Yolanda Diaz has over 15 years of experience in payroll and accounting. She has managed payrolls ranging from 100 to 3,000 employees across multiple industries. Diaz ensures accurate and timely payroll processing in compliance with regulations, including experience with union payrolls. She also reconciles general ledger accounts and handles employee benefits administration.

1. YOLANDA DIAZ
5579 Sunview Court, Antioch, CA 94531
Home 925-753-5378  Cell 925-325-5316  yzdiaz@sbcglobal.net
Dedicated payroll and accounting professional with 15+ years of strong background in employee relations, and
extensive experience working with full cycle payrolls in - house and outsourced payrolls.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
 Managed all aspects of payroll for companies ranging from 100 – 3,000 employees.
 Ensured all employees are paid accurately, timely, and in compliance with company policies and
governmental regulations. Also have union payroll experience.
 Reputation for providing excellent customer service, great communication, and organizational skills.
 Experienced in meeting fast approaching deadlines and completing assignments on time.
 Analyzed and resolved complex payroll related problems while also developing efficient processes to
improve workflow and reporting.
 PeopleSoft In-house Payroll  ADP Pay expert, ADP Timesaver, ADP E-Z Labor  JD Edwards Payroll
and G/L Accounting  Lawson In house PayrollMicrosoft Excel intermediate Microsoft Word  Ten
key by touch and experience with Time Management Systems.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PAYROLL SPECIALIST, PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT
Key Achievements
• Extensive Experience working with large payrolls. Processed all stages of payroll for union and non-
union employees on various shifts. Administered weekly, bi-weekly, and semi-monthly field and
administrative payrolls.
• Processed Union payrolls for all types of trades including electricians, construction, health, and steel
workers. Prepared monthly trust fund contribution reports and payments of all fringes to respective trust
fund offices. Generated weekly certified payrolls and prevailing wage information, and served as contact
person for all trust fund audits.
• Assisted in development, maintenance and enforcement of applicable payroll processing policies and
procedures. Maintained accurate and complete payroll records and ensured compliance with regulatory
payroll requirements. Applied and processed payroll under complex rules, pay practices, and
government regulations.
• Audited in detail, reviewed, and calculated timecards based on California overtime and FLSA rates.
• Computed payments for employees on leaves of absence. This includes extended sick leave based on
integration with state disability insurance, and calculated on all types of leaves such as worker comp,
FMLA, pregnancy, etc.
• Supervised and prepared high volume wage garnishment deductions from employee’s payments,
including multiple deductions from child support agencies, IRS, state tax levies, and Sheriff’s wage
assignments.
• Calculated all manual and termination checks, voided check processing, and all pay adjustments.
Entered data, computed merit increases and retro payments into Human Resources payroll interface
systems. Processed all W-4’s, direct deposits, HR benefit options, and verifications of employment.
• Reconciled, computed, and filed all quarterly and yearly tax returns for Federal and State Tax Agencies.
Experience with reconciliation of yearly W-2 and W-3 Transmittals, and multi-state tax filings. Ensured
pay adjustments were handled correctly to minimize impact on the W-2 wage and tax summary
statements. Generated payroll tax transfers for Federal and State payroll tax liabilities and completed
associated journal entries.
• Coordinated with Human Resources all termination processing and updates to employee records.
• Answered all employees inquiries related to pay and benefits in demanding situations.
• General Ledger account reconciliations for accrued payroll Taxes and all other benefits.

2. • Helped set up labor tracking system for all paid time off and extended sick leave balances.
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PAYROLL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Prepared and transmitted all payroll direct deposit transactions. Uploaded positive pay files and tax
deposits on a timely basis to respective banks.
• Worked with time-clock management systems software for a weekly import of employee hours into in-
house payroll database. Experience with such software systems as ADP Timesaver, Workforce
Management, ADP E-Z Labor and Work-Brain Time-tracker. Transferred and implemented manual
timesheets to an electronic time-clock system, ran parallel test payrolls for accuracy of all pay codes into
in-house payroll database.
ACCOUNTING
EXPERIENCE
 Reviewed and analyzed all monthly payroll related general ledger accounts to ensure accurate
representation of payroll, benefit expenses and liabilities.
 Processed all month end payroll G/L account reconciliations and their respective journal entries for
employee deductions such as taxes, 401K contributions, health insurance, and other non-statutory
deductions.
 Assisted with maintenance of general ledger, knowledge of GAAP Accounting principles, worked with
subsidiary accounts including data entry, records management, and account reconciliations.
 Worked closely with human resources to reconcile benefit accounts and statements.
 Administered all 401K deductions and reconciliations for bi-weekly upload to Prudential. Also
assisted employees with inquires relating to retirement plans.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
 United Spiral Pipe-Division of USS POSCO United Steelworker 2013-2014
Senior Payroll Specialist for United Steelworkers Underground Pipe Co., (processed 150+
employees, company sold)
 Sutter Health Hospitals-Home Care, Fairfield, CA 2010-2013
Payroll Specialist for Sutter Health Hospitals, Vocational Nurse Assoc/Home Health Care Organization
(Company Re-located all administrative positions to Roseville, CA, processed 1900 employees)
 Longs Drug Stores Corporate Headquarters/CVS Pharmacies 2007-2009
Payroll Specialist, Retail/Pharmacy Fortune 500 company (Acquired by CVS 2009 moved all
operations to Georgia, processed 3000+ employees)
 Swinerton Builders/William P. Young Construction Company 2003-2006
Payroll Accountant, General Engineering and Construction Company
(Organization re-located to San Leandro, CA, processed 200+ employees)
EDUCATION
 Los Medanos College Pittsburg CA, Financial Accounting, Business and Math Classes/General Ed.