AMY SMITH
123 Main Street • Atlanta, Georgia • 30339
Home: (555) 555-1234, Cell: (555) 555-1235
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Seek the Challenging Position of Payroll Clerk
A gifted Payroll Clerk with huge experience in providing administrative and technical support in functional areas of human resources, including but not limited to personnel records, payroll, and FMLA; preparing reports in conformity with organizational needs.
Summary of Qualifications
More than eight years experience.
Thorough knowledge of principles, practices, and methods of office procedures including records management and document processing.
Excellent ability to operate computer/microcomputer including the development and use of spreadsheets.
Remarkable knowledge of bookkeeping procedures and practices.
Excellent knowledge of modern office methods, practices, and equipment.
Profound oral and written communication and interpersonal skills including tact, courtesy, and diplomacy.
Extensive knowledge of principles of payroll and benefits.
Remarkable telephone etiquette; proper English language usage, spelling and composition; grammar, punctuation and vocabulary.
Uncommon ability to perform a variety of responsible clerical duties in support of payroll function.
In-depth ability to process and maintain files for certificated and classified employees and substitutes.
Strong ability to learn to apply, and explain actions, rules, and regulations pertaining to payroll, benefits, and leave issues.
Exceptional ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with all staff and general public.
Immense ability to perform clerical duties such as typing, filing, faxing, answering the phones, greeting individuals, and copying.
Excellent ability to utilize word processing and spreadsheet software and present statistical information in a readable format, maintaining extreme accuracy.
Professional Experience
Union School District, Tarrytown, NY 2000 - Present
Payroll Clerk
Perform complex and specialized work related to the preparation, processing, and maintenance of the payroll.
Sort and distribute department mail, file payroll department documents, compose and type department correspondence.
Monitor employee TB testing and responsible for computing employee financial data and completing employment verification reports.
Enroll employees in District benefit programs, reconcile and submit data for tax sheltered annuities.
Answer telephone inquiries regarding all aspects of payroll, insurance, tax shelters, and other benefits.
Prepare payroll deductions, compute payroll adjustments and reconcile insurance and benefit accounts.
Audit daily and hourly time sheets each month for correct data and budget assignments.
Operate a variety of office machines and equipment such as calculator, typewriter, copier, fax machine, computer and related word processing and spreadsheet software, etc.
Perform other related duties as required.
Union School District, Tarrytown, NY 1997 - 2000
Accounting Assistant
Computed figures to determine balance, differences, adjustments, totals, using office machines.
Recorded or coded information, data or figures using source documents.
Maintained variety of records and reports by reviewing, entering, or adjusting information.
Compared data in documents to verify accuracy.
Gathered and arranged data or information by extracting from source documents and arranging in prescribed format.
Maintained accounting records by record keeping, adjusting, reconciling, posting, computing and balancing figures to assure accurate record keeping.
Prepared journal entries for manual and automated systems.
Prepared batch- entry forms using established procedures.
Prepared purchase requests, warrants and monitored contracts for accuracy of information.
Filed documents using standard filing systems.
Handled money transactions such as collecting and disbursing monies and other negotiable items.
Education
New York University, NY Associate Degree in Accounting (1997)
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