Tenisha S. Dale
Griffin,USA
Summary
Dynamic Payroll Specialist with a proven track record at Planet Professional, adept in multi-state payroll and garnishment processing. Excelled in leveraging Ultipro and Excel to enhance payroll accuracy for over 7,500 employees, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving abilities and commitment to compliance. Skilled in fostering efficient processes and delivering outstanding employee support.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Payroll Specialist
Planet Professional
Deerfield , IL
02.2024 - 11.2024
- Process multistate payroll to include Canada
- Enter wage garnishments
- Balance and release quarterly and year end reports and filings, including W2’s and 941’s
- Processed payroll for over 7500 employees bi-weekly, ensuring accuracy of pay and deductions.
- Created and maintained employee records, including new hires, terminations, salary changes, and tax withholding forms.
- Reviewed timesheets for accuracy and completeness prior to processing payroll.
- Assisted with auditing processes related to payroll.
- Researched discrepancies in payroll data and provided corrective action when needed.
- Prepared quarterly reports for government agencies such as 941s, W-2s, 1099s.
- Performed manual calculations for retroactive pay adjustments or special payments as required.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of relevant laws and regulations regarding wage and hour compliance.
- Provided timely customer service support to employees regarding questions about their paychecks or other payroll issues.
- Generated reports detailing hours worked by department, location, employee type as requested by management.
- Responded promptly to requests from external auditors during audits.
- Ensured that all necessary taxes were withheld accurately from each employee's paycheck.
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting deadlines consistently.
- Solved complex problems related to payroll processing quickly and efficiently.
Payroll Generalist
ADP Total Source
Alpharetta, GA
06.2021 - 05.2023
- Process payroll for over 110 assigned client locations
- Create custom reports per client requests
- Process unscheduled payrolls
- Run wage and tax register Quarterly reports 940 and 941
- Assist assigned clients with worker comp live in and work in codes
- Responsible for giving a presentation to new clients as to how to process payroll, run reports accept payrolls
- Responsible for delegating access to management
- Assisted in the preparation of quarterly and annual tax filings.
- Provided training to new staff members on payroll procedures and policies.
- Reviewed documents submitted by employees relating to direct deposit setup or address changes.
- Collaborated with Human Resources department on benefit enrollment processes.
- Onboarded new employees in time reporting and payroll systems.
- Processed employee rehires, transfers, terminations and withholdings.
- Ensure garnishment deduction are setup properly
- Ensure I9 are properly submitted and accepted
- Process year end w2’s
- Submit amendments to correct previous filed payroll tax and adjustments
- Maintained accurate records of employee attendance and leave days taken.
- Resolved discrepancies in employee records, such as deductions and salary adjustments.
- Generated reports to track payroll data, such as benefits accruals, vacation hours used, and taxes withheld.
Payroll Specialist
Arxada
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Company Overview: REMOTE- Contract
- Processed payroll for over 3,000 employees to include U.S
- And Canada
- Onboard new hires and remove termed employees from the payroll systems
- Responsible for adding union dues into payroll systems
- Responsible for keeping track of new hires that been with the company for 60 and 90 days
- Validated and reconciled tax files periodically and quarterly utilizing smart compliance
- Responsible for federal, state, and local taxes for employees, reconciliations with state tax agencies in wages
- Reconcile payroll tax reporting to ensure accurate filings as well as Payroll reports to 941s and other required reporting
- Resolved tickets submitted by managers and employees
- Setup and processed off cycle payrolls
- Update terminated employees from Workday system
- Responsible for running payroll report including tax deposits, 941 quarterly filings and w2’s and other year-end reports
- Issued and recorded adjustments to pay related previous errors or retro payouts
- Performed manual calculations for retroactive pay adjustments or special payments as required.
- Provided timely customer service support to employees regarding questions about their paychecks or other payroll issues.
- Voided checks and issued stop payment orders to correct payroll discrepancies.
