SUMMARY

• Experienced Kronos systems consultant providing 15+ expertise in bridging the technical & functional gap between timekeeping, payroll and accounting systems
• Solid working knowledge & implementation experience with Kronos timekeeping systems
• Proficient project management experience in end to end payroll system implementations & conversions
• Extensive background in configuring pay codes, pay rules, advanced scheduling, activities, workflow processes in Kronos Workforce Integration Manager (WIM)
• Excellent at leveraging technical system skills to correct interface issues between timekeeping & payroll
• Fluent in providing Kronos support in transitioning new acquisition timekeeping & payroll systems
• Well versed in system conversion processes such as data migration, data manipulation, data mining and verification of imported data from legacy to current system
• Effective communication skills engaging management in making proper system adjustments in Kronos
• Extensive experience in providing Kronos reporting for project man hours, costing & project budgeting
• Championed Kronos audit projects & entered historical edits to ensure proper time record compliance
• Executed PTO audits in Kronos and made necessary adjustments to employee accruals to ensure compliance of company time recording policies
• Served as Kronos SME and provided training & training materials for management & employees
• Proficient in evaluating & streamlining processes & procedures to optimize Kronos system utilization

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Houston, TX

ADP Vantage Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided ADP Vantage production support for payroll, HR, benefits & accounting GL departments
• Worked with payroll director to define & implement time keeping policies including absence management profiles, pay rules and Vantage system access profiles
• Functioned as Vantage system SME and audited data to ensure integrity was maintained in the system
• Served as ADP Vantage subject matter expert on acquisition projects onboarding new companies from legacy payroll/HR systems to Engie’s ADP Vantage systems
• Assisted newly acquired payrolls in understanding new workflows & processes in ADP Vantage
• Researched & resolved complex shift differential calculations & time keeping issues for payroll
• Audited, updated & created accrual profiles policies for all Engie company’s PTO policies
• Prepared various ad hoc reports in ADPR for payroll & finance for GL reconciliations
• Worked with end users to identify process improvements & streamlining workflow efficiency

Confidential, Houston, TX

ADP Vantage Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Contracted for data migration project to bring over new acquisitions payroll data from Oracle R12 legacy system to current ADP Vantage system using
• Executed ad hoc reporting in both legacy & current system in order to validate data migration results
• Served as ADP Vantage system SME to assist payroll/HR departments on transitioning to new system
• Developed ADP Vantage process, procedures & workflow documentation for newly acquired payrolls
• Designed all Vantage training materials to train employees on the new ADP Vantage T&L system
• Assisted newly acquired payrolls in understanding new workflows & processes in ADP Vantage

Confidential, Austin, TX

ADP Vantage Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managed high - level project to lead complete relaunch of ADP Vantage implementation & provide stabilization to current system & processes
• Evaluated current, major issues and executed immediate steps to provide stabilization to payroll
• Managed damage control by contacting all stakeholders & communicating new project specs & timeline
• Managed data migration project to ensure current system reflected correct employee data from the legacy system
• Worked closely with payroll in correcting payroll calculations, time code setups, time writing errors & missed pays by processing off-cycle payrolls & entering historical edits to correct the time & labor side
• Developed extensive training material & trained the payroll department, managers & employees on how to use the ADP Vantage system
• Evaluated current payroll processes & provided solutions to existing gaps in payroll processing by implementing best payroll practices & streamlining procedures for maximum efficiency
• Worked on payroll & time keeping systems project ensure they mirrored the same, correct information
• Managed project auditing, researching & correcting employee’s W2’s and provided back-up for W2c’s

Confidential, Houston, TX

ADP HRIS Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Contracted to process weekly and bi-weekly payroll using ADP Vantage & Vantage Time
• Served as ADP HRIS administrator & processed new system configurations & testing to ensure accuracy
• Worked closely with human resources to configure and execute HRIS benefit updates and ensure the interface with the payroll module was successful & correct
• Trained all managers, supervisors and employees on using Vantage Time &
• Developed Vantage Time desktop procedures manual and payroll processing manual for cross training
• Ensured integrity of payroll by running multiple reports in ADP and auditing payroll
• Created and executed payroll ad hoc reports for HR and accounting department for various projects

Confidential, Houston, TX

Kronos HRIS Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Processed bi-weekly payroll of 2,800 multi-state employees using Oracle payroll system
• Managed project to bring over new acquisition payroll of 8,000 employees to Oracle and Kronos Workforce Now timekeeping system
• Served as Kronos Workforce Now administrator & trained managers & employees on the system
• 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 time clocks for all C&J sites

Confidential, Houston, TX

Kronos HRIS Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Processed full cycle biweekly & semi-monthly payrolls using Oracle payroll system
• Functioned as Kronos administrator for the company, carried out system configurations, updates, system upgrades and all necessary testing
• Configured & tested complex shift differential pay codes in Kronos for offshore rig personnel
• Configured & updated complex work schedules for several offshore crews & maintained roster changes
• Developed Kronos training materials & provided onsite training to managers & employees on time writing
• Received, researched and performed Kronos timecard corrections to ensure proper payment of hours worked by office & offshore personnel
• Calculated final pay for terminated employees and insured compliance with state and federal laws
• Processed payroll for expats which included onboarding, terminations, special pays bonus calculations and currency exchange updates through Oracle payroll system

Confidential, Houston, TX

Payroll Tax Consultant

Responsibilities:

• 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 which resulted in saving the company money on fines & delinquent fees
• Researched, identified and advised the payroll team on tax errors and corrections in Oracle
• 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 ensure compliance of filing

Confidential, Houston, TX

Kronos HRIS Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Utilizing BMC Remedy ticket system, provided full support to field sites for Kronos time keeping system
• Provided Kronos training to field timekeepers, supervisors and managers
• Configured manager security access levels in Kronos & provided system guidance as needed
• Updated employee pay rules 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
• Worked closely with field HR reps to ensure that both HCM system and Kronos information matched

Confidential, Houston, TX

ADP Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Contracted to manage payroll conversion project from Ceridian to ADP WFN & implementing ADP eTime
• Managed trouble shooting & correcting conversion errors by extensive UAT testing & running test parallel payroll prior to go live
• Managed the project of streamlining payroll processes & procedures in ADP WFN to ensure optimum efficiency in processing complex & detailed payrolls for engineers
• Ran multiple reports to ensure correct calculations of engineer pay, deductions & project billing hours
• Worked closely with accounting & provided billing hours reports for client inquiries & payments
• Carried out ADP WFN system configurations, system updates, and patches to optimize system efficiency
• Processed off-cycle manual checks as needed for terminations, missed time, or incorrect pays

Confidential, Houston, TX

Payroll Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Processed full cycle weekly payroll of 3,000+ employees using PeopleSoft & Kronos systems
• Managed monthly audit of Kronos timecards and entered historical edits as needed
• Retrieved and entered all employee information regarding 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
• Reconciled and filed all federal, state and local payroll taxes on weekly, quarterly and yearly basis
• 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