Sugar Harris

• Accomplished Workday implementation - led payroll/benefits portion-design, testing, training, and integration with vendors.
• Developed business continuity plans within dept of up to 5 team members.
• Optimized payroll & benefits processes, including separation of duties, audits, and controls.
• Identified, investigated and resolved critical reporting gaps within integrations files to vendors – medical, dental, vision, COBRA, HSA/FSA, 401k.
• Collaborated with cross-functional team members to build and execute foundational policies and plans.
• Supported objectives, checkpoints and timelines, managing up to 6 team members to meet project tasks and expectations.
• Provided operational updates to leadership to mitigate areas of concern.
• Performed financial analysis to inform discussions with leaders and make strategic decisions.
• Enforced payroll-related policies, procedures and regulations to adhere to changing company and governmental standards.
• Conducted scheduled audits of benefit plans and SLAs in order to identify areas in need of improvement.

2018-2022 Synexus Clinical Research US Inc

a division of PPD, Inc. and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

2008-2018 Radiant Research Inc

• Managed and processed all pre and post-payroll functions, benefits, FMLA/leaves, and PTO.
• Facilitated and assisted migration of payroll and benefits into PPD Mosaic system, as well as FOW with Thermo Fisher.
• Experienced with implementation of new and upgraded payroll systems through ADP.
• Implemented HRIS file feed connections to TPAs.
• Acquisition and consolidation of 5 companies into 1.
• Streamlined payroll and human resources procedures for efficiency.
• Kept up-to-date on current or new legislation and regulatory rulings impacting payroll.
• Reported on Affirmative Action, EEO, ACA, NDT, finances
• Administered 401k transitions, enrollments, I9 Everify, Cobra, ADA.
• Coordinated child support deductions and distributed wage assignments.
• Resolved issues with annual audits and reconciliations-state or 401k.

• Graduated with Honors, 3.85 GPA

• Graduated summa cum laude