SUMMARY:

• 15 years proficient experience implementing, configuring and training in Kronos Workforce Management (version 6.3 & 8.0) and ADP eTime and other in house payroll time keeping systems
• 16+ years of full cycle payroll multi - state payroll experience with ADP Workforce Now, ADP Enterprise, ADP(various modules), Workday, SAP, PeopleSoft, and various in-house payroll software
• Extensive Kronos implementation project experience in gathering all pertinent data from stakeholders
• Solid background in updating and correcting accruals for different business units
• Excellent at leveraging my system skills to correct issues with time & attendance and payroll interfaces
• Utilized system savvy experience through 5 successful Kronos implementation & conversion projects
• Developed Kronos training material and step by step Kronos process documentation for end users
• Excellent problem solving skills correcting complex shift pay rate differentials calculations & premiums
• Solid analytical skills in trouble shooting and solving complex labor level issues for job costing analysis
• Gathered client requirements & processed configuration changes in Kronos to better suit client needs
• Extensive experience executing new system enhancements & configurations then testing in UAT

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Houston, TX

HRIS Kronos Analyst Consultant

• Contracted for short term Kronos implementation project for 900+ employees from archaic legacy Infinitime in-house time keeping system
• Served as subject matter expert for Kronos technical & process and training end user support
• Carried out troubleshooting configuration & interface issues between Kronos & UltiPro payroll system
• Received & processed various configuration requests form HR & payroll and tested in UAT environment
• Extensive documentation of Kronos processes & procedures for training field time keepers
• Procured, maintained and configured all Kronos InTouch time clocks on an enterprise level
• Set up different types of accruals for all business units

Confidential, Austin, TX

ADP eTime Remote Consultant

• Contracted for ADP eTime re-deployment for unsuccessful eTime implementation on an enterprise level
• Conducted extensive meetings with all involved stakeholders & gathered necessary intel on what went wrong with the initial ADP eTime implementation
• Carried out damage control & devised completely new project including new timeline & communications
• Worked closely with payroll to correct various time errors & processed historical edits for accuracy
• Corrected high profile issue of PTO notifications by revising incorrect process flows in ADP eTime
• Provided ongoing support for all end users in field via help desk & ticketing system
• Heavy customer interaction on all levels including VP’s, upper level management & employees

Confidential, Houston, TX

Kronos System Analyst

• Served as Kronos system subject matter expert & carried out system configuration & upgrades
• Worked on troubleshooting interface & configuration errors between Kronos Workforce Central 8 & ADP
• Made necessary changes & updates in Kronos to limit access & information to end users
• Worked on project to correct payroll errors by reviewing and auditing complex shift work time in Kronos Workforce Central 8 & correcting existing pay calculation configurations
• Trained all managers, supervisors and employees on using Kronos Workforce Central 8 system
• Developed Kronos desktop procedures manual and payroll processing manual for cross training
• Reviewed, audited and corrected time in Kronos & entered historical edits as needed

Confidential, Houston, TX

Senior Kronos Business Consultant

• Contracted for conversion project to bring over new acquisition payroll of 8,000 employees to Kronos Workforce Management (version 6.3) time keeping system
• Served as Kronos system analyst & set up activities, schedules & genies for managers
• Executed Kronos time system updates and testing of new payroll codes and pay configurations
• Headed high profile project of correcting paid off time & accrual balances in Kronos for entire company which was set up incorrectly in the initial payroll conversion from last year
• Provisioned, configured and supported all Kronos InTouch time clocks at multiple project sites
• Configured Kronos exports to interface multiple applications for all departments in the company

Confidential, Houston, TX

Senior Kronos System Analyst

• Contracted as Kronos configuration and subject matter expert to assist bring payroll up to speed
• Gathered all necessary requirements and concerns from client and analyzed current Kronos set-up and made necessary configuration changes in the system
• Configuration, documentation and training end users on Kronos
• Responsible for configuring both import and export Kronos WIM interfaces
• Created new pay codes, work rules and pay rules as requested my payroll & HR guidelines
• Worked closely with HR & payroll to correct any issues concerning interface between Kronos & payroll
• Maintained security related configurations for what tasks and access an end user could perform within Kronos system

