Tamara Watkins

Processing payroll for 3 stores, 5 locations with 225+ employees using ADP Workforce. All timekeeping and corrections, applying meal penalties daily. Managing benefit deductions. Onboarding new hires. Garnishments. EDD notices. CDK accounting system. I've been using ADP since 1989.

• Gather timesheets to prepare weekly payroll data for processing
• Tracking and making all corrections to ensure hours are accurate
• Calculate wages, including overtime, salary increases and bonuses
• Using Excel spreadsheet tools for flat rate technicians and Sales Commissions
• Identify, research and resolve issues with hours worked
• Correct payroll transactions by voiding checks and issuing stop payment orders
• Administer payroll for large staff weekly using ADP software, Payroll Plus specifically
• Enforce established payroll-related policies, procedures and regulations and adherence to company and governmental policies
• Change employee tax status and withholding information as requested
• Supervise proper processing of garnishments, child support and distributed wage assignments
• Review, investigate and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents and reports
• Verify available hours against listed amounts when calculating leave time
• Prepare manual checks and initiate direct deposits for select employees
• Analyze accounts to discover discrepancies and resolve all issues promptly
• Reconcile, maintain and pay by check all benefit providers on a monthly basis
• Medical Dental Life Vision Legal etc
• Payroll operations maintained for 3 stores total
• 20+50 +150 employees respectively.

• Maintained all personnel files and records, processed new hire paperwork, including onboarding
• Prepared manual checks for 75+ employees weekly and semi-monthly plus bonus once a month
• Changed employee tax status and withholding information as requested
• Identified, researched and resolved issues with hours worked and absences
• Verified available PTO hours against accruals when calculating leave time
• Tracked and applied all garnishments
• Answered employees questions in an efficient timely manner
• Protected payroll operations by maintaining employee confidentiality
• Reconciled and prepared monthly wire payment for employee benefits
• Daily deposit
• Flooring Cash management
• Inventory stocking in data entry
• Business Builder (holdback)
• Bank reconciliations.

• Processed daily deposits
• Assisted the DMV desk with titles and wholesales
• Helped the contracts desk with filing and flow.