Jamila Jalandoon
San Diego,CA
Summary
Result-driven professional with solid background in regulatory compliance and risk management. Successfully implemented compliance programs and policies, ensuring adherence to industry standards and minimizing risk. Demonstrated effective problem-solving and communication skills in fast-paced environments. . Known for fostering collaborative team environments and consistently achieving compliance goals. Highly adaptable and reliable, with strong focus on attention to detail and analytical thinking.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Labor Compliance Specialist (Remote)
Solv Energy
San Diego, CA
01.2025 - Current
- Monitor certified payroll for both internal self-perform projects and external subcontractors.
- Review all public contracts (and any private that have special requirements) for labor requirements (certified payroll, skilled labor, local hire, diversity, and other such labor related requirements), and then work with the project teams and appropriate departments to ensure appropriate plan in place to monitor and report, as well as to ensure proper submissions to agencies.
- Perform periodic audits on projects to ensure compliance
- Monitor and stay abreast of applicable laws and regulations that might affect the SOLV Energy’s policies and procedures.
- Participate in third party / Government reviews, audits and inquiries, working in conjunction with the appropriate departments and the Director of Compliance.
- Oversee prevailing wage and apprenticeship compliance for projects seeking IRA credits, ensuring all laborers and mechanics are paid at least the prevailing wage rates
- Ensure compliance of organizational policies and procedures
- Reviews and verifies payroll records, benefit statements, employer training contributions, and apprenticeship paperwork to determine compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
- Issues requests for missing and revised documentation and corresponds with the applicable contractor’s staff to ensure compliance.
- Work with LCP Tracker, and other compliance monitoring software to review and approve certified payroll and payroll documents
- Compile information for any third-party requests for information.
- Conducted regular audits to identify compliance gaps and recommend corrective actions.
- Managed documentation processes for compliance reporting and regulatory submissions effectively.
Sr. Payroll Specialist and Sr. Labor Compliance Analyst (Remote)
Western Pump, Inc.
San Diego, CA
10.2020 - 02.2025
- Manage a team of labor compliance specialists providing organizing and leadership skills.
- Perform worker complaint investigations and audits filed with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) in accordance with State and Federal published labor standards guidance.
- Investigate and audit contractor compliance with Project Labor Agreement requirements.
- Oversee prevailing wage and apprenticeship compliance for projects seeking IRA credits, ensuring all laborers and mechanics are paid at least the prevailing wage rates
- Monitor subcontractor compliance with State of California Labor Laws and ensure timely submittal of certified payroll reports and other required form submittals.
- Reviews and verifies payroll records, benefit statements, employer training contributions, and apprenticeship paperwork to determine compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
- Issues requests for missing and revised documentation and correspond with the applicable contractor's staff to ensure compliance.
- Investigates complaints of noncompliance with prevailing wage payments, Benefit payments, and apprenticeship violations; takes written or recorded statements to establish facts; compiles reports, records any other pertinent material to complete case file.
- Coordinate with other departments and subcontractors
- Conduct worker interview site visits and correlate with Daily Reports, timesheets, Time & Material Tickets, and Certified Payroll to validate worker hours to Time & Material Tickets, invoices, and Change Orders.
- Completes audits, calculates underpayments, fines, and penalties if applicable. Audits are then forwarded to the Division Manager for review and sent to the client's counsel for approval and submission to the appropriate government agency.
- Download Certified Payroll to DIR, LCP, Emars, OCPS, Prism and Elation
- Audit certified payroll reported wage rates and fringe benefit contributions
- Maintain an audit file for each contract which will include original contract, all correspondence changes/deviation, amendments, clarifications, and payments schedules.
- Oversee more than twenty-five projects and process them on weekly deadline.
- Process Preliminary notices, complete DAS 140 & SF1413 forms and order insurance certificates when needed and keep records in database updated.
- Reviewing new subcontractors fringe benefits statements, DAS 140s - DAS142s, CAC2s (training fund contributions).
- Verify that appropriate wages are being paid on certified payroll against - CA prevailing wage labor-wage determinations and/or Federal Davis Bacon wage rates.
- Processed payroll for over 1,000 employees using ADP Workforce Now system.
- Led initiatives to streamline payroll processing, reducing errors and improving efficiency.
Project Coordinator/ Sr. Compliance Analyst/ Sr. Payroll Specialist (Remote)
T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc
San Diego, CA
10.2016 - 10.2020
- Oversee prevailing wage and apprenticeship compliance for projects seeking IRA credits, ensuring all laborers and mechanics are paid at least the prevailing wage ratesCoordinate with other departments and subcontractors
- Process Certified Payrolls to DIR, LCP, Emars, OCPS, Prism and Elation
- Follow up with Project Manager / Project Coordinator
- Maintain an audit file for each contract which will include original contract, all correspondence changes/deviation, amendments, clarifications, and payments schedules.
- Oversee more than one hundred projects and process them on weekly deadlines.
- Process Preliminary notices, complete DAS 140 & SF1413 forms and order insurance certificates when needed and keep records in database updated.
- Reviewing new subcontractors fringe benefits statements, DAS 140s - DAS142s, CAC2s (training fund contributions).
- Verify that appropriate wages are being paid on certified payroll against - CA prevailing wage labor-wage determinations and/or Federal Davis Bacon wage rates.
Regulatory Compliance Analyst /Senior Auditor
Harrah's Casino
Valley Center, CA
02.2013 - 10.2016
- Compliance daily/monthly/quarterly/annual deliverables based on NGCB or internal requirements including but not limited to:
- BSA and Title 31 AML duties as required related to Know Your Customer (KYC), Suspicious Activity .Reporting (SAR), and Currency Transaction Reporting (CTR).
- Key inventories
- Manual Form inventories.
- Live Entertainment Tax Walkthrough/Evaluations
- Currency Counter and Interface Testing
- System Access Testing
- Semi-Annual Cage Counts
- Daily support to property departments related to regulatory compliance inquiries/issues
- Analyzed regulatory requirements to ensure compliance with gaming laws and internal policies.
- Conducted risk assessments to identify potential compliance issues and recommend corrective actions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and implement compliance training programs for staff.
- Monitored changes in legislation and communicated updates to relevant departments for proactive compliance management.
- Maintain a detailed current set of electronic records and files for Regulatory Compliance.
- Assists Caesars Entertainment Internal Audit Department with their AML and Gaming Department and audits as required. This include employee interviews and providing audit documentation among other audit procedures.
- Investigate and contact departments for supporting/missing documentation regarding AML and NGCB Regulatory Compliance.
- Navigate and use various casino systems to obtain information to assist with AML reviews and Nevada Gaming Control Board requirements.
Skills
- Compliance monitoring
- Internal auditing
- Compliance oversight
- Regulatory expertise
- IRA Prevailing Wage, Davis Bacon and DIR Prevailing Wage
- LCP Tracker, Emars, OCIP, Elation and DIR
- Time management
- Anti-money laundering
- Payroll accounting
- Wage and hour laws
- Bi-weekly payroll processing
- Recordkeeping requirements
- Team Management
Timeline
Labor Compliance Specialist (Remote)
Solv Energy
01.2025 - Current
Sr. Payroll Specialist and Sr. Labor Compliance Analyst (Remote)
Western Pump, Inc.
10.2020 - 02.2025
Project Coordinator/ Sr. Compliance Analyst/ Sr. Payroll Specialist (Remote)
T.B. Penick & Sons, Inc
10.2016 - 10.2020
Regulatory Compliance Analyst /Senior Auditor
Harrah's Casino
02.2013 - 10.2016