1911 Avalon Lane

Arlington, TX 76014
lb10e47b0@westpost.net
817-461-2610 home
469-853-8683 cell
Linda Bennett, CPP
Summary

Selected Career Achievements Accomplished Payroll Professional with extensive ex

perience in multi-state payroll processing, payroll taxes, systems and conversio
ns. Deadline driven, thrives in a rapidly changing environment while expertly m
anaging concurrent projects. Proven team leader who inspires confidence in othe
rs through quality of work, character and customer relationship management exper
tise.

* Reorganized tax payment reporting to outside vendor. Saved the company thousan
ds of dollars in penalties & interest.
* Expertise includes administration of payroll processing for upwards of 10,000
employees across 45 states.
* Strengthened controls at every level to ensure SOX controls compliance.
* Automated and streamlined processes to ensure department performed at optimum
levels.
Professional Experience MetroPCS Richardson, TX
2006 - 2010
Among the fastest growing wireless broadband PCS providers in the United States
with over 7.3 million subscribers.
Payroll Manager
Process payroll for 10 legal entities for 4,000+ employees on Ultipro Software.
Supervised 4 clerical and 1 exempt employees.
* Implemented new Federal ID's for 4 new states due to rapid expansion of custom
er markets.
* Partnered with Ceridian tax filing on tax issues, set-up of new legal entities
, and tax deposits.
* Collaborated with Ceridian garnishment division to initiate ETF for child supp
ort orders.
* Ensured all payrolls are compiled in accordance with all deadlines for banking
, 401k, taxes and garnishments.
* Customized Ultipro processes, validated views and templates to ensure corporat
e compliance.

Administaff, Inc Irving, TX

2005 - 2006
PEO serving as an off-site human resource department and offering employee benef
its management for small to medium- sized businesses.
Payroll Supervisor
Administered payroll for a diverse, designated client base. Supervised 10 cleric
al employees.
* Extended superior customer service to each and every valued client
* Processed weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payrolls.
* Achieved 100% client compliance with payrolls laws.
* Ensured timely delivery of payrolls to meet direct deposit and other banking d
eadlines for each client.
Concentra, Inc Addison, TX 2001 - 2005
One of the largest Healthcare providers in the nation, offering occupational med
icine, urgent care, physical therapy and wellness services.
Payroll Manager
Responsible for processing and maintaining all aspects of the ADP HRizon system
for 10,300 employees in 45 states paid bi-weekly. Supervised 16 payroll employee
s - 6 exempt and 10 clerical in a hospital payroll environment.
* Oversaw all employee payroll acquisitions.
* Partnered with ADP TAX Filing with tax deposits and any pending issues.
* Collaborated with ADP Wage Garnishment on issue escalation and resolution.
* Implemented TALX "The Work Number" for employment verifications.
* Achieved system conversion from ADP to Ultipro in-house system for all Concent
ra employees.
* Executed processing of 1700+ employees that were moved from ADP to the Ultipro
software.
* Managed all aspects of payroll for the new in-house Ultipro system from new hi
re to creating of files to be sent to multiple agencies.
Pagenet, Inc Dallas, TX 1998 - 2001
Grew to become the largest wireless messaging company in the world, with more th
an 10 million pagers in service and $1 billion in revenues.
Director - Payroll
Responsible for processing and maintaining all aspects of the ADP HRizon system
for 5,000 employees in 22 states. Supervised 7 clerical and 2 exempt employees.
* Partnered with ADP Tax filing on tax deposits and any pending issues.
* Converted payrolls form semi-monthly paid current to bi-weekly paid in arrears
.
* Streamlined 65 ADP company codes to 5 company codes.
* Implemented ADP Wage Garnishment program.
Professional Affiliations

Certifications
Member, National American Payroll Association
Member, Dallas Chapter, American Payroll Association
Member, Ft Worth Chapter, American Payroll Association
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
Prior Columbia Healthcare Corporation
Career EPIC Healthcare Group
History