Sofia Hodge
Seattle,WA
Summary
Payroll professional with extensive experience in managing payroll operations and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Known for fostering team collaboration and delivering consistent results. Adept at navigating changing needs and providing reliable support in high-pressure environments. Skilled in system implementations and process optimization.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Payroll Consultant
Paytech
01.2023 - 04.2024
- Establish and maintain successful partner and client relationships, providing payroll advice and guidance on projects with varying complexity
- Perform full cycle payroll management ranging from 300 to 6000 employees, processing and associated tasks, support tax, compliance, and year-end project
- Identify process improvement opportunities through interviews, shadowing, and analysis
- Support the implementation of process improvements and integration of performance/process benchmarks and metrics
- Manage both internal and external audits of client information to ensure data integrity and regulatory compliance and resolve audit discrepancies
- Assess and update client processes and system utilization for regulatory compliance
Payroll Manager
Robert Half (Footprint)
07.2022 - 10.2022
- Plan, coordinate & process payroll for 600 EMEA global employees
- Implement, maintain, and review payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions
- Perform audits on new hires/terminations, direct deposit, benefit & garnishment setup
- Develop and maintain pay policies, payroll calendars & checklists
Payroll Account Manager
Paychex
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Act as a strategic consultant through active listening and proactively educate 30 clients about available Paychex products
- Build strong relationships with clients through proactive outreach efforts
- Advocate on behalf of client when working with external partners such as CPA's and third-party vendors to address client needs
- Develop an understanding of industry and location-based practices and policies that may impact client's business
- Resolved complex payroll issues by communicating directly with staff members, supervisors, managers and external agencies
Payroll/AP Specialist
Robert Half (Wargaming)
12.2021 - 01.2022
- Process bi-weekly payroll for 150 employees & Canadian payroll
- Entering in new hires & employee changes
- Configure cost center assignments and maintain employee profiles
- Process Fidelity & HSA payments
- Administer accounting duties such as posting monthly benefit invoices
Risk Specialist
Apex Systems (Amazon)
03.2020 - 12.2020
- Performed objective risk assessments for 3000 Delivery Service Providers within Time & Attendance compliance requirements
- Administer CAP's to non-compliant business partners
- Worked closely with business partners to provide guidance on remediation plan
- High level analytical problem solving
- Audited payroll data to align with the program policy, utilized payroll regulation knowledge in multi-state
- Provide weekly status updates to stakeholders on client list for potential breach of contract
Payroll & Benefits Adminstrator
Robert Half (Cascade Public Media)
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Processed semi-monthly payroll for 150 regular & union employees while adhering to union policies & regulations
- Maintain knowledge of current payroll laws and tax regulations
- Process Canada payroll and tax reporting
- Work closely with HR for new hires & employee changes
- Maintain time off accruals , 401k plan & discretionary fund including year-end audits
- Analyze & implement process improvements; Administer and customize ad-hoc reports
Payroll Account Manager
ASAP Accounting & Payroll Services
09.2016 - 08.2017
- Processed domestic multi-state payrolls for 450 clients for an outsourced payroll company
- Administered hourly, salary, commission, bonus, and out of cycle payrolls as needed
- Manage payroll schedule and timeliness with payroll processing for clients
- Managed earnings/deductions such as 401k, cafeteria plans, garnishments, and child support orders
- Timekeeping management and process Workers Comp audits
- Ensured compliance with tax law changes
- Provide backup support to the tax manager
Global Payroll Analyst
Expedia
07.2014 - 02.2015
- Responsible for accurately reporting and processing payrolls for 1500 global employees within EMEA region
- Work closely with outsourced vendors and business partners
- Interface with third party service providers
- Manage workflow to ensure payroll transactions are processed accurately and timely
- Process wire payments to employees and vendors
- Assist employees with inquiries, maintain payroll records & employee information
- Work with HR and 3rd party providers to gather data collection
- Adhere to SOX compliance regulations
Education
High School Diploma -
Inglemoor High School
Bachelor's Degree -
Ashford University
Skills
- Payroll Tax Filing
- Ceridian
- ADP Workforce Now
- ADP Mastertax
- ADP Smart Compliance
- UKG/Ultipro
- Paylocity
- Paycom
- Paychex
- Celergo
- Concur
- Salesforce
- SAP/Peoplesoft
- Netsuite
- Sage
- Yardi
Certification
- Fundamental Payroll Certification (FPC) - American Payroll Association.
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) - American Payroll Association.
Timeline
Senior Payroll Consultant
Paytech
01.2023 - 04.2024
Payroll Manager
Robert Half (Footprint)
07.2022 - 10.2022
Payroll Account Manager
Paychex
01.2022 - 05.2022
Payroll/AP Specialist
Robert Half (Wargaming)
12.2021 - 01.2022
Risk Specialist
Apex Systems (Amazon)
03.2020 - 12.2020
Payroll & Benefits Adminstrator
Robert Half (Cascade Public Media)
06.2019 - 08.2019
Payroll Account Manager
ASAP Accounting & Payroll Services
09.2016 - 08.2017
Global Payroll Analyst
Expedia
07.2014 - 02.2015
High School Diploma -
Inglemoor High School
Bachelor's Degree -
Ashford University
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