Julissa Knight
1325 Chelsea Avenue #301 Bethlehem, PA 18018|- |-Experience
KidsPeace Corp. Sr. Payroll Specialist December 2017- Present
Prepare, analyzed, review and enter necessary data in order to meet biweekly payroll schedule for KidsPeace and all subsidiaries.
Audit, analyze, and review wages and tax record for preparation of federal, state and local tax returns and schedules.
Prepare all payroll tax returns and deposits appropriate funds to satisfy all payroll tax liabilities.
Administer employee tax levies, support order, loans, insurance and benefits deductions, and communicate with appropriate agencies regarding these matters.
Complete employee wage verification request forms for mortgage approvals, public assistance, domestic relations and other agencies.
Answer employee inquiries concerning all pay relate issues.
School of Visual Arts, Payroll Supervisor October 2014- October 2017
Process and reconcile semi-monthly payrolls for approximately 1200 employees, including printing and sorting paychecks for internal and external distribution.
Assist the Payroll Manager and the Associate Director of Payroll in the implementation of the new payroll time keeping system and other departmental projects.
Supervise the Payroll Assistant
Maintain accurate employee information to ensure precise and timely preparation of payroll.
Process and monitor employee loans, garnishees and wages levies.
Calculate retroactive pay and assist with input of all salary changes and deductions.
Handle stop-payments and other bank related issues.
Generate off cycle manual checks.
Prepare cash report, positive pay and semi monthly pay summary report for Finance’s office after each payroll.
Calculate and deposit payroll taxes after each payroll based on the State/Federal guidelines.
Respond to employees’ inquiries regarding W-2, W-4 and other employer related tax issues.
Reconcile and submit payment for TransitChek on a monthly basis.
School of Visual Arts, Payroll Assistant August 2008- September 2014
Monitor and track approximately 500 administrative staff attendance controller records.
Input 300 non-exempt employees and 400 students’ hours and overtime into the HRIS “Datatel System”.
Reviewed payroll reports and documents for accuracy before payroll processing.
Prepared and executed semi-monthly checks to all administrative and academic departments.
Updated garnishment reports in HRIS “Datatel System” for Account Payables check processing
Assist with data entry such as address changes, direct deposits and taxes information.
Respond to employment verification verbally and in writing.
Respond to employee inquires and requests regarding payroll matters.
Maintain accurate payroll records and employee files, including manual check log and reconciliation of payroll records.
Process payroll duties in the absence of the Payroll Supervisor.
Amalgamated Life Insurance Company, Payroll Assistant March 2007-July 2008
Reviewed approximately 350 union employees’ biweekly timesheets to ensure that the information is properly recorded into the Kronos Timekeeper Central.
Prepared and executed biweekly payroll check requests to different Government Agencies for employees that wages are being garnish.
Handled and delivered biweekly Ceridian payroll reports to the accounting department.
Helped and assisted the accounting department in the preparation of the tax liabilities and expenses reports.
Kept track of biweekly pay stubs for the different department of the company.
Alliance Bernstein Investment Company, Temp. Human Resources AssistantFebruary 2007- March 2007
Process the new hire and termination paperwork.
Created and organized employee personnel records and filing.
Issued Cobra letters to new hire employees.
Data entry of employees’ beneficiary information into SAP System.
Reviewed and Prescreened new hire’s background check
Philadelphia Housing Authority, Human Resources Intern May 2004- October 2006
Provided employment verification to various entities on behalf to former and current employees.
Issued FMLA request and approvals letters to employees.
Tracked personnel files for current and terminated employees.
Performed data entry into the PeopleSoft HR 8.3.
Assisted managers with employees’ conflict resolution.
Philadelphia Housing Authority, Organizational Development/Office of Strategic Management Intern
Facilitated staff connection and communication.
Assisted and facilitated staff with bi-weekly Goal meeting.
Helped in the preparation of the Monthly Management Report.
Structured the Strategic Operating Plan into the PeopleSoft system.
Education
Temple University Fox School Of Business, B.A Business Administration Philadelphia, PA
September 2003 - January 2007
Skills
Excel 2010, Word 2007, Power Point, Lotus Notes, Office Outlook, PeopleSoft, SAP, Ceridian Source 500, Kronos Timekeeper Central 4.3, Datatel System, Infor Lawson, ADP Etime, Mac Os X Software, FPC Course completed Spring 2016.
