Shirlean Cullom
Payroll Specialist
San Diego,CA
Summary
Payroll Specialist with experience handling multi-state payroll, garnishments, retroactive pay changes, and manual checks. Reviews time data, resolves 11–25 garnishment orders per month, and keeps payroll records aligned with tax and benefit requirements. Uses Excel and payroll platforms to prepare imports, reconcile totals, and support accurate pay cycles.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Payroll Assistant
American Fence
02.2025 - 07.2026
- Reviewed and processed certified payrolls to ensure compliance and accuracy. Assisting with the timely and accurate processing of weekly and bi-weekly payroll through a contracted payroll service. Delivered exceptional customer service to employees, addressing payroll inquiries and concerns. Preparation of weekly and biweekly entries, payroll reconciliations, and maintenance of files. Monitors closely to ensure that labor laws, company policies and procedures are followed throughout the agency.
Payroll Analyst (Contracted though Saicon Consulting)
Oracle Systems, Inc
11.2024 - 01.2025
- Served as a liaison to employees and third-party payroll vendors to ensure payroll processing accurately reflects company specific pay policies. Audited employees pay records and reconciled totals by departmental cost center, location, etc. Participated in payroll system upgrades and implementations. Worked directly with employees to resolve outstanding payroll inquiries. Ensured FLSA status is correct in the system per employee. Interpreted pay policies, e.g., vacation, LOA, disability, workers compensation, governmental regulations, withholding exemptions, etc. and ensured amounts/deductions are calculated and applied to various accounts correctly. Ensured company compliance with federal and state payroll standards. In house payroll authority, staying current with changes in the law. Assisted with audits such as internal, state, federal, etc. for correctly classifying and paying employees. Prepared tax reports and related documentation. Documented payroll processes and procedures.
Payroll Clerk/Fiscal Support
BJ Jordan dba Beanstalk
03.2024 - 10.2024
- Review and process timesheets daily. Responsible for the timely and accurate processing of semi-monthly payroll through a contracted payroll service. Provide stellar customer service to employees. Preparation of semi-monthly entries, payroll reconciliations, and maintenance of files. Monitors closely to ensure that labor laws, company policies and procedures are followed throughout the agency.
Payroll Coordinator
Special Olympics Northern CA
10.2022 - 03.2024
- Send reminders to staff and managers to ensure all timesheets and leave requests are approved in a timely manner. Prepares and processes semi-monthly payroll via an online platform (Rippling HRIS). Customer service for 65+ employees regarding payroll questions and inquiries; resolves payroll discrepancies by gathering and analyzing information. Performs regular audits of the payroll system and associated transactions (403b retirement contribution match/loans, benefits deductions, employer memo amounts, etc.). Assists with the set-up and maintenance of onboarding and offboarding employees as it relates to payroll and benefits. Reconciles monthly benefits statements and related transactions. Participates in the processing and distribution of out-of-cycle payroll checks as directed. Maintains strict confidentiality and protects payroll operations by keeping all information confidential. Assists Finance team with leave balance reconciliations.
Human Resources
Meadow Club
01.2022 - 08.2022
- Background checks for applicants. New Hire Orientations. Enter new hires and terminations into ADP system. Updating employee information in system. Entering billing online for insurance, 401K, etc. Placing ads for open positions on Indeed. Wage garnishments. Reconciling each payroll.
Accounting Technician
Solano County H&SS
05.2021 - 11.2021
- Assist employees with timecard entries. Prior pay period adjustments. New Hire Orientations. Enter ePARS into PeopleSoft system. Updating employee information in system. Entering new hires, terminations, promotions, etc. to HR for review and submission.
