Ruthann M. Hill 13801 Dalebrook Avenue Brook Park, OH 44142 216.848.0728 rh13e8a74@westpost.

net PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Highly accomplished and organized Payroll Executive with diversified experience in the banking, financial, retail, hospitality and consumer food industries. Proven leadership skills and commitment to staff development and process improvement. Excellent track record of managing tax operations with minimal or no losses. Trusted advisor to senior management team on payroll and tax issues. Selected areas of expertise * Metric Development * Complex Payroll Systems * Metric Implementation & Measurement * Tax Operations * Supervision and Team Leadership * Written Training Procedures & Programs * Accounting Controls * PeopleSoft HRMS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PNC (formerly National City Corporation), Cleveland, OH 2000 - 2010 Vice President, Payroll Manager 2007 - 2010 Vice President, Payroll Tax Manager 2004 - 2007 Assistant Vice President, Payroll Tax Manager 2001 - 2004 Payroll Supervisor 2000 - 2001 Managed a team of 23, including 3 supervisors and 2 payroll specialists responsible for processing pay. Measured staff performance, set goals annually with merit recommendations and determine training needs. Responsible for all year-end processing including communications to employees, timely mailing of W-2's, fringe benefit updates and W-2 analysis for senior executives, table maintenance etc. Responsible for reconciliation and timely remittance of all Federal, State and Local tax returns. * Facilitated the resolution of $3.5M acquisition-related issue through proactive interaction with IRS and other agencies. * Ensured the successful implementation of a pay frequency change from semi-monthly to bi-weekly for 30,000 employees.

* Served as functional Lead for the successful integration of the PNC payroll for approximately 30,000 employees into the PeopleSoft payroll system. * Ensured the accurate and timely payroll processing for approximately 60,000 employees. * Developed comprehensive training program, resulting in promotions for entire staff. * Improved accounting controls, resulting in near perfect audit results as well as no tax losses for over six years. * Ensured the accurate and timely processing of payroll accounting functions, including payroll funding, off-cycle processing, third party processing and G / L reconciliations. * Facilitated annual payroll audits to include the coordination of the quarterly Sarbanes-Oxley report certifying proper controls and procedures are set up and followed. * Ensured compliance with all applicable regulations given the high financial risks associated with payroll, tax and accounting activities. * Expanded payroll accounting to cover benefit related activity. * Established metrics to measure team performance to meet internal service level agreements. Ruthann M. Hill Page Two THE CALDOR CORPORATION, North Ridgeville, OH 1997 - 2000 Vendor Relations Coordinator 1999 - 2000 Manager, Payroll & Payroll Tax 1997 - 1999 Responsible for all facets of processing weekly payrolls for 23,000 employees. Supervised a payroll staff of 9 employees. Managed monthly payments of Health &Welfare, Dues and Credit Union for 7 unions. Business Project Manager to ensure People Soft Payroll / Human Resource system was year-2000 compliant. * Maintained Excel spreadsheets for over 4,000 claims filed for Merchandise, Expense, Personal Injury, Employee, Customer and Tax during the Going- out- of- Business Wind down period. * Collaborated in the reconciliation process of claims filed by vendors. * Served as project team member for implementation of new Kronos Time & Attendance System. * Trained Payroll Tax Clerk to comply with federal, state and local tax laws for 3 Corporate Entities. Reviewed tax returns and ensure timely filing for weekly, monthly, semi-monthly and quarterly taxes. * Analyzed monthly general ledger, including journal entries, to book bi-weekly payroll. * Implemented procedures to keep the department in compliance with all payroll laws. * Served as liaison between Corporate MIS, Human Resources and Accounting. RENAISSANCE HOTEL INTERNATIONAL, Solon, OH 1995 - 1997 Payroll Tax Manager Prepared consolidated Federal Forms 941, 940 and state unemployment tax returns and monitored unemployment rates to ensure lowest possible

rate for the company. Worked with IRS on agreement. * Supervised and trained payroll tax accountant to comply with federal, state and local tax laws, with emphasis on relocation assistance for transferred employees. * Filed quarterly and year-end tax returns for six hotels on ADP payroll. * Implemented new Lawson payroll system. * Researched tax issues and advised hotel controllers of current payroll tax law changes. NESTLE USA, Solon, OH 1983 - 1995 Payroll Tax Accountant * Responsible for the timely and accurate tax filings for Federal, State, Local, Unemployment, Sales & Use, Hotel / Motel taxes for the Hotel Division. EDUCATION, SKILLS AND AFFILIATIONS BA, Business Administration, Baldwin Wallace College, Berea, OH Proficient in PeopleSoft HRMS, Microsoft Word, Excel PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Trained in Six Sigma Process Management Attend American Payroll Associations Year-End seminar Leadership Training to include Conflict resolution, Adapting to change, Valuing differences