Saneka Powell

Dedicated payroll professional with 3+ years of experience ensuring accurate and timely payroll delivery. Trusted by colleagues as a go-to resource for complex questions, troubleshooting, and daily support. Stepped into an informal leadership role by mentoring team members, resolving payroll challenges, and helping to streamline operations. Known for taking initiative, sharing expertise, and maintaining consistency and compliance, with a strong focus on collaboration and continuous learning. Excited to formally step into the Payroll Supervisor role to expand responsibilities, and contribute to ongoing process improvements and support the team’s success.

Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP)

National Payroll Institute (NPI)

Active member of NPI

CPR certified

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES

• Streamlined onboarding for 100+ Canadian retail stores with digitization of new hire packages in collaboration with Human Resources and Talent Acquisition team.
• Achieved a significant reduction in TD1 form discrepancies through the creation and implementation of a simplified tax form guide across 100+ Canadians stores.
• Designed and improved payroll correction form (now used across Canada and the US) — that aligns with STAR timesheet data format. This streamlined payroll correction request, minimized follow-ups, and significantly improved the accuracy and timeliness of payroll adjustments.
• Updated and Optimized over 15+ HR/Store/Payroll Forms (Hiring form, payroll correction form, employment verification form, EFT and wire transfer forms, contact form, new hire checklist, etc.) — implemented across all stores in Canada improving form accuracy and reducing processing delays.
• Ensured compliance with employment and immigration regulations by collaborating with Employee Relations and Human Resource Department to establish a work/study permit tracking process.
• Improved team morale and operational efficiency by supporting and guiding team members, provide comprehensive training and creating detailed training manuals.
• Increased colleague satisfaction across 24 Canadian stores by consistently addressing payroll inquiries and concerns in a timely and professional manner.
• Created and improved 4+ Payroll Checklists for Reporting, Vacation calculation and New hire processing — streamlined commitment reporting and resulted in 0% payroll report omissions per pay-period; increase vacation payout accuracy and reduction new hire paperwork discrepancies and team follow-ups.
• Created and maintain operational pay-period calendar that boosted team’s routine process efficiency. Proposed the launched of annual Payroll Calendar guides to stores, to reflect payroll schedule and deadlines, improve payroll and stores alignment and operational efficiency.