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Rhonda Stephenson

Smyrna,TN

Summary

Highly organized and self-motivated professional experienced in project management, team development and process improvement. Skilled in developing and implementing strategies to increase efficiency and performance. Passionate about driving business growth and creating positive work environment.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Director of Payroll

HelloFresh
04.2021 - 10.2022
  • Built payroll team of eight including Payroll Manager
  • Built process and procedures
  • Biweekly payroll for approximately 15,000 employees with majority being hourly
  • Manage payroll manager and staff of five using ADP and ADP SmartCompliance
  • Oversee organizational and administrative functions of payroll team
  • Setup internal controls
  • Ensure all payrolls are accurately and timely processed.
  • Led teams of up to 8 personnel, supervising daily performance as well as training and improvement plans
  • Prioritized tasks and allocated resources appropriately to keep teams focused and productive
  • Engaged analytical subject matter experts outside project teams to drive troubleshooting of critical process-related deviations and enhance process improvements

Payroll consultant

FosterThomas
01.2021 - 04.2021
  • Filling in as Sr
  • Payroll Manager over 10,000 employees-Offered full-time position with company
  • Resolved payroll discrepancies quickly and successfully
  • Provided customer service to employees regarding payroll inquiries and issues
  • Maintained strict confidentiality of all payroll information and records
  • Uploaded time records into computer system and made adjustments to create accurate database for payroll processing functions
  • Verified and submitted timekeeping information for accurate and efficient payroll processing
  • Performed calculations in overtime, vacation, and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database
  • Collaborated with human resources, adcounting and other departments to confirm payroll accuracy
  • Confirmed compliance with all applicable federal, state and local payroll laws and regulations
  • Researched payroll errors and processed payments for federal and state taxes, social security, Medicare and various employee deductions, annuity contributions, and retirement plan withholdings

Payroll Manager

Premier Parking Company
04.2019 - 08.2020
  • Management of processing biweekly payroll
  • Created reports for all managers and operations
  • Employee garnishments
  • Apply and setup State and Local payroll taxes/file
  • Work with accountant on Payroll GL
  • Uploaded time records into computer system and made adjustments to create accurate database for payroll processing functions
  • Responded to employee inquiries to provide assistance with payroll-related questions
  • Calculated deductions and processed payroll for employees
  • Performed calculations in overtime, vacation, and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database

Payroll Consultant

03.2016 - 04.2019
  • Clients include: Fast Pace Urgent Care-Payroll conversion from Mosaic to Paylocity
  • Trained a new payroll manager
  • Tractor Supply – Overpayment project
  • Komatsu – ADP GL project-Worked in Chattanooga, TN during the week
  • Carlisle Manufacturing – Upgraded ADP platform
  • Premier Parking-Filled in as a payroll manager and later went full time
  • JackRabbit Clothing-Trained new payroll manager
  • Medhost, Inc-Payroll Manager 2013 -2016
  • Processed payroll for 850 employees on a bi-weekly schedule
  • Resolved escalated issues from employees and vendors
  • Comprehensive knowledge of payroll tax and statutory environments including local, federal, and multistate jurisdiction laws

Payroll Manager

Patriot Medical-Sodexo Clinical
01.2005 - 01.2013
  • Responsible for all payroll and human resource functions for the company with a total of five hundred employees
  • Processed payroll for weekly non-exempt employees and salaried semi-monthly employees
  • Processed payroll tax payments for Federal and State agencies, including W2’s and W2C’s, year-end reporting, and labor reports.

Payroll Tax Analyst

Deloitte
01.1998 - 01.2005
  • Management of major Deloitte payroll accounts
  • Processed quarterly unemployment tax for tax authority locations within the US including Puerto Rico
  • Processed payroll for bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly taxes
  • Generated labor reports, including multiple worksite reports
  • Secured successor and predecessor tax rates for unemployment

Education

Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Management

LaCrosse University
05.2005

Studied accounting.

Nashville State Technical Institute
Nashville, TN

Skills

  • Payroll processing and management
  • Manage team of up to eight payroll processors
  • Strong Multi State Tax authorities
  • Excellent customer service skills & people skills
  • Benefits and Human Resources
  • Security internal controls and reporting
  • Financial processes and year end procedures
  • Results oriented, keen sense of urgency, initiative-taking, and diligence
  • Strong knowledge of payroll, timekeeping, US Labor Laws
  • Proficient in ADP

Affiliations

Member of American Payroll Association

Technology Summary

  • MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
  • ADP-Workforce, PayForce, Enterprise, Pay Expert, Vantage, ADP GL, eTime, Smart Compliance
  • ADP Reporting
  • WorkDay
  • MAS90
  • Great Plains
  • Exponent
  • Kronos
  • PayMaxx

Timeline

Associate Director of Payroll

HelloFresh
04.2021 - 10.2022

Payroll consultant

FosterThomas
01.2021 - 04.2021

Payroll Manager

Premier Parking Company
04.2019 - 08.2020

Payroll Consultant

03.2016 - 04.2019

Payroll Manager

Patriot Medical-Sodexo Clinical
01.2005 - 01.2013

Payroll Tax Analyst

Deloitte
01.1998 - 01.2005

Bachelor of Science - Human Resources Management

LaCrosse University

Studied accounting.

Nashville State Technical Institute

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