Michelle Koch
Payroll Compliance Professional
LaSalle,Ontario
Summary
Highly skilled Payroll Professional with extensive functional expertise. Maximized departmental efficiency by streamlining processes and reducing errors. Familiarity with applicable compliance requirements, tax code and employment law enabled achievement of desired outcomes.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
5
5
Years of post-secondary education (accumulative)
Work History
Senior Payroll Specialist
Windsor Regional Hospital
Windsor, Ontario
01.2019 - Current
- Managed end to end payroll for health care organization for 4500+ non-union and unionized personnel (7 different union CA's).
- Performed calculations in retro-active pay, maternity leave top up, garnishments, ERP's, grievances and termination settlements to provide accurate data to payroll processing database.
- Reconciling monthly/annually and submitting requirements for payments/reporting purposes for at source deductions, union dues and third party garnishments as well as tax reporting for employee's (T4's, T2201's, etc).
- Applied knowledge of regulations, employment law and tax code to keep operations in compliance with applicable standards; and, provide training/guidance to payroll staff and management team in order to adhere to legislative and CA compliance.
Payroll Specialist
Windsor Regional Hospital
Windsor, Ontario
10.2009 - 01.2019
- Verified and submitted timekeeping information for accurate and efficient payroll processing for over 650 staff.
- Investigated payroll variances and employee claims to resolve discrepancies and balance financial records.
- Performed calculations in overtime, vacation and sick hours to provide accurate data to payroll processing database.
- Offered payroll-related subject matter expertise to management and employees to resolve payroll discrepancies.
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
Windsor Regional Hospital
Windsor, Ontario
04.2008 - 10.2009
- Verified vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions for average monthly transaction budget of $3,000,000.00.
- Paid employees by receiving and verifying expense reports.
- Communicated with vendors to resolve discrepancies impeding payments.
- Matched purchase orders to invoices and logged invoices into computer.
Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
TriConcepts Inc.
Windsor, Ontario
09.2006 - 04.2008
- Contributed to smooth business operations by planning and organizing meetings and conferences.
- Updated spreadsheets and created presentations to support executives and boost team productivity using advanced software for over 100 staff.
- Used QuickBooks to produce invoices, submit payroll, payables and other deliverables.
- Facilitated training and onboarding for incoming office staff.
- Implemented best practice process for hiring, onboarding and training procedures.
Accounts Receivable Professional
Impact Tool
Windsor, Ontario
03.2002 - 09.2006
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
- Monitored company inventory to keep stock levels and databases updated.
- Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic
Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
Lakeside Plastics
Windsor, Ontario
05.1992 - 03.2002
- Created expense reports, budgets and filing systems for management team.
- Organized and coordinated conferences and monthly meetings.
- Transcribed meeting minutes to support sales, business development and senior management teams.
- Facilitated training and onboarding for incoming office staff.
- Updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze and report on performance and sales data.
- Chair of specific projects
Education
High School Diploma -
Riverside Secondary School
Windsor, ON 09.1986 - 06.1990
Medical Office Administrator (fast Track)
St. Clair College
Windsor, Ontario 09.1990 - 05.1991
Ontario Management Development Program
St. Clair College
Windsor, Ontario 09.1995 - 05.1996
Medical Terminology
Lambton College
Online 05.2008 - 08.2008
Health Information Management
Canadian Health Association
Online 09.2016 - 08.2018
Payroll Compliance Practitioner
National Payroll Institute
Online 04.2019 - Current
Skills
Journal entry preparation
Processing wage withholding orders
Data auditing assistance
Compliance understanding
Tax law understanding
Exceptional Microsoft Excel skills and spreadsheet creation
Fixed asset depreciation
Budgeting
Meeting deadlines
Financial reports
Exceptional team building, efficiencies and process development
Timeline
Payroll Compliance Practitioner
National Payroll Institute
04.2019 - Current
Senior Payroll Specialist
Windsor Regional Hospital
01.2019 - Current
Health Information Management
Canadian Health Association
09.2016 - 08.2018
Payroll Specialist
Windsor Regional Hospital
10.2009 - 01.2019
Medical Terminology
Lambton College
05.2008 - 08.2008
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
Windsor Regional Hospital
04.2008 - 10.2009
Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
TriConcepts Inc.
09.2006 - 04.2008
Accounts Receivable Professional
Impact Tool
03.2002 - 09.2006
Ontario Management Development Program
St. Clair College
09.1995 - 05.1996
Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
Lakeside Plastics
05.1992 - 03.2002
Medical Office Administrator (fast Track)
St. Clair College
09.1990 - 05.1991
High School Diploma -
Riverside Secondary School
09.1986 - 06.1990