N. POWELL

Chicago, IL









SUMMARY

Payroll Specialist





COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office, Access, ADP, CMS, Ceridian, Excel, Internet, J.D. Edwards, Kronos, Lawson, Millennium, Oracle, PeopleSoft, QuickBooks, Word, and WordPerfect





STRENGTHS

• Payroll system conversion experience

• Multi-state high-volume payroll processing

• G/L account reconciliation

• Garnishments/levies/wage demands/wage assignments

• Employee relocations

• Training new payroll clerks

• Creating spreadsheets

• Telephone contact with vendors and suppliers

• Data entry

• Payroll taxes

• Vendor-trained in ADP, Ceridian, and Lawson software





WORK HISTORY

Accounts Payable Processor

Williams Lea, Chicago, IL 2007 - Current

Process payments using Peoplesoft. High-volume data entry.



Client Service Analyst

Ceridian Corporation, Rosemont, IL 2006

Payroll software support. Completed in-depth training on payroll software product. Completed many hours of continuing education on 2006 year-end payroll processing.



Payroll Coordinator, USG Corporation, Chicago, IL 2006

Processed multi-state payrolls and provided customer service for a large corporation.



Payroll Specialist, (Contract) 2003 - 2006

Contract payroll processing/accounting/customer service assignments using software including ADP Enterprise and PeopleSoft.



Senior Clerk /Administrative Assistant, John Stroger Hospital, Chicago, IL 2001 - 2002

Administrative assistant for a busy department.



Payroll Coordinator, Grant Thornton, LLP, Chicago, IL 1999 - 2000

High-volume data entry. Entered hourly and salary information, tax data, and banking information using the Lawson payroll system. Processed and distributed paychecks. Prepared journal entries. Performed account reconciliations. Internal customer service. Handled incoming phone calls and e-mails. Trained employees to create reports of their projects including billable hours. Worked with benefits department to educate employees about the paperless, telephone enrollment into the 401(k) plan.



Communications Operator (PCOI), City of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1997 - 1999

Answered incoming calls, prepared dispatch tickets, data entry and customer service.



Account Analyst, AON/Combined Insurance Company, Chicago, IL 1996 - 1997

Paid sales commissions, reconciled accounts and provided customer service.



Payroll Specialist, (Contract), Chicago, IL 1995

Bacon's Information - Created Kronos reports, added new hires to Kronos, edited Kronos, data entry, processed payroll and answered employee questions.

Law Firm - Worked in billing department preparing pre-bills and tracking billable hours.



Payroll Assistant/Account Payable Clerk

Reliable Corporation, Chicago, IL 1994 - 1995

Edited Kronos, input schedules into Kronos, data entry into Ceridian, A/P, calculated deduction amounts, assisted accountants in reconciling G/L accounts, paid bills including rent, for corporate office and warehouse locations. Processed check runs, maintained vendor database in J.D. Edwards, and maintained telephone contact with vendors.



Payroll Clerk, (Contract), Chicago, IL 1993

Wisconsin Central Railroad, Rosemont IL - During payroll system conversion, audited records while the two systems were running parallel. Totaled timesheets, prepared A/P vouchers for garnishment payments, trained newly hired permanent payroll clerk.

Andersen Consulting, Chicago, IL - Worked in the expatriate payroll department for many months. Verified that required documents were completed and on file in our Chicago office. Created spreadsheets in Excel.



Payroll Clerk, Washington National Insurance Company, Evanston, IL 1992 - 1993

Assistant to Director of Payroll and E.I.S., answered employee questions both in person and over the telephone, typed manual checks, converted attendance records from cards into an HRMS database, attended planning meetings for payroll software conversion, filed, typed correspondence, prepared expense reimbursements and A/P forms for the department, made travel arrangements, assisted in preparing tax returns and reporting documents, data entry into ADP payroll system, and resolved discrepancies.





EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Economics, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL