Karmen Harrison
Karmenh@comcast.net
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-773-0444
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Payroll Processing (Union & Non-Union Employees); Benefit Administration; Accounts Payable
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
§ Reduced costs by designing and implementing spreadsheet for posting and paying of wage garnishments.
§ Results: Accurate audit trail by location saving 35% processing time.
§ Replaced manual reconciliation process to Excel.
§ Results: Faster completion and ability to locate reconciling differences.
§ Improved Human Resource forms to accommodate both Payroll and Human Resources
§ Results: Processing of deductions in a timelier manner.
2005 HAVE BEEN TEMPING AND COMPLETED VARIOUS SHORT-TERM CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING DUTIES:
u Credit card purchase processing at a Winery
u Accounts Payable using MAS200
u Restaurant payroll using AS400
u Accounts Payable using MaCola
2003 to 2004 Contract position
Marin Municipal Water District
Corte Madera, CA
Account Clerk II
§ Processed accounts payable using SAP system
§ Processed accurate payment of authorized check requests and employee reimbursements
§ Prepared high volume vouchers and approved invoices for payment (150+ checks per week)
§ Matched invoices to purchase orders and shipping receipts in client accounting system
§ Followed up on credit memos and outstanding invoices with vendors
§ Audited, entered, and balanced credit card statements
§ Interfaced with proper departments to secure proper payment approvals
§ Calculated discounts and produced manual checks when necessary
2002 to 2003
Old Adobe Union School District
Petaluma, CA
Senior Accounting Clerk
§ Payroll for Certificated and Classified personnel-approximately 300 employees
§ Served as the benefits administrator managing all aspects of employee benefits including medical, dental, life, worker’s compensation, open enrollments, tax shelter annuities, and payment of all benefit invoices
§ Processed and tracked all Worker’s Compensation claims working closely with case examiners
§ Maintained and set up all voluntary deductions (direct deposits, W-4, and DE4 changes)
§ Prepared various quarterly tax reports and forms
§ Disbursed and balanced petty cash
§ Processed dependent care 125 plan and reimbursements
§ Coded all timecards with proper budget resource and object codes for labor tracking of fund expenditures
§ Processed emergency warrants
§ Downloaded PERS Reduction report (retirement contributions) and posted to Excel spreadsheet every payroll; shortened time for posting from 2 hours to 30 minutes by using Excel process
2001-2002
Spectrum Organic Products
Petaluma, CA
Payroll Processor
§ Maintained payroll using ADP and ETime
§ Processed sales invoicing using MAS200 for Commodities and Organic Divisions
§ Responsible for petty cash, 401K annual census report, Worker’s Comp reports, State Insurance Fund report, and company 125 Cafeteria Plan.
§ Maintained payroll for 85 employees (semi-monthly payroll)
§ Processed and paid bonuses for all employees
§ Tracked vacation and sick leave for hourly employees using excel spreadsheets
2000 Feb-Oct
Bank of Marin
Novato, CA
Payroll Specialist
§ Processed and maintained semi-monthly payroll for 175 employees using ADP
§ Participated as a team member in conversion from Paychex Payroll system to ADP
§ Assisted Human Resources Director with new hires and some benefit administration
§ Provided customer service for all employees with inquiries regarding hours remaining for vacation, sick, and direct deposit starts, changes, stops, new employee set-ups, terminations, manual checks, 40lK elections.
Prepared full time equivalency reports using Excel
Throughout 1995-1999 various short-term temporary positions due to illness of family member, death, closing of an estate, and subsequent move to Petaluma
1981-1995
Safeway Stores Inc.
Walnut Creek, CA
Accounting Associate
§ Processed computerized payroll for 700 union and non-union employees throughout the U.S.A. manufacturing plants
§ Filed and paid multi state taxes; supported 20 plant locations
§ Calculated and paid union benefits (Pension and Health & Welfare)
§ Processed wage garnishments and light account receivables
§ Prepared and calculated accruals; entered journal entries affecting the general ledger
§ Processed accounts payable for three business units (vendor set ups, batching, and matching); some exposure to accounts receivable
§ Completed monthly reconciliation’s in a timely manner (105 accounts)
Education: Completed various business courses at JFK University, Orinda, CA; Chabot College, Hayward, CA; and Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
Skills :Intermediate knowledge of Excel & Word, Payroll Systems: AS400, ADP, PCPW, and Paychex. Accounts Payable systems: SAP and MaCola. Invoicing and Cash Receipts: MAS200 which is the upgrade to MAS90.
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