SummaryDiligent accountant with more than 13 years professional experience and proven industry expertise. Extensive knowledge of cost accounting principles, budget forecasting and regulatory compliance. Focused on keeping records current and statements accurate for fully compliant tracking, reporting and auditing of financial records. Dedicated to building reliable, highly effective teams and structured, sustainable reporting practices. ExpertiseGeneral ledger accounting and entriesRegulatory Compliance and ReportingAccount reconciliationsBudget forecastingPayroll administrationCustomer relations Relevant Work ExperiencePayroll Accountant,09 2019toCurrentArmada Hoffler Properties, Inc Virginia Beach,VA,Senior Payroll Specialist - one of two employees responsible for administration of biweekly payroll of 4 million for 900 employees in multiple states.Working with HR Manager to define and implement guidelines and associated pay policies in relation to changing requirements for COVID-19.Lead analyst in payroll software conversion project responsible for planning, testing and implementation of new Ceridian Dayforce platform, review and collaboration with software developers to ensure coding supports complex pay requirements, parallel testing, and conversion of legacy data.Monthly dynamic review of employee liability balances in support of forecasting and cost analysis.Provide accurate, respectful and responsive service for all payroll questions.Continuously maintain compliance to complex reporting requirements for local, state, and federal agencies.Support HR review of adherence to contractual obligations with the Union.Collaborate extensively with both internal and external auditors throughout the year.Complete payroll general ledger account entries and maintains account reconciliations.Provide training and ongoing feedback to new employees, supervisors and clerks to enhance their understanding and ability to effectively utilize Ceridian Dayforce.Facilitate multi-million monthly payments to benefit providers, working closely with the VP of Benefits and Finance Manager to ensure payouts are timely and accurate.Royalties Accountant,12 2015to09 2019Archway Marketing North Las Vegas,NV,Responsible for reporting, reconciling and submitting mineral royalties of over 3 million to Federal, State and private leaseholders.Partnered with Project Engineer on cost savings Initiative to identify and catalog misplaced or unused industrial equipment.Developed and implemented cost and budget processes to ensure budget control and accurate forecasting.Prepared journal entries, monthly-end and year-end closing statements, financial documents and invoices.Updated and improved a lease database with more than 50 mineral leases and over 70 years of historical data.Developed training procedures and mentored new accounting personnel on company policies and best practices. Supervised and supported department intern.Adapted to changing requirements and frequently created ad-hoc reporting for management to analyze business strategy.Senior Accountant,08 2000to04 2008Expedia New,KY,Provided monthly analysis reporting of all self-funded accounts in Colorado and Nevada for internal and external customers.Coordinated external audit requirements.Completed month-end closing, reporting, and analysis of financial statements.Participated in implementation of new claim payment and reporting system, created and documented procedure manual.Maintained monthly account reconciliations.Created and implemented procedures for compliance with HIPAA.Coordinated and conducted inter-department audit of Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance. EducationBachelor of Science Business Administration, Accounting,Expected in05 2000toColorado State University-Fort Collins,COGPA  SEP  Direct Supply, Inc. is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Staff Data Engineer to work with a team of engineers and architects to design data driven solutions, and establish robust data pipelines and services in Milwaukee, WI. Duties Include Provide technical direction and mentoring of a small data engineering project team, to design solutions ensuring industry best SDLC practices Identify new development processes that improve the predictability and quality of projects Create, build and deploy robust data structures and pipelines to support analysis and decision making Provide high-level technical analysis and design as new projects go through the ideation phase Collaborate with end users and peers to understand requirements, formulate use cases, and translate into an effective technical solution Ownership of the design and delivery of key components of a large-scale data platform Build and deploy data warehouses and ETL and ELT applications Participate in global data strategy Design data integration pipeline architecture and infrastructure required for reporting and data analysis Use the Scrum development process to deliver software solutions Coordinate integration testing and debugging of software components Understand system architecture and integration of new functionality. Minimum Qualifications The minimum entry requirements for the Staff Data Engineer position is a Bachelors degree (or U.S. equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a related field plus 5 years data engineering or business intelligence experience which must include 5 years of each of the following (and can be gained concurrently) Working with enterprise data management technologies such as database and ETL technologies Writing complex queries across large data sets Configuring, managing, and monitoring cloud data solutionsapplications Using Python and a module for structured data processing such as Spark SQL. Pre-employment drug test required. Candidate must have references for work experience that confirm experience. Candidates will also be subject to a criminal background check, and may be rejected if criminal convictions are substantially related to the position applied for, in accordance with applicable law. For more information, contact or reply by rsum to Megan Thull, Senior HR Generalist, Direct Supply, Inc., 7301 W. Champions Way, Milwaukee, WI 53223 (Phone) 414-760-5682 (E-mail) Megan.Thull directsupply.com Job to be performed in the location listed. Generous benefit package available. Click here to learn more. Direct Supply, Inc. and its U.S. subsidiaries are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers committed to diverse workforces. 2013 to 2023 Direct Supply, Inc. All rights reserved.