Tammy Ellington
Glendale,AZ
Summary
Results-oriented Accountant & Payroll Manager. Dedicated to teamwork and elevated levels of performance. Offering 15+ years of functional experience in accounting and payroll management as well as clerical, financial and administrative services in various fields. Additional payroll focus on maintaining compliance of payroll operations while adhering to deadlines and solving diverse company and employee problems. Skilled in processing deductions, leave, garnishments and liabilities.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounting Pro/Payroll Manager
High Rock Accounting CPA
Scottsdale, AZ
10.2021 - Current
- Multi-state Payroll and HR Management
- Full Cycle Bi-weekly & Weekly payroll processing and tax filing, including bonuses, commission, and contract labor pay
- Verified accuracy of employee hours worked, pay rate changes, deductions, bonuses, and other payroll data.
- Provided technical support to staff members regarding the use of the payroll system.
- Managed the processing of new hires and terminations
- Benefit and garnishment management
- Onboarding and offboarding
- Benefits Management
- Multi-level accounting functions (CFO, Review and transactional) for clients based on individual client engagements
- Weekly cash flow management
- Weekly Sales Analysis Reporting
- SOP creation and management per client engagement and compliance requirements
- Perform high level review of coding specialists work and manage quality expectations
- Coding AP and AR transactions
- Customer and vendor account management
- Generate financial reports
- Monthly account roll forwards and closes
- Utilize ADP, ADP Run, ADP Workforce Now, Trinet, Zenefits, Gusto, Quick Books Online, Sage Intacct, Xero, Excel, Floqast, HubDoc and Bill.com daily for client's daily deliverables.
Payroll and HR Manager
UC General Contractor
Phoenix, AZ
02.2022 - 02.2023
- Multi-State Payroll
- Bi-weekly payrolls start to finish
- Managed performance reviews, disciplinary actions and salary negotiations.
- Conducted recruitment process for new hires, including job postings, interviews and background checks.
- Onboarding new hires
- Responded promptly to employee inquiries about policies or procedures.
- Ensured compliance with all state and federal employment laws including wage and hour regulations.
- Offboarding terminations
- Provided guidance on labor law regulations to ensure compliance with applicable laws.
- Created and maintained personnel records, such as hiring documents, benefits information and payroll data.
- Monitored attendance records and leave requests for accuracy and completeness.
- Payroll tax compliance
- HR Management
- Interface with Accounting to reconcile payroll reports monthly
- Monthly payroll accruals
- Workmans comp filings
- Weekly compliance meetings.
Full Charge Bookkeeper
Accents in Sterling Inc
Cave Creek, AZ
05.2020 - 06.2021
- Bi-weekly payroll processing, including bonuses, commission, and contract labor pay
- Weekly time and sales tracking
- Bi-weekly retail inventory audits to track commissionable sales items
- New hire processing & verification
- Process incoming international inventory
- Reviewed and reconciled bank accounts, credit cards, and other general ledger accounts.
- Assisted with budgeting activities such as forecasts and variance analysis.
- Maintain international expense report and track purchases
- Code and enter vendor and expense invoices
- Enter and receive customer payments
- Workbook reconciliation for semi-annual wholesale gem shows in Denver and Tucson
- Customer and vendor account management
- HR management
- Management of employee health and dental programs
- Generate financial reports for senior officers and company accountant
- Daily cash flow & sales reports
- Monthly account reconciliation
- Prepared quarterly financial statements for management review.
- Completed sales tax returns accurately and timely each quarter.
- Process vendor payments in weekly AP check run
- Track wholesale and consignment accounts
- Payment of monthly transaction privilege taxes and filing of TPT returns
- Utilize QuickBooks, Excel, Paychex, Clearent, and Flawless applications to complete job functions.
Accounts Payable & Payroll Manager
Roswell Bookbinding - Bindtech Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
12.2013 - 05.2020
- Generated accounts payable reports for managements review to aid in financial and business decision making
- Generated and submitted accounts receivable invoices
- Verified vendor accounts
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable
- Entered invoices requiring payment and scheduled amounts to be paid via check, electronic transfer, or bank draft
- Kept vendor files accurate and up to date to expedite payment processing
- Completed bi-weekly and weekly multi-state payroll, including calculating taxes, vacation, and sick time
- Use of Hubdoc, Xero, Workflowmax and Bill.com to accurately manage customer accounts
- Maintained positive working relationships with vendors
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals
- Processed end of month financial statements.
