Wendy Peck
Summary
Highly communicative Payroll Specialist promoting more than 10 years of expertise in auditing payroll data and processing garnishments. An action-oriented professional with skills in payroll processing. Offering talents in cultivating lasting relationships, resolving issues quickly and identifying mistakes on time sheets.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Office Clerk
Chicago Public Schools
07.2022 - Current
- Process and prepare payroll for school personnel
- Assisted with onboarding of new employees.
- Submit and approve orders for student travels, equipment, furniture, supplies
- Improved office efficiency by streamlining records management and filing systems.
- Assisted in maintaining a well-organized school environment, contributing to smooth daily operations.
- Maintained accurate attendance records for students
- Processed incoming and outgoing mail and packages according to established procedures.
- Supported the principal with scheduling appointments, planning events
- Answered and responded to student and parent inquiries regarding academics, field trips, afterschool activities and school events.
- Compiled and analyzed data to produce reports.
Payroll Specialist
Chicago Public Schools
07.2019 - 07.2023
- Supervised payroll-related activity of 45 schools that consist of 3000+ employees
- Trained school clerks, team members, and new hires payroll procedures and policies
- Trained employees regarding payroll-related issues and software capabilities with Kronos, SNOW, and SPS
- Audited payroll reports to maintain accurate payroll reporting.
School Support Center/ Kronos Analyst
Addison Group
08.2018 - 07.2019
- Managed 23 schools that consist of 1500+ employees' timecards Notified school delegates payroll discrepancies
- Proactively investigated and resolved school-based attendance issues
- Corrected timecard issues through SNOW's ticketing system, e-mails, and phone calls
- Provided bi-weekly reconciliation report to the Kronos Specialist and Manager
Payroll Analyst
Accounting Staffing
05.2018 - 06.2018
- Processed payroll for 600+ employees; hourly and salary
- Processed 50 Canadian Record of Employee, Salary Continuous, and Lump Sum payments
- Processed employment verification active and inactive employees
- Processed multi-state payroll as assigned Verified STD (Short-term disability) payments to active employees
Payroll Administrator
Accountemps: Agency: TCA Health, Inc., NFP
05.2017 - 04.2018
- Reconciled with bi-weekly payroll of all paid hours, and benefits for 75+ employees Trained supervisors and managers ADP payroll time and attendance Managed time and attendance system with electronic clock in ADP Calculated salary, hourly, and retroactive payment in ADP Processed stop payments, check reversals, and voided checks in ADP Downloaded imports from ADP program and put them in shared files for the finance department Produced payroll reports and distributed them to the Senior Accountant and CFO Prepared journal entries to the G/L accounts, and aging reports Maintained, processed, and reconciled accounts payable activities Assisted with HRIS system as a backup to Human Resources
Payroll Manager
Kates Detective and Security Agency, Inc.
10.2010 - 03.2017
- Processed payroll information to produce payroll checks for 500+ employees Managed and reconciled $35 Million of accounts receivable invoices Supervised Director of Sales' contracts to ensure planning of payment offerings and schedules Prepared and emailed aging reports to clients Contacted clients who are delinquent in bill payments and make payment arrangements Deposited checks to various accounts manually and electronically Produced bi-weekly, semi-monthly and 1099's payroll checks Prepared certified payroll for clients that were federal regulated Generated W2's and assisted with Year-end process with an outsource accounting firm Processed reimbursement checks to pay employees' expenses
- Verified “Positive Pay” for payroll and special pay Trained entry level employees, managers, and administrator of office procedures and polices Monitored new hires information for payroll and Human Resource Department
- Processed court ordered garnishments, and tax levies for accurate payroll deductions
- Supervised data entry of timesheets in the timekeeping system and produced reports Produced employment verification reports from various institutions
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ12.2023
Associate of Arts - Foundations of Accounting
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ06.2016
Skills
- Microsoft/ Excel
- Aspen/ Enterprise Internal Account Program
- Enrollment/ Registration
- Attendance/ Student Records
- Oracle/ Kronos/ SPS
- CPS Scheduling
- Timekeeping
- Payroll Auditing
- Payroll Processing
- Data Entry
Certification
Human Resource Management (Undergraduate), 07/01/16, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ
Timeline
School Office Clerk
Chicago Public Schools
07.2022 - Current
Payroll Specialist
Chicago Public Schools
07.2019 - 07.2023
School Support Center/ Kronos Analyst
Addison Group
08.2018 - 07.2019
Payroll Analyst
Accounting Staffing
05.2018 - 06.2018
Payroll Administrator
Accountemps: Agency: TCA Health, Inc., NFP
05.2017 - 04.2018
Payroll Manager
Kates Detective and Security Agency, Inc.
10.2010 - 03.2017
Bachelor of Science - Business
University of Phoenix
Associate of Arts - Foundations of Accounting
University of Phoenix
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