1. 1Michelle Lawrence–Sappe’ 35 Indian Field Drive, Hamburg, NJ 07419 / Phone: (862) 266-0223
Email: mlawrencesappe@gmail.com
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Education:
Bernard Baruch College New York, NY BA Corporate Communications December 2008
LaGuardia Community College New York AAS Business Administration December 2002
Technical Skills: SAP ERP, Remedy, Salesforce, Oracle JD Edwards Enterprise, Microsoft Business Solutions
Axapta, Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, QuickBooks, PeopleSoft, MSWord, Excel, PowerPoint, Access,
Ceridian Payroll System, iEmployee Database, Adobe Acrobat, Foundation Software, MASS, NEIS, FINSYS,
COOL, and other general office equipment.
Experience:
Johnson & Johnson New Brunswick, NJ
Tax Analyst – Contractor November 2015 – Present
• Complete daily audits of employee tax records using SAP ADHOC reports for SOX compliance
• Apply for business registrations for UI taxation rates
• Update company status with states (Closures, M&A, Name Changes, etc.)
• Adjust employee tax information
• Verify/reconcile tax information for quarterly and year end filings
• Research state tax penalties (dispute or process) based on findings
Actavis Plc Rockaway, NJ
Financial Analyst - Contractor February 2015 – July 2015
 Reconciliation of complex data sets
 Utilize SAP ERP for all data mining activities
 Reconciliation of financial transactions from Revenue Management System at the account,
customer, and product levels
 Audit of all financial transactions (Contracts, General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts
Payable) as it pertains to GP pricing
 GP Pricing Calculations/Restatement for newly acquired companies
 Responsible for importing, transforming, validating and modeling of large data sets
Barrett Paving Materials, Inc. Roseland, NJ
Payroll Administrator May 2013 – February 2015
 Prepared Corporate payroll and oversaw payroll processing for 11 other regions in the U.S. using JDE
Enterprise – weekly and monthly payrolls
 Managed funding for all 401k, FSA, LTD, Life Insurance and other pensions for participants on a
weekly and monthly basis
 Reconciled payroll, 401k, LTD, etc. accounts
 Authorized payments for all payroll taxes
 Supervised the payroll tax administrator
 Verified and distributed W-2s for all employees
 Ensured authentication of all submissions, deletions, and reversals of ACH payroll activity
SPS Commerce, Inc. (Acquired Edifice) Parsippany, NJ

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Account Analyst August 2012 – April 2013
 Negotiated payment arrangements with customers to bring accounts current.
 Resolved customer inquiries regarding account status through case and task management in Salesforce.
 Interacted with account executives regarding all billing aspects for 600+ customers (contract review,
pricing, payment agreements)
 Processed customer credit as per SOX compliance
 Managed customer account information
Edifice Information Management Systems, Inc. Parsippany, NJ
Accounting/Payroll Administrator January 2008 – July 2012
 Applied cash receipts
 Organized new customer accounts and managed financials for existing accounts
 Provided QC for all customer billing accuracy
 Collected revenue on outstanding account balances with 87% success rate
 Verified monthly billing for 600+ customers
 Initiated the migration of customer invoicing from paper to electronic billing which decreased the cost
of office supplies, postage, and saved time. This also guaranteed the timely delivery of invoices.
 Influenced existing customers to convert to ACH/Wire which decreased the outstanding A/R
significantly
 Resolved customer and account manager inquiries regarding account updates
 General AR & AP functions
 Reconciled Corporate credit account
 Prepared expense reimbursements
 Prepared annual 1099 statements for outside contractors
 Authorized company purchases on credit card account
 Processed manual checks and ACH/Wire payments for vendor invoices
 Reconciled company merchant account monthly
 Collaborated with all levels within the company regarding stage progression of new business
 Prepared bi-weekly payroll and other deductions
 Oversaw facility operations/maintenance
 Prepared all documents for business registrations for new office locations in various states
 Calculated 401K payment contributions/distributions monthly
 Maintained confidential employee records (medical, disciplinary, etc.)
 Coordinated office events
 Coordinated new-hire orientation
 Published company homepage weekly
 Conveyed Accounting, HR and Payroll processes to new employees
 Analyzed annual PTO analysis reports
 Coordinated performance review schedules for department managers and VP of HR
 Coordinated calendars for interview schedules
McKinsey and Company New York, NY
Time and Expense Auditor February 1998–September 2006
 Audited consultant business expenses (staff of approximately 400)
 Contributed to month end close
 Calculated time and expense reimbursements, processed payroll deductions for staff's personal charges.
 Set up direct deposit accounts for employees

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 Reconciled expense reimbursements upon request, processed time and expense adjustments for partners
 Coordinated per diem rates with staffing coordinators
 Assembled monthly work in progress reports for partners and senior management
 Conducted new hire orientation regarding time and expense report submission processes.
 Spearheaded project to decrease staff delinquent time and expense reports