Sherry Hendrix
Chicago
Summary
Dynamic Payroll Administrator with extensive experience at HUB INTERNATIONAL, excelling in multi-state payroll processing and benefits administration. Known for meticulous attention to detail and problem-solving skills, I successfully managed payroll for 2000 employees, ensuring accuracy and compliance with federal and state regulations while fostering strong employee relations.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Payroll Administrator
HUB INTERNATIONAL
Oak Brook
01.2023 - 04.2025
- Completed a payroll of 2000 employees Bi-weekly.
- Verification of new employees’ compensation and benefit information into the HRIS system.
- Monitor employee timesheets for the correct entry of worked and benefit hours for bi-weekly and semi-monthly payrolls for hourly, salaried, and union employees.
- Manual input and audit of payroll results when required.
- Audit FMLA absences provided by the Benefits Leave team.
- Review retroactive pay results calculated within the system.
- Balance payroll input entries and commission/bonus uploads to payroll results.
- Issue, track and reconcile On-Demand/off-cycle payments and pay reversals where required.
- Assist employees and supervisors in using the timekeeping system.
- Assist business partners with payroll inquiries and submissions.
Benefits and Payroll Specialist
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS
Rosemont
01.2015 - 01.2023
- Maintained all system files for HR and payroll for a staff of 500.
- Verification of new employees’ compensation and benefit information into the HRIS system.
- Monitor employee timesheets for correct pay codes and hours.
- Maintained all pay codes in the Time and Attendance system.
- Processed all compensation changes, Tax changes, Benefit Deductions and Garnishments.
- Processed regular, supplemental and bonus Payrolls.
- Calculated final pay for terminated employees.
- Finalized payroll and prepared ACH file for bank.
- Entered payroll journal entries monthly.
- Verified and paid employee benefit billing statements, health, dental, life, etc.
- Ran all Monthly, Quarterly and Annual reports, standard and Ad-hoc as requested.
- Tracked activity and maintained records related to employee benefit programs (FMLA / STD).
- Functioned as liaison between management and employees.
- Trained supervisory staff on the use of reporting features in HRIS system.
- Gathered all audit information for annual filling.
- Verified W2 for accuracy.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - CPP Certified Payroll Professional
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
ChicagoSkills
- General ledger accounting
- Benefits administration
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Team collaboration
- Multi-state payroll
- Payroll processing
- Payroll software proficiency
- Processing garnishments
- Processing wage withholding orders
- PTO accrual
- Federal and state tax regulations
- Spreadsheet creation
- Timesheet verification
- Payroll administration
Certification
Human Resources Institute, Chicago, Illinois, CPP Certified, Payroll Professional
Timeline
Payroll Administrator
HUB INTERNATIONAL
01.2023 - 04.2025
Benefits and Payroll Specialist
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS
01.2015 - 01.2023
Some College (No Degree) - CPP Certified Payroll Professional
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY