Michael Schoelles, CPP, CSSGB (full resume available upon request)
Certified Payroll Professional ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) and Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) with experience in all levels of payroll processing. A career that demonstrates strong leadership skills, paired with extensive knowledge of state and federal requirements, major payroll conversions, and daily payroll operations. Currently leading a team of 14 direct and indirect reports responsible for the North America payroll of 25,000+ employees using Workday HCM and Payroll and Workforce Software for time and attendance. Prior to that managed a payroll staff of 9 direct and indirect reports in a high-volume, multi-state, payroll department with over 15,000 active union and non-union employees and an annual payroll in excess of $835 million. Partnered in Global Lean and Six Sigma projects in the disbursements area, led continuous improvement initiatives for payroll and assisted in the RFP process for a global payroll solution. In all my roles, I achieve and encourage best practices within the organization.
Areas of expertise include:
Certified Payroll Professional ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) and Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) with experience in all levels of payroll processing. A career that demonstrates strong leadership skills, paired with extensive knowledge of state and federal requirements, major payroll conversions, and daily payroll operations. Currently leading a team of 14 direct and indirect reports responsible for the North America payroll of 25,000+ employees using Workday HCM and Payroll and Workforce Software for time and attendance. Prior to that managed a payroll staff of 9 direct and indirect reports in a high-volume, multi-state, payroll department with over 15,000 active union and non-union employees and an annual payroll in excess of $835 million. Partnered in Global Lean and Six Sigma projects in the disbursements area, led