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ABDOULAYE BAH

28 Winegar Lane, Staten Island, New York 10310 - 718 810 4059
djindjiba72@hotmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HR PAYROLL SPECIALIST
BOOKING.COM, NEW YORK, NY

Sept, 2014 - Present

The world leader in booking accommodations online. Each day, over 800,000 room nights are reserved on Booking.com.
Assist in the preparation and processing of the bi-weekly payroll (1000+ employees) in multi-state locations as well as assisting
with the processing of all HR accounting work for health and dental insurance, STD, LTD, Life Insurance, Travel Insurance and
Workers
Compensation reporting.
Update weekly employees changes into ADP Workday and provide monthly end heard count reports
to Accounting/ Finance departments.
Assist payroll preparation including ADP maintenance, pay data entries, check calculations. Upload extra earning
enrollment/transit/time
and attendance files into the ADP payroll system. Upload benefits (401K) repots to Fidelity Investment portal. Calculate
overtime/regular
retroactive payments due to salary increase, retroactive benefit payments due to life events.
Responsible for Tax and Garnishment payroll files and sending them to the appropriate agencies. Provide employees
password reset
request through Bookings JIRA portal application
Assist with the preparation of various payroll reconciliations and be proactive in investigating
discrepancies (benefits, salaries and etc
Maintain accurate payroll records. Review and audit timesheets and request managers for approval
to insure timely pay period
Organize folder and save all appropriate payroll files in Knowledge lake-payroll document retention
system and assist Sr. Payroll Director
with all projects as needed.

LABOR MANAGEMENT AND PAYROLL ANALYST


FAIRWAY MARKET, New York, NY

March 2010 June 2014

A leading grocery chain with revenue in excess of $600 million and employing over 5,000 personnel
Created and ran business intelligence reports analysis and expenses for HR, Payroll and Finance departments using Ultipro BI and
UTM
Granting access to users of different levels in Ultipro, checking and maintaining employees access records and audits
Acted as a link between Payroll, Human Resources, Accounting/ Finance, and IT Departments regarding Fairway Market
timekeeping
process (over 5,000 union and non-union employees).

Reported directly to Corporate Officers and Vice Presidents in presenting ad-hoc analyses about labor trends and
store performance quality
data and information
Prepared employees benefits audit, overrides, out of schedule and non-enrolled employees reports using ADP E-Time/Kronos
and
Ultipro payroll software as well as financial statement analysis
Assisted with monthly financial variance analyses reports, comparing store headcounts to store activity to facilitate improved
productivity
and resulting in more than half a million dollars in cost savings.
Processed wage garnishments which involved tracking the dollar amount deductions prior to submitting the payroll (cash
advance,
termination, and LOA or child support provided by DA)
Processed payroll accounting entries and reconciled budget forecasting to provide guidance on store scheduling and prepared
monthly,
quarterly, and year end journal entries to review transactions process
Created the Affordable Healthcare Act report for employees who worked an average of 30 hours or more per week
Conducted audit of employees times and attendance on a daily basis and maintained portal application for tracking missed clock
punches
using Ultipro point system.
Trained store managers on reporting and labor efficiency management with the payroll team to make sure payroll processes are
properly
executed.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT
GLM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. NEW YORK, NY

Sept. 2008 Jan 2010A

leading magazine chain with revenue in excess of $40 million and employing over 1500 personnel Responsible for accounting
functions for 14 magazines such as VFW, ELK, and Architectural Digest etc
Prepared monthly, quarterly, and year end journal entries, reconciliations, and accounting analysis with supporting schedules and
Information
Analyze, manage, and report fixed asset schedules, depreciation, and reconciliation to the general ledger.
Continuous coordination with internal auditors - perform frequent testing of bank reporting vs. general ledger with supporting
documentation for SOX compliance
Take part in quarterly and annual audits in collaboration with Grant Thornton.
Reconciled daily bank deposits for all 14 magazines.
Provided weekly sales analysis to executive management including Chairman and CEO.
Served as key contact for returned check issues and customer chargeback.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES


ZICKLIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS BARUCH COLLEGE CUNY, 2008
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN ECONOMICS
Minor: Sociology
LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, New York, NY
Associate Degree in Business Administration, 2003

LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, New York, NY


Certificate in Advanced Excel Modeling, 2010

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY


Certificate in Advanced Financial Analyst, December 2014

SKILLS
Technical: Microsoft Office (Advanced Excel, Pivot table, VLookups, Index, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint), JD Edwards
Enterprise-Oracle, QuickBooks, Intermediate User Acceptance Testing
HRIS: ADP (E-Time\Kronos), PayForce EV6.5, Workday, UltiPro (Ultimate Payroll Software), PeopleSoft, Oracle

Language: Fluent in French

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