Nicole Simpson
Spring City,PA
Summary
Accurate, dependable, and adaptable professional with a background in all areas related to Human Resources. Expertise in the entire payroll process, successfully managing multiple country payrolls. Seeking an exciting new position that will allow long term contribution to a company. Results-driven payroll professional, experienced in financial statement review, auditing and reporting. Well-versed in producing reports, evaluating department operations and handling month- and year-end closings. Meticulous, conscientious and methodical in approach. Results-driven HR Professional experienced in financial statement review, auditing and reporting. Well-versed in producing reports, evaluating department operations and handling month- and year-end closings. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Payroll Services
ShiftMed
12.2022 - Current
- Leads a successful team that is responsible for production of weekly, semi-monthly, and daily payroll
- As well as garnishments, unemployment, taxes, and benefits
- Created and presents on monthly HR lunch and learn that keeps managers and employees up to date on current and new policies, system updates and changes. As well as how to navigate and work different HRIS platforms
- Creates short-term and long-term strategies to improve payroll process operation
- Keeps current with everchanging payroll laws and regulations and develops implementation plans for required changes to operations
- Partners with legal team to ensure compliance when laws change or going live in new states
- Implemented structured annual review process and generated increase recommendations that aligned with budget requirements
- Tracks, manages, and pays quarterly bonuses at an established funding level
- Managed and implemented a successful new payroll and HRIS system
- Collaborated with brokers to create and provide new benefit plan for healthcare workers
- Identifies risk of payroll “leaks” when new business decisions created and brainstorm solutions with team members
Payroll and Benefits Manager
ShiftMed
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Oversees a team responsible for two US payrolls, including four hundred and thirty-two thousand employees
- Revamped payroll process and procedures to align with pay periods and pay dates
- Set up automated file feeds between payroll providers and vendors
- Worked with payroll provider to create system workflow between different department allowing for an automatic system
- Attends new hire orientation to present important payroll and benefit information
- Worked with benefit broker to create benefit packages
- Liable for handling 401K, Health Benefits, and LOA for all employees
- Auditing current records for accuracy in tax requirements, address, SSN and DOB
- Worked with internal IT teams to update any records that had missing information
- Monitors and registers SIT and SUI taxes in new states
- Trains mangers, and employees in HRIS platform
Payroll Administrator
ExecuPharm
04.2019 - 06.2022
- Solely owns coordinating and managing semi-monthly US payroll for over 1,500 employees
- Managed and processed international payrolls for Portugal, Canada, Mexico, and UK using various vendors for payroll processing
- Streamlined payroll process by using automatic file feeds from time management systems, and vendors to ADP Workforce Now
- Maintained current employee records to ensure taxes and personal information are accurate
- Researched laws and regulations regarding payroll taxes and payroll withholding procedures in different states and jurisdictions
- Approved timesheets, calculate pay and request funding for 1099 contractors
- Worked directly with Benefits Administrator to unsure LOA, benefits and 401K contributions are accurately deducted
- Worked with compensation team to provide accurate increases based on country laws and regulations.
Human Resource Specialist
ExecuPharm
11.2015 - 04.2019
- Worked closely with recruiting team during onboarding process
- Gathered and analyzed new hire paperwork
- Including W4, background checks, direct deposits, and contracts
- Verified employees I-9’s using E-Verify
- Tracked and calculated employees paid time off
- Tracked departing employees and sent separation and equipment return information
- Assisted with contract proposals.
Office Manager
Design Group of Philadelphia
06.2012 - 10.2015
- Attended client meetings and gave presentations
- Managed summer intern program
- Reviewed timesheets and submitted payroll
- Deposited all client check s into proper bank accounts
- Created budgets for projects
- Tracked and managed orders.
Education
Bachelor of Science -
The Art Institute of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PASkills
- Timekeeping Systems
- Employee Relations
- Audit preparation
- Payroll Management
- Payroll Auditing
- Customer Service
- Attention to Detail
- Compensation analysis
Strengths Technical Skills
- Payroll Processing
- Expense Reimbursement
- Attend Client Meetings
- Create Annual Reports
- Team Collaboration
- Managing Databases
- Payroll Auditing
- Onboarding
- Problem Solving
- ADP Workforce Now
- UKG
- Paycom
Timeline
Director of Payroll Services
ShiftMed
12.2022 - Current
Payroll and Benefits Manager
ShiftMed
06.2022 - 12.2022
Payroll Administrator
ExecuPharm
04.2019 - 06.2022
Human Resource Specialist
ExecuPharm
11.2015 - 04.2019
Office Manager
Design Group of Philadelphia
06.2012 - 10.2015
Bachelor of Science -
The Art Institute of Philadelphia
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