Payroll Accountant
Omaha Housing Authority
05.2019 - 04.2021
- Manage the receipt of time sheets/logs. Communicate with Directors and Managers to ensure all timesheets are submitted. Process employee overtime entry, stipends, and mileage reimbursement into the payroll system. Create batches and export/import data via payroll system into excel spreadsheets. Resolve issues such as employee deduction changes, union dues changes, rate changes, and any other employee payroll issues as necessary. Process manual checks. Garnishments and child support orders. Retroactive rate changes. Payroll deductions reconciling and posting to GL. Processing journal entries after payroll processing. Transmitting payments to retirement agency for 414/457 deductions and loans. Payroll funding requests. Transmitting payment requests for all medical, dental, vision and life insurance deductions. Assisting with conversion from ADP to Paycor payroll system. Used Excel pivot tables and V-Lookup for billings.
Senior Payroll Administrator
NTT Security
06.2018 - 05.2019
- Performed all activities necessary to prepare payroll. Processed employment verification, address changes, status changes and personal information. Administered all benefit enrollments, changes and terminations into payroll and carrier systems. Calculated changes to payroll, check requests, benefits, etc. Tracked time off benefits including vacation, sick, holiday and bereavement. Assisted in coordination of activities related to payroll processes and procedures. Provided support to employees’ payroll and tax questions. Assisted with the conversion from one HRIS to a new HRIS.
Payroll Specialist
Scientific Games
03.2016 - 06.2018
- Collect time data and payroll information. Ensure categorization of payroll hours (OT, ST, On Call, Call Back and shift differential). Ensure that the hours entered are accurate. Process and monitor garnishment orders. Collect banking information for direct deposit setup and initiate deposits on paydays. Familiarizing myself and keeping current with the taxation of salaries, benefits and other factors. Generate paychecks for all workers on payroll assignments. Load import files received from HR. Issue stop payments and reissues when necessary. Issue manual checks as needed. Multistate payroll for 4600+ employees.
Union Payroll Specialist
GES (Global Exposition Services)
09.2013 - 06.2015
- Obtain and confirm union workers’ payroll hours. Ensure categorization of payroll hours (OT, ST, On Call, Call Back and shift differential). Generate paychecks for all workers on payroll assignments. Issue stop payments and reissues when necessary. Multi-state payroll for 500+ employees.
BPS Customer Services Specialist II
Wells Fargo BPS (Business Payroll Services)
02.2008 - 08.2013
- Daily responsibilities include interacting with clients via fax and telephone to obtain payroll data including salary adjustment, special payments, employee deduction and payroll scheduling. Respond to client questions relating to payroll, tax matters, and system issues. Other responsibilities include data entry, corresponding with EDD and the IRS, and researching and resolving a wide variety of payroll clients’ requests, inquiries, complaints, and escalations.
Education
A.A.S. - Accounting
Heald Business College
Concord, CA01.1995
Skills
Payroll
Certified payroll
Payroll reconciliation
Timecard review
Payroll adjustments
Customer Service
Human Resources
Excel
Payroll compliance
Benefits administration
Year-end payroll processing
Quarterly tax filings
W-2 processing
W-4 administration
ACA reporting
Payroll audit support
Garnishment administration
Sick leave compliance
Timeline
Payroll Assistant
American Fence
02.2025 - 07.2026
Payroll Analyst (Contracted though Saicon Consulting)
Oracle Systems, Inc
11.2024 - 01.2025
Payroll Clerk/Fiscal Support
BJ Jordan dba Beanstalk
03.2024 - 10.2024
Payroll Coordinator
Special Olympics Northern CA
10.2022 - 03.2024
Human Resources
Meadow Club
01.2022 - 08.2022
Accounting Technician
Solano County H&SS
05.2021 - 11.2021
Payroll Accountant
Omaha Housing Authority
05.2019 - 04.2021
Senior Payroll Administrator
NTT Security
06.2018 - 05.2019
Payroll Specialist
Scientific Games
03.2016 - 06.2018
Union Payroll Specialist
GES (Global Exposition Services)
09.2013 - 06.2015
BPS Customer Services Specialist II
Wells Fargo BPS (Business Payroll Services)
02.2008 - 08.2013
A.A.S. - Accounting
Heald Business College