Ellen Perry Cooper
Middle River
Summary
Highly motivated and positive individual with great organizational and communication skills. Customer service master and efficient problem solver. Deftly manages administrative functions while delivering thorough answers and solutions to foster exceptional customer experiences.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Office Associate
Bishop Mcnamara High School
08.2020 - 12.2025
- Managed daily office operations, ensuring efficient workflow and communication among departments.
- Assisted in budgeting processes, tracking expenditures to ensure adherence to financial guidelines.
- Managed payroll processing accurately and efficiently while adhering to strict deadlines for submission to HR departments or third-party providers.
- Collaborated with HR to integrate new hires into payroll systems seamlessly.
- Responded to employee inquiries to provide information regarding payroll deductions and related issues.
- Processed vendor invoices, ensuring compliance with company policies and accounting standards.
- Reconciled accounts payable reports, identifying discrepancies and resolving issues efficiently.
- Maintained good working relationships with vendors and resolved disputes.
- Managed compliance and regulatory reporting for retirement plans, ensuring adherence to federal requirements.
- Recorded deposits, reconciled monthly bank accounts and tracked expenses.
- Assisted in yearly financial audits.
- Reconciled all company credit cards monthly.
- 1099 processing.
- 941 reconciliations.
- Monthly general ledger reconciliations
Payroll/Accounts Payable Administrator
Jewish Day School
04.2018 - 08.2020
- Managed full-cycle accounts payable process to ensure timely vendor payments.
- Reconciled vendor statements and resolved discrepancies efficiently.
- Implemented process improvements to enhance invoice processing accuracy.
- Trained new staff on accounts payable procedures and software systems.
- Prepared weekly check runs for approved invoices, delivering accurate payments to vendors on time.
- Communicated with other departments to verify purchases.
- Assisted in month-end closing procedures, ensuring timely completion of financial statements.
- Collaborated with finance department to ensure proper budgeting for payroll expenses and allocation of funds for various benefit programs.
- Assisted HR personnel with onboarding new hires, providing orientation materials and explanation of benefits packages.
Senior Payroll Specialist
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
09.2010 - 03.2018
- Managed payroll processing for 500 employees using ADP Workforce Now.
- Uploaded time records into computer system and made adjustments to create accurate database for payroll processing functions.
- Adjusted tax withholdings according to employee requests while adhering to federal regulations thus avoiding penalties or fines.
- Served as point-of-contact for external auditors during annual reviews, ensuring smooth communication and successful audit results.
- Reduced manual entry errors by automating data input tasks, enhancing overall payroll accuracy.
- Produced payroll activities documentation and reports to meet corporate guidelines and promote transparency.
- Researched payroll errors and processed payments for federal and state taxes, social security, Medicare and various employee deductions, annuity contributions, and retirement plan withholdings.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Livingstone College
Salisbury, North Carolina, NCMBA - Business Administration
Morrison University
Skills
- Customer satisfaction
- Invoice processing
- Cash reconciliation
- Document preparation
- Organizational expertise
- Payroll processing
- Payroll auditing
- New hire processing
- Maintaining employee records
- Employee onboarding
- Journal entries
- Bank reconciliation
Timeline
Business Office Associate
Bishop Mcnamara High School
08.2020 - 12.2025
Payroll/Accounts Payable Administrator
Jewish Day School
04.2018 - 08.2020
Senior Payroll Specialist
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
09.2010 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
Livingstone College
MBA - Business Administration
Morrison University