Esdras Diaz
Santa Clarita
Summary
Demonstrate communication skills as well as ability to thrive in a demanding environment. Show driven productivity, commitment, initiative and follow through. Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver quality results.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Payroll Specialist
Bernards
San Fernando, CA
02.2024 - Current
- In charge of running weekly payroll for Bernards Bros
- Use Vista and ADP Workforce to run payroll
- Use Bernards Employee Gateway/Vista to track time.
- Make sure employees are job costing to the correct job sites
- Run payroll for employees in Arizona, California, and Nevada
- Make sure all legalities are met for payroll
- Run accrual reports
- Audit time off requests
- Set up garnishments and liens through ADP/Vista
- Set up benefit deductions through ADP/Vista
- Cut manual checks
- Assist HR in running reports for benefits and running benefit audits
- Run all reports for pre and post payroll
- Reclass employee times to the correct job sites
- Respond to all employee inquiries
- Assist with audits, quarterly, and year end reporting including W-2's and other tax related documents
- Add new jurisdictions to our company and make sure the taxes are set up correctly
- Senior Payroll Specialist | Operations/Human Resources/Payroll
Payroll Specialist
Newgen
Los Angeles, CA
02.2023 - 02.2024
- In charge of running payroll for 9 medical facilities.
- Use UKG Pro and Work Force Dimensions to run payroll
- Use Work Force Dimensions to track time.
- Run payroll for facilities in Washington, California, and Nevada
- Make sure all legalities are met for payroll
- Run payroll for facilities in different states
- Run pre-check reports on business intelligence.
- Run accrual reports
- Audited time off requests
- Set up garnishments and liens through UKG
- Set up benefit deductions through UKG
- Cut manual checks
- Assist payroll managers at facilities
- Assist HR managers at facilities
- Run reports for the union
- Make sure cope dues are being collected properly
- Operations/Human Resources/Payroll
Payroll Manager
Wish You Were Here Group
Santa Monica, CA
07.2021 - 02.2023
- Helped bring payroll from a third-party payroll company (Kitchensync) in house
- Used Paylocity to run payroll for 800 employees in multiple states (New York, California, and Nevada)
- Prepared spreadsheets using Excel to take information from POS system (Toast) and transfer them to Paylocity for final payroll.
- Created a system for running payroll for multiple restaurants in different states (New York, California, Nevada)
- Made sure all legalities were met for payroll being run in different states
- Ran reports on weekly basis (P&L, employee pto, meal break violations, tip credit, benefits, etc.)
- Helped re write employee handbook
- Prepared monthly meetings with managers and supervisors
- Set up garnishments and liens through Paylocity
- Set up benefit deductions
- Audited clock ins within POS system
- Onboarded employees
- Cut manual checks
- Used Gusto to run Corporate payroll
- Created SOPs (standard operating procedures) for payroll, tip sheets, time off forms, etc.
- Translated documents into
- Trained employees on running payroll
- Activated company workflows within Paylocity
- Activated time and labor for multiple restaurants
- Activated time and labor for corporate staff
- Set up geofencing for corporate staff
- Processed employee terminations
- Kept records for quarterly reports, payroll registers, payroll summaries
- Operations/Human Resources/Payroll
Human Resources/Operations/Payroll
Kohl Building Maintenance
Chatsworth, CA
05.2014 - 07.2021
- Use ADP to enter payroll for 2 separate companies, over 400 employees
- Prepare spreadsheets using excel for payroll
- Prepare spreadsheets using excel for billing (monthly billing around 300k)
- Work with 2 separate UNIONS to ensure all standards are being met
- Run reports for employees by department, sick audit, union dues, cope dues, trust fund, and other reports
- Organize and prepare meetings with workers comp
- Prepare monthly meetings with managers and supervisors
- Set up garnishments and liens through ADP
- Sort paychecks by departments, hand them to the supervisors, and make sure they are distributed to employees
- Do financial analysis
- Audit employee's vacation and sick time
- Deal directly with employees making sure the working environment and standards are being met
- Handle employee benefits and training
- Data Entry
- Screen potential applicants and set up interviews
- Hire employees and enter apps into ADP
- Create schedules for employees
- Deal directly with clients making sure their needs are being met
- Train staff in various departments
- Use facility dude to communicate with YMCA's and close tickets
- Create Manual checks and void checks
- Keep track of payroll registers and quarterlies
- Go onsite to locations to make sure employees are following guidelines
- Go on walk throughs with clients to make sure their needs are assessed
- Create employee ids
- Translate anything into Spanish making sure communication is crystal clear
- Operations/Human Resources/Payroll
Assistant Manager
IV Auto Inc
North Hollywood, CA
05.2013 - 05.2014
- Assisting manager with office duties
- Coordinate departments
- Organize and prepare meetings
- Schedule appointments
- Run and analyze reports
- Help maintain company guidelines
- Data Entry
- Supervise and motivate staff
- Keep and maintain title records
- Train staff in various departments
- Provide outstanding customer service
- Maintain inventory
Title Clerk Specialist
IV Auto Inc
North Hollywood, CA
10.2011 - 05.2013
- Help Process registrations
- Prepare salvage and clean title documents
- Help Transfer title ownership
- Help Submit all legal paperwork to the DMV
- Inputting inventory information for used cars
- Prepare Status Reports
- Keep and maintain title records
- Issue stock numbers
- Input and update system information on an ongoing basis
- Scan title documents and related paperwork
- Answer inbound calls
- Provide customer service
- Email adjusters
- Use excel to run reports, data entry, and cover sheets
- File documents
Education
Graduate Degree - Political Science City Management
California State University of Northridge
Northridge, CA03-2026
Bachelors - Political Science
California State University of Northridge
Northridge, CA01-2014
AA Degree - Political Science
College of the canyons
Northridge, CA01-2011
High School Diploma - undefined
Valencia High School
Valencia, CA01-2006
Skills
- Payroll accounting
- Employee relations
- Payroll training
- Recordkeeping requirements
- Wage and hour laws
- Direct deposit management
- Timekeeping systems
- Bi-weekly payroll processing
- Expense reimbursement
- Data entry
- Payroll management
- Multi-state payroll
- Reporting
- Employee file maintenance
- Time sheet review
- Data imports
Timeline
Senior Payroll Specialist
Bernards
02.2024 - Current
Payroll Specialist
Newgen
02.2023 - 02.2024
Payroll Manager
Wish You Were Here Group
07.2021 - 02.2023
Human Resources/Operations/Payroll
Kohl Building Maintenance
05.2014 - 07.2021
Assistant Manager
IV Auto Inc
05.2013 - 05.2014
Title Clerk Specialist
IV Auto Inc
10.2011 - 05.2013
Bachelors - Political Science
California State University of Northridge
AA Degree - Political Science
College of the canyons
High School Diploma - undefined
Valencia High School
Graduate Degree - Political Science City Management
California State University of Northridge