Sandra Sutherland
Prosper,TX
Summary
Global Payroll Professional with 20+ years of experience optimizing payroll operations across Healthcare, Investment, and BPO sectors. Proven expertise in managing end-to-end payroll for 500+ employee organizations, achieving 98% error reduction and $100K+ annual cost savings through process optimization. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, implementing payroll systems, and ensuring multi-jurisdictional compliance. Specialized in global payroll processing, system implementations, and team leadership with a focus on stakeholder satisfaction.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Payroll and Comp Accounting Associate
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS
01.2021 - Current
- Implementation of U.S
- Payrolls for 11 company codes in different states and benefits with ADP and implementation of international payrolls (Canada, Luxembourg, UK, Hong Kong and shadow payroll in Switzerland) and benefits with Celergo and Darwin/Thompson in the UK
- Processed U.S
- Biweekly payrolls and adjustments in ADP
- Approved and assist in processing Partner Drawings and International payrolls
- Approved and assist in payroll comp accounting entries and reconciliations
- Adhere to all state, local, and federal payroll tax compliance
- Resolved and explained all payroll related questions and issues internally and externally
- Assist in audits and other projects
Senior Manager Accounting Operations
EUROPEAN WAX CENTER
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Manage and review the day-to-day operations of accounts payable which includes processing all payments that hits all our bank accounts and accounting for all invoices and expense reports, vendor master files and annual tax compliance reporting
- Oversee the day-to-day operations, and maintenance of payroll for employees in 17 states for 7 companies (down from 27 – the other stores were sold over the past 2.5 years)
- Supervise the entries for all employee records and responses to possible tax notices for completeness and accuracy
- Maintained all state, local, and federal payroll tax registrations
- Supervise the collections of all billings over 15M per month mainly from Franchisees Fees, Royalties and product sales
- Responsible for reconciliation of monthly tax invoices recorded in the accounting system to the 3rd-party sales tax system (AvaTax) and 3rd party logistics
- Provides sales tax data and explanation to the auditors for the Sales and Use Tax State Audits
- Collaborate with the supply chain and marketing team to review inventory, product revenue and gross margins by SKU and prepare rate/volume variance analysis/explanation
- Support audit-related requests surrounding internal control processes and financial statement activity/related balances as well as analyze and provide monthly written explanations between actual and budgeted compensation expense
- Manage workers’ compensation audits and solicits input from Talent Management team (as necessary) and responded to auditor inquiries as well as evaluate findings
- Assist in NetSuite ERP system implementation in the first half of 2020 while working remotely for the final 3 months of project
- Collaborated with technology and operational teams on design, testing and deployment of Zenoti point-of sale system, which was launched in Q3 2020
- Integrated weekly franchisee royalty invoicing from Zenoti to NetSuite, providing for rapid scaling
- Main contributor in the implementation of ADP Workforce Now software (Human Resource and Payroll Processing system)
- One of the main contributors in the implementation of the 401K system, a Designed planned and coordinated 360-degree automation between trustee and payroll systems
- Direct responsibility for a staff of 5 people covering all operational accounting, including billing, and accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, payroll administration and some tax compliance
- Also Supervises contract workers for different projects and the day-to-day operations
Payroll and Senior Accountant
COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS SERVICES
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Managed and processed biweekly payroll and adjustments in ADP for 10 different company codes
- Prepared payroll reports and analysis for management, accounting, human resource and government agencies
- Performed monthly payroll-related accounting functions, including journal entries, GL and accruals
- Help to implement ADP Work Force Now GL interface
- Updated cash management reporting, cash projections and write checks in Accounting Manager absent
Payroll and Senior Accountant
ONSTREAM MEDIA
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Maintained and process cash application, credit card, and aging reports in Great Plains (GP)
- Prepared checks, code accounts and enter vendor invoices
- Prepared monthly accounts receivable closing journals, prepayments and account reconciliations
- Researched and resolved accounts receivable issues with customers and customer credit inquiries
Senior Payroll Administrator/ AP & AR Specialist
INTERACTIVE RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES
01.2008 - 01.2013
- Managed the payroll and work hours audit for over 3,000 employees in three different states in ADP
- Managed all billing and processing of client’s deposits
- Ensured that checks were printed and verified as well as managed the process and coding of accounts payables and credit card purchases in QuickBooks
Reconciliation Specialist (Vedior Contractor)
MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL, NORTH AMERICA
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Managed and reconciled all accounts for distributors, resellers, end users and partners in the Caribbean and Latin America
- Managed the processing and conversion of all foreign tax charges, credit cards and Cash application in SAP
- Assist team lead with accounts analysis and unresolved issues by collectors at clients ‘request as well as visit locations along with Microsoft executives and team lead to explain reconciliation differences
Accounting Specialist
MAGAZINE SERVICES OF AMERICA
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Recorded all vendor invoices into accounts receivables in QuickBooks accounting software as well as prepared & distributed vendors payment request (Checks, credit cards, wires, etc.)
- Prepared monthly accounts receivable closing journals, prepayments and account reconciliations as well as maintained and processed cash application, credit card, and aging reports in QuickBooks
- Assisted the Vice President of Finance with special projects, audits and accounts analysis
Admin Manager and Staff Accountant
JORDE MOTORS
01.2003 - 01.2007
- Supervised Finance and Human Resources staff
- General accounting functions which include receivables, payables, cash management and billing
- Process payroll and file all payroll tax liabilities
- Prepared financial statement in QuickBooks and analyze monthly financial statements for variances
- Prepare and record month-end closing journal entries and bank reconciliation
Education
Master’s - Taxation
FLORIA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
FLORIA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Certified Accounting Technician -
ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT
Chartered Certified Accountant - Level II
ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT
Skills
- Multi-state Payroll Management
- International Payroll Processing
- Operational Accounting & Management Reporting
- Local and International Payroll Implementation
- Process Improvement/Reengineering
- Manage Accounts Payable and Receivables
- Sales Tax Processing and Auditing
- Inventory Management
- Financial System Implementations
- Oversees all Billing processes
- Financial Statement Audits
- Payroll Tax compliance
- Payroll documentation
- Payroll software proficiency
- ADP
- Tax expertise
- Payroll reviews
- Multi-state payroll
- Financial reports
- Daily payroll activities
- Payroll administration experience
Certificationsandeducation
- FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, Master’s in Taxation (MTX), Bachelor of Business Administration; Accounting (BA)
- ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT, Certified Accounting Technician (CAT), Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) (Level II)
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Certification
- Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)
Affiliations
- Volunteer Income Tax Assistant @ Hands Across Broward
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Payroll and Comp Accounting Associate
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS
01.2021 - Current
Senior Manager Accounting Operations
EUROPEAN WAX CENTER
01.2020 - 01.2021
Payroll and Senior Accountant
COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS SERVICES
01.2013 - 01.2015
Payroll and Senior Accountant
ONSTREAM MEDIA
01.2013 - 01.2015
Senior Payroll Administrator/ AP & AR Specialist
INTERACTIVE RESPONSE TECHNOLOGIES
01.2008 - 01.2013
Reconciliation Specialist (Vedior Contractor)
MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL, NORTH AMERICA
01.2007 - 01.2008
Accounting Specialist
MAGAZINE SERVICES OF AMERICA
01.2006 - 01.2007
Admin Manager and Staff Accountant
JORDE MOTORS
01.2003 - 01.2007
- Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)
Master’s - Taxation
FLORIA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
FLORIA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Certified Accounting Technician -
ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT
Chartered Certified Accountant - Level II
ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANT
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