Payroll Specialist Manager
Nilkanth USA, Inc
Murrayville, GA
08.2014 - 12.2020
- Managed a payroll department of five employees and delegated tasks and duties
- Processed payroll disbursements on a weekly basis for over 6,000 employees
- Ensure the processing of employee data and pay changes is accurate and timely
- Responsible for reviewing performance reviews and to ensure team metrics are being met
- Processed Payroll using Workday
- Audit W-4s, payroll balance sheets, YTD earnings, etc
- Reconcile payroll tax reporting to ensure accurate filings as well as Payroll reports to 941s and other required reporting
- Responsible for federal, state, and local taxes for employees, reconciliations with state tax agencies
- Communicate actively with other departments to review cross-departmental impacts and reconcile data sharing
- Ensure systems are set up and updated to reflect our current employee base, including wages, benefits, and PTO time
- Ensure payroll team adhere to deadlines, assigned tasks, policies, and procedures
- Responsible for interviewing and training of new hires
- Provide prompt, courteous, and efficient customer service to employees who have questions regarding their pay, deductions, or the payroll process
- Responsible for assigning new hire employee identifications
- Ensure that all non-exempt employees timesheets are approved by supervisors in a timely fashion, and that timesheet data is processed accurately, including calculation of shift differentials and over-time pay
- Verify employee master data, payroll increases, tax and benefits deductions, there miscellaneous deductions, as well as assist accounting staff payroll discrepancies
- Communicate actively with other departments to review cross-departmental impacts and reconcile data sharing
Payroll Specialist
Nilkanth USA, Inc
Murrayville, GA
03.2010 - 08.2014
- Monitor employee time-management system for accuracy, oversaw paid and unpaid leave, and followed up on irregularities
- Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, and benefit plans
- Manually process full-cycle payroll and deduction for taxes, benefits, 401k, on a weekly basis
- Sort paper checks for distribution and verified list of election checks and direct deposits prior to final processing
- Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into payroll system
- Verify attendance, hours worked, pay adjustments, and post information into the payroll system
Accounts Payable/Account Receivable Clerk
Lipsey Logistics
Norcross, GA
07.2005 - 03.2010
- Opened and assigned new vendor accounts
- Review employee receipts for expenses
- Enter amounts into concur to be approved; code the amounts into Oracle for reimbursements
- Generated customer invoices in ERP System
- Reviewed customer invoices for accuracy and revenue recognition issues
- Send regular payment reminders and account statements to customers
- Assisted in the collection of past due balances and escalated as necessary
- Balanced batch summary reports for verification and approval
- Researched and resolved all payment problems
- Rectified escalated accounts payable issues from employees and vendors
- Coded the general ledger and processed vendor invoice payments
- Developed tracking reports to keep management informed of due and past due vendor invoices
- Reviewed invoices for accuracy and completeness prior to processing payments.
- Maintained vendor files, ensuring all documents were up-to-date and accurate.
- Reconciled vendor accounts on a monthly basis.
Unit Supply Specialist
US ARMY
Ft. Benning, GA
01.1998 - 01.2004
- Supervised tasks involving the upkeep and maintenance of supplies and equipment
- Posted transaction to organizational and installation property book and supporting transaction files
- Maintained and kept records on incoming and outgoing stock
- Handled automated supply system for accounting supplies and equipment
- Responsible for cataloging and locating stock
- Responsible for performing tasks like inventory management, receiving, shipping, warehousing, procurement, and requisition management
- Resolved and reported material shortages
- Recognized and applied appropriate supply chain strategies
Education
Certification - Data Technician
Merit America
11.2024
B.S Degree - Business Management
Cambria-Rowe Business College
Johnstown05.2003
Skills
- Ascentis
- Ultipro
- Peoplesoft
- WorkDay
- Excel
- Kronos
- ADP Workforce Now
- Pivot Table
- Microsoft Word/Edge
- Oracle HCM
- V-Lookup
- Global view
- Multi-state payroll
- I-9 documentation
- Garnishment processing
- Journal entry preparation
- New employee processing
- New hire processing
- Time sheet review
- Wage garnishments
- Processing garnishments
- Payroll policies and procedures
- Processing wage withholding orders
- Payroll reviews
- Federal and state tax regulations
- PTO accrual
Timeline
Payroll Specialist
Planet Professional
02.2024 - 11.2024
Payroll Generalist
ADP Total Source
06.2021 - 05.2023
Payroll Specialist
Arxada
01.2021 - 06.2021
Payroll Specialist Manager
Nilkanth USA, Inc
08.2014 - 12.2020
Payroll Specialist
Nilkanth USA, Inc
03.2010 - 08.2014
Accounts Payable/Account Receivable Clerk
Lipsey Logistics
07.2005 - 03.2010
Unit Supply Specialist
US ARMY
01.1998 - 01.2004
Certification - Data Technician
Merit America
B.S Degree - Business Management
Cambria-Rowe Business College
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