Office Manager
Choice Printing Inc.
Phoenix, AZ
12.2008 - 12.2013
- Head of job costing & estimation
- Oversaw office inventory, including order requisitions, stocking, and receiving of product
- Oversaw appointment scheduling and itinerary coordination for both clients and personnel
- Tracked and recorded expenses
- Reconciled accounts to maintain accurate, current, and compliant financial records
- Generated accounts payable reports
- Entered all accounts payable invoices and paid within terms
- Maintained positive relationships with vendors
- Completed bi-weekly payroll for company employees, including tax calculations, vacation, and sick time
- Daily use of Office, QuickBooks, Print Smith, MAS, AutoCAD & Excel.
Admin Asst / Payroll Asst
Double D Painting
Phoenix, AZ
08.2006 - 12.2008
- Performed general office duties, including answering multi-line phones, routing calls and messages and greeting visitors
- Oversaw office inventory
- Organized and scheduled office meetings as well as client appointments for team of 15 or more managers
- Reviewed personnel records to determine names, rates of pay, occupations of new hires and changes in wage rates
- Processed weekly payroll for salary, commission, hourly and piece work employees
- Answered telephone calls to field inquiries from clients and vendors
- Sorted and distributed mail correspondence between departments and personnel, including parcel packaging, preparation, and efficient shipping
- Interacted with vendors, contractors, and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions
- Monitored premises, screened visitors, updated logs and issued passes to maintain security
- Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
Administrative Assistant
DD Construction
Phoenix, AZ
03.2004 - 07.2006
- Interacted with vendors, contractors, and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions
- Performed general office duties, including answering multi-line phones, routing calls and messages and greeting visitors
- Managed office inventory by restocking supplies and placing purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels
- Maintained filing system for financial information
- Prepared packages for shipment, pickup, and courier services for prompt delivery to customers
- Routed incoming calls and faxes and drafted detailed messages to expedite response
- Welcomed office visitors warmly and alerted staff to arrivals of scheduled appointments
- Completed daily data entry to assist A/R & A/P departments
- Assisted with Blue stake & AutoCAD drawing for use in the field prior to excavations
- Managed vendors and client relations
- Handled daily bank deposits.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Accounting -
University of Phoenix
05.2023
Associate of Arts in Business Management -
University of Phoenix
08.2019
Skills
- Multi-state payroll
- Weekly & Bi-weekly payroll processing
- Check Processing
- Employee commissions reports
- Payroll Auditing
- Expense Reimbursements
- Tax Calculations
- Submitting Tax Payments
- Accounts payable / Invoice coding
- Accounts receivable
- Bookkeeping and records management
- Claims investigation and research
- Front desk management
- Daily cash flow reporting
- Retail and wholesale customer management
- Xero Certified
- Sage Intacct
- MAS-2000
- QuickBooks
- QuickBooks Online
- Flawless
- Clearent
- Billcom
- HubDoc
- Print Smith
- Floqast
- Veem
- Expensify
- Paylocity
- Paychex
- ADP
- Trinet
- Gusto
- Workflowmax
- Auto Cad
- Generating financial reports
- Multi-level data entry
- Account reconciliation
- Human resources
- Xero Certification
- Office Management
- Bank Reconciliation
- Journal Entries
- Balance sheet reconciliation
- Customer service
- Office management
- Leadership
- Cash handling
Certification
Xero Certified
ADP Payroll & Tax Fundamentals Certification
QBO Certified
Languages
- English - Expert
- American Sign Language - Beginner
Timeline
Payroll and HR Manager
UC General Contractor
02.2022 - 02.2023
Accounting Pro/Payroll Manager
High Rock Accounting CPA
10.2021 - Current
Full Charge Bookkeeper
Accents in Sterling Inc
05.2020 - 06.2021
Accounts Payable & Payroll Manager
Roswell Bookbinding - Bindtech Inc.
12.2013 - 05.2020
Office Manager
Choice Printing Inc.
12.2008 - 12.2013
Admin Asst / Payroll Asst
Double D Painting
08.2006 - 12.2008
Administrative Assistant
DD Construction
03.2004 - 07.2006
Bachelor of Science in Accounting -
University of Phoenix
Associate of Arts in Business Management -
University of Phoenix
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