Wayne Anthony Rice Jr.
Simpsonville,SC
Summary
Resourceful Accounting professional adept at managing payroll, payroll tax filings, financial reporting, and general accounting functions. Detail-oriented team player with strong ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Payroll Accountant
Kyocera AVX
11.2022 - Current
- Spearheaded FLSA overtime analysis project to correct underpayment to over 500 employees, amounting to $190K in distributions
- Utilize financial data from ADP and Workday to prepare 941s and W-2s
- Ensure accurate tax filings by reviewing and reconciling quarterly and annual payroll reports.
- Employ v-lookups and pivot tables to extract data for audit requests and journal entries
- Manage multi-state payroll activities, ensuring compliance with local tax regulations and labor laws.
- Provide monthly labor and general ledger coding reports to corporate accounting
- Prepare and distribute expatriate tax invoices to Japan.
Payroll Specialist
MAU Workforce Solutions
03.2022 - 11.2022
- Managed payroll data entry and processing for 1100+ employees to comply with company guidelines.
- Utilized SAP to pull data and reports to analyze, corroborate, and process corporate payroll files
- Assisted employees with inquiries regarding their paychecks, deductions, and other related issues, providing clear and concise communication.
- Managed garnishments, levies, and support orders in accordance with legal requirements
Staff Accountant
Assa Abloy Group
10.2020 - 06.2021
- Maintained general ledger accuracy through regular account reconciliations, journal entry adjustments, and transaction reviews for U.S. and Canadian financial accounts
- Prepared daily and monthly reports detailing sales, revenue, and works in progress
- Managed U.S and Canadian fleet vehicles and services.
Accountant I
Extended Stay America
02.2020 - 07.2020
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Prepared analysis of monthly hotel-level P&L and researched operational fluctuations of IT-related revenues and expenses
- Completed monthly close process for hotel properties in accordance with GAAP.
Staff Accountant
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
11.2018 - 02.2020
- Prepared and processed journal entries to record in general ledger and maintain consistent documentation.
- Used SQL to perform account research and analysis for payment discrepancies
- Completed daily ACH reconciliation via pivot tables in Excel
Education
Master of Commerce -
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia07.2018
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Culture -
Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC05.2013
Skills
- Payroll Software Expertise
- Timekeeping Systems
- Payroll Tax Filings
- Payroll Auditing
- Year-end reporting
- Account Reconciliation
- Documentation and Reports
- Financial Statements
- Payroll Processing
- Journal Entries
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), 02/2024
Other
- Microsoft Excel
- Workday
- Oracle
- ADP
- SAP
- SQL
- Baan
- Sage
- Microsoft Dynamics SL
- Epicor
Timeline
Senior Payroll Accountant
Kyocera AVX
11.2022 - Current
Payroll Specialist
MAU Workforce Solutions
03.2022 - 11.2022
Staff Accountant
Assa Abloy Group
10.2020 - 06.2021
Accountant I
Extended Stay America
02.2020 - 07.2020
Staff Accountant
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing
11.2018 - 02.2020
Master of Commerce -
University of Sydney
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Culture -
Wofford College
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