Shavon Brown
Harper Woods
Summary
Results-driven Payroll Specialist with extensive experience in payroll processing and benefits administration. Adept at maintaining compliance and data integrity, ready to support organizational goals through meticulous financial oversight.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Internal Auditor
Rollings Funeral Services
Garden City
10.2025 - Current
- Conducted internal audits to assess compliance with company policies.
- Prepared audit documentation and reports for management review, ensuring clarity and compliance.
- Reviewed financial records to identify discrepancies and recommend actionable improvements.
- Collaborated with State Departments to gather data for audit evaluations.
- Summarized audit findings and recommendations in detailed reports for management review.
- Participated in training sessions to enhance knowledge of auditing standards and practices.
Payroll & Benefits Specialist
Comau LLC.
Southfield
02.2024 - 08.2025
- Process payroll for 300+employees
- Maintain employee master file data in ADP Enterprise and SAP HR Employees
- Review time and attendance data to adhere to Comau compensation and benefits policies.
- Set up pay cycles, import/enter pay data, and transmit ADP for processing.
- Work with administrators to resolve time and attendance or other payroll issues.
- Balance pay batches to source documentation.
- Prepared funding requests for payroll, taxes, union dues, 401K, and other payroll-related liabilities to ensure timely and accurate disbursements.
- Respond to all employee inquiries regarding payroll issues or concerns.
- Process child supports, liens, garnishments, or other court ordered payroll events.
- Participated in policy and process discussions with HR and other departments to align payroll practices with organizational goals.
- Prepare and distribute standard and custom reports using SAP, ADP, and excel.
- Conducted periodic audits to verify data consistency across multiple systems, enhancing data integrity.
- Educated staff on electronic protected health information (ePHI) standards to ensure compliance.
Human Resources Generalist
All State Fastener
Roseville
05.2021 - 02.2024
- Streamlined employee onboarding and orientation processes to improve new hire integration.
- Process Multi-State Payroll for 200+employees.
- Facilitated training sessions to enhance employee skills and knowledge.
- Administered benefits programs and answered employee inquiries on options.
- Maintained HRIS for accurate employee records and compliance reporting.
- Developed and maintained job descriptions, performance evaluation forms, employee handbooks, and other HR related documents.
- Worked on 401(k) administration, FMLA and workers' compensation claims and benefits.
- Coordinated employee benefits programs, including health insurance, 401(k) plans, and leave policies to ensure compliance and employee satisfaction.
Payroll Specialist
Art Van Furniture
Warren
05.2016 - 03.2020
- Processed payroll for 800+ employees
- Processed multi state payroll
- Calculated and distributed commissions for all sales employees based on sales performance.
- Compiled accounts reports, statements, and summaries in covering monthly, quarterly, and yearly payroll taxes and related information.
- Processed Unemployment insurance claims, and Employment verifications.
- Processed all FMLA, short-term and long-term disabilities.
Payroll Clerk
City of Detroit-Police Department
Detroit
08.2000 - 07.2015
- Process payroll for 900 employees' union and non-union employees
- Processed timesheets and calculated payments for hourly and salaried employees, ensuring accurate and timely compensation.
- Reviewed timecards for correct hours and deductions, maintaining compliance with payroll regulations.
- Ensure compliance with federal and state payroll regulations.
- Prepared payroll reports for management review, providing insights into payroll expenditures.
- Respond to employee inquiries regarding pay and benefits.
Education
High School Diploma -
Osborn High School
Detroit06-1999
Some College (No Degree) -
Wayne County Community College
Detroit, MISkills
- Internal auditing
- Compliance assessment
- Financial analysis
- Report preparation
- Data evaluation
- Accounting
- Payroll processing
- Payroll Tax
- Multistate payroll
- SAP
- ADP Payroll-US and Canada
- Oracle
- Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Success Factor
- DM Payroll
- AS40
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Team collaboration
- Effective communication
- Team collaboration
Timeline
Internal Auditor
Rollings Funeral Services
10.2025 - Current
Payroll & Benefits Specialist
Comau LLC.
02.2024 - 08.2025
Human Resources Generalist
All State Fastener
05.2021 - 02.2024
Payroll Specialist
Art Van Furniture
05.2016 - 03.2020
Payroll Clerk
City of Detroit-Police Department
08.2000 - 07.2015
High School Diploma -
Osborn High School
Some College (No Degree) -
Wayne County Community College