5500 audit, 401k non-discrimination audit, FSA non-discrimination audit, benefit plan design, SPD, organizational movement, merit analysis and wage step increase administration, annual merit planning and execution, bonus calculation, compensation analysis, job description creation and analysis and HRIS. Proven ability to manage teams in a supervisory leadership role to implement continuous improvement initiatives that meet organizational goals. Builds strategic partnerships with stakeholders, vendors and collaborates cross functionally to align business priorities. Expert level in SAP, Kronos, Power BI, Peoplesoft, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Teams, and PowerPoint) Visio, Abode, Winshuttle and DocuSign.

• Reduced 4 hours processing time for inpatriate and expatriate payroll by implementing data mapping templates to upload into SAP using Winshuttle automation.
• 50,000 in STD/Workers Comp overpayments were recovered from Associates through bi-weekly payroll arrears audits during a 2-month period.
• Converted off cycle payroll to 100% direct deposit, reducing processing time by 2 hours.
• Instrumental team member and recipient of the American Payroll Association 2016 Prism Award for Payroll Best Practices.
• Through meticulous detail and audits, I discovered and corrected historical mismatch contribution issue that resulted in implementing monthly processes and system improvements.

• American Payroll Association, National Chapter, Member
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Member

CPP- Certified Payroll Professional