Gabriela M. Everette
Payroll Administrator, Grocery retail
Allentown, PA · (610) 555 0122 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/gabrielameverette
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Six years in payroll processing for hourly retail workforces
INDUSTRIES
Grocery retail, food distribution
SPECIALTIES
Biweekly processing, timekeeping validation, off cycle payments, employee inquiries
SYSTEMS
ADP Workforce Now, Kronos timekeeping, Microsoft Excel
CREDENTIALS
Fundamental Payroll Certification through the American Payroll Association, earned 2021
EDUCATION
Associate of Applied Science in accounting, Lehigh Carbon Community College
Results at a Glance
156
Consecutive payrolls covering
38%
Writing a plain
480
Seasonal hires
Executive Summary
Payroll administrator for a regional grocery chain paying 2,600 hourly and salaried employees across 31 stores every two weeks. Six years running the cycle end to end, from the timekeeping import through the funding file, and the first person store managers call when a check looks wrong.
Signature Achievements
- Processed 156 consecutive payrolls covering 2,600 employees without a missed pay date.
- Cut off cycle checks from about 40 a period to 9 by fixing how store managers approved time before the deadline.
- Built the gross to net audit that catches negative net pay, missing tax setup and duplicate direct deposit before the file transmits.
- Reduced payroll related help desk tickets by 38 percent after writing a plain language pay stub guide for store employees.
- Loaded 480 seasonal hires in one week for the holiday season with no rework on the first pay date.
- Reconciled the quarterly filings to the general ledger for six years with no amended return required.
Professional Experience
Payroll Administrator
Keystone Market Grocers, Allentown, PA 2022 to present
Sole processor for 2,600 employees across 31 stores and a distribution center in eastern Pennsylvania.
- Imports and validates timekeeping data, chasing missed punches and unapproved time before the cutoff.
- Calculates overtime, shift differential, retroactive pay and final checks in line with state pay rules.
- Balances gross to net and the funding file before transmission and reviews the register after each run.
- Answers employee questions on pay, deductions and direct deposit and corrects errors through off cycle payments.
Payroll Assistant
Blue Mountain Food Distributors, Bethlehem, PA 2020 to 2022
Supported the payroll manager of a wholesale distributor with 700 employees on three shifts.
- Entered new hires, status changes and terminations into the payroll system.
- Prepared the weekly union hours report for the benefits fund.
- Filed employment verifications and responded to unemployment claim requests.
Licensure and Certification
Fundamental Payroll Certification, American Payroll Association, earned 2021
Member, American Payroll Association, Lehigh Valley chapter
Education
Associate of Applied Science in accounting, Lehigh Carbon Community College, 2019
Core Skills
Biweekly payroll processing · Timekeeping validation · Overtime calculation · Gross to net auditing · Off cycle payments · Final pay rules · ADP Workforce Now · Employee support · Payroll register review · Seasonal hiring volume