Confidential, Houston, TX

Payroll Tax Consultant

• Accurately and timely processed payment for all payroll tax liabilities for a high volume of jurisdictions
• Reconciled payroll tax liability accounts and insured their accuracy including identifying errors, resolving issues with employees, and tax authorities and working with other staff to make corrections and changes to withholdings
• Worked extensively with federal and state agencies to correct delinquent and incorrect past filings
• Researched, identified and advised the payroll team on tax errors and corrections in JD Edwards
• Functioned as the W-2 corporate contact for all Layne employees and assisted correcting their W-2 tax information and when needed, produced W-2c’s to insure compliance of filing

Confidential, Houston, TX

Kronos Application Service Representative

• Configured data access profiles for end users and created pay rules and work rules in Kronos
• Updated employee pay rule and primary account information in Kronos via the help desk
• Carried out site configuration changes that were requested via the Kronos help desk
• Configured and rebooted Kronos time clocks remotely via IP address
• Conducted Kronos historical edits on missed or incorrect pays to employees
• Configured PTO policies in Kronos as well as accruals necessary to administer company leave polices

Confidential, Houston, TX

Kronos Business Consultant

• As Kronos subject matter expert, configured all pay & work rules and mapped new pay codes
• Ran multiple reports to ensure correct calculations of pay, deductions, and project man hours
• Configured rate pay shift differentials in Kronos & carried out necessary testing for accuracy
• Created desktop and training procedures for payroll processes and Kronos
• Troubleshooting & configuration of complex labor levels in Kronos with various managers & departments

Confidential, Houston, TX

Senior Kronos Analyst

• Processed full cycle weekly payroll of 2,800 employees using ADP Enterprise and Kronos systems
• Managed monthly audit of Kronos time cards and entered historical edits as needed
• Retrieved and entered all employee information in regards to federal, state and local taxes, direct deposits, general deductions and payroll adjustments on a weekly basis
• Captured & audited Kronos time & attendance reports and contacted managers on approving corrections
• Ran and reviewed payroll registers and corrected any errors to ensure correct employee pay
• Provided excellent customer service support to operating companies and ensured their payrolls followed all federal, state and local guidelines and regulations
• Processed off-cycle manual checks, ACH’s and wires for late payroll adjustments
• Served as a payroll trainer on Kronos time keeping system for new payroll specialist

Confidential, Houston, TX

Senior Kronos Analyst

• Served as Kronos 6.3 subject matter expert & was responsible for configuring pay rules & pay profiles
• Processed schedule updates, historical edits, security access and configuration changes in Kronos
• Configured and set up multiple shift differential pays and rates in Kronos
• Audited and processed Kronos time card edits and communicated corrections to the field
• Provided support and training for field personnel in regards to Kronos time clock issues
• Executed payroll reports in PeopleSoft identifying payroll errors, then delegating to various department heads for team performance analysis

Confidential, Houston, TX

Senior Payroll Tax Consultant

• Functioned as payroll tax liaison between Confidential corporate office and ADP Tax Service during payroll conversion from ADP to PeopleSoft payroll systems
• Received, researched and updated all federal, state, and local tax rates on a weekly basis into the system and insured correct tax amounts were paid to agencies
• Identified, researched and reconciled all payroll taxes at the end of each quarter to insure the accounting department’s G/L information was accurate
• Directed massive year-end tax reconciliation project and insured all tax ID’s, FEIN, state and local tax numbers were updated and correct in the system for the new coming year
• Carried out massive tax clean-up project that was left by prior tax person

Confidential, Houston, TX

Kronos System Analyst

• Served as the Midwest team lead in the company’s four massive payroll conversions from ADP to PeopleSoft and also the implementation of the Kronos Workforce Management time keeping system
• Gathered necessary specifications from all involved parties & configured complex labor levels, pay rules, and work rules in Kronos
• Conducted several test parallel interface runs between Kronos & PeopleSoft and analyzed test results for error analysis and made necessary changes to correct any conversion errors
• Worked extensively in the Kronos interface to insure all shift differential pays & various pay codes calculated correctly
• Executed daily analysis to insure both Kronos & PeopleSoft HCM mirrored the correct information
• Ran extensive ad hoc reporting to analyze Kronos and PeopleSoft implementation results