Payroll Consultant at State Farm Insurance - Lashawda Bryant
Greater Nashville Area
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- Payroll Consultant at State Farm Insurance - Lashawda Bryant
- Independent Consultant at Payroll Professionals
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- Payroll Processing Manager at O'Charley's, Inc.
- Payroll/Accounts Payable Administrator at Mariner/Prism Health Care
- City Business Manager at Answer American
- Executive Admin at MEOC
- Education
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- Wayne County Community College
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Jackie Bates’s Summary
I retain 20+ years of hands-on experience and related training. My forte is in Business and Payroll Management, Human Resources and Accounting. Areas of supportive strengths include, but are not limited to:
• Managerial, organizational, presentation, customer service and people
skills
• Payroll, Human Resources, compensation and labor compliance laws
• Recruiting, placement, and employee assessment and evaluation skills
• Payroll processing and procedure, taxing, wage attachments and
accounting principles
• Computer implementation and software instruction/conversion
• Managing a large staff
• Handling numerous responsibilities concurrently
• Working successfully under hard deadlines (35,000 employees weekly)
• Analytical, oral and written communicative skills
Music:
Multi-instrumentalist - Pianist, organ, keyboards, accordion and guitar. Versatile in Country, Contemporary, Traditional and various other styles of Gospel music, hymns, spirituals, praise/worship choruses. Skilled in vocal technique and enhancement training, music theory, arrangement and directing. Capable of reading music, chord charts, playing by ear, sight-reading, perfect pitch harmony and good sense of rhythm.
Jackie Bates’s Specialties:
. J.D. Edwards Processing Professional - ERP 8.0
• Evaluated employees' performance evaluation, recruit & interview
• Knowledgeable of complex issues connected with a tipped payroll
• Reconciled weekly processed federal, state and local taxes & execute
• General Ledger account reconciliation
• Project Manager for 2 major software conversions
• Facilitated payroll audit/testing/documentation for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Ensured accurate & timely completion of tax filings
Jackie Bates’s Experience
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Payroll Consultant
State Farm Insurance - Lashawda Bryant
(Accounting industry)
November 2008 — Present (9 months)
All set-up preparation and processing of Bellevue office employees. Tax payments, quarterly and yearly reporting.
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Independent Consultant
Payroll Professionals
(Printing industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)
Various contract assignments – clients include: Amerigo’s, Heathway’s, Community Educations Partners, etc.
• Analyzed platforms for software conversions, auditing and troubleshooting
• Initial set-up of payroll system
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Payroll Processing Manager
O'Charley's, Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CHUX; Restaurants industry)
March 1998 — December 2006 (8 years 10 months)
EMPLOYMENT
1998- 2006 Payroll Processing Manager, O’Charley’s, Inc.
Evaluated employees' performance evaluation, recruit, interview & placement of new employees. Knowledgeable of highly complex issues connected with a tipped environment payroll. Reconciled weekly processed federal, state and local taxes and execute (EFT, Internet and Check Request). General Ledger account reconciliation and journal entries including creation and posting to the G/L. Interpreted company policies & government regulations affecting payroll procedures. Project Manager for 2 major software conversions - Recommended changes to systems, policies and procedures to ensure timely & accurate implementation. Overseen departmental projects developing implementation plans, policies, procedures, processes, systems and on going maintenance strategies. Facilitated payroll audit/testing/documentation for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Ensured accurate and timely completion of required year-end forms, & tax filings. -
Payroll/Accounts Payable Administrator
Mariner/Prism Health Care
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
July 1995 — December 1998 (3 years 6 months)
Administrator for ADP multi-state payroll of 800 rehabilitation employees and 300 + A/P vouchers. Created new tools and organizational skills to meet critical corporate deadlines. Honored for inclusive support to corporate and field operations
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City Business Manager
Answer American
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
January 1993 — September 1993 (9 months)
Administrator for Detroit/Southfield division of national based telecommunications company
• Responsible for developing and implementation of lucrative sales strategies
• Recruiting and hands-on training of staff (35 employees)
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Executive Admin
MEOC
(Accounting industry)
1984 — 1986 (2 years)
Jackie Bates’s Education
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Wayne County Community College
1993 — 1994
Additional Information
Jackie Bates’s Websites:
Jackie Bates’s Interests:
Music, singing and ministry
Jackie Bates’s Groups:
Indieheaven (Christian Independent Artists),
American Payroll Association
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Nashville Music Industry
Jackie Bates’s Honors:
Payroll Profession:
O’Charley’s “Employee of the Month”, January 1999 and December 2000 - O’Charley’s Living Legacy Award
Music:
2004 CD release - "Love Is Above It All"
CIA Independent Artist Momentum Award Nominee:
"Country Artist of the Year"
"Southern Gospel Artist of the Year"
2007 CIA Summit Nominee - "Country Artist of the Year"
- "Southern Gospel Artist of the Year"
Jackie Bates’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- reference requests
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