Junior Payroll Specialist
Brightline Logistics Group · Columbus, OH
Jun, 2024 · Present
Process bi-weekly and weekly payroll for 1,400+ employees across 6 states with 99.8% accuracy
Reconcile pre- and post-payroll registers and resolve an average of 35 timekeeping exceptions per cycle in Kronos
Prepare quarterly 941 and state unemployment filing support, cutting late-filing notices to zero in FY2025
Built an Excel variance tracker that shortened payroll review time by 3 hours per cycle
Field 60+ employee pay and deduction questions per week with a 24-hour response standard
Coordinate garnishment, child support, and 401(k) deduction setups with HR and benefits vendors
Payroll and HR Intern
Scioto Valley Health Partners · Columbus, OH
May, 2023 · May, 2024
Audited 900 employee master-data records and corrected 120+ tax setup errors
Assisted with year-end W-2 preparation and corrections for 1,100 employees
Maintained PTO accrual reports and onboarding paperwork for 40+ new hires per quarter
Documented 12 payroll SOPs used to train new team members
Accounts Assistant (Part-time)
Campus Business Services, Ohio State University · Columbus, OH
Aug, 2021 · Apr, 2023
Processed 200+ vendor invoices monthly in Workday
Reconciled petty cash and student-worker timesheets
Supported month-end close with journal-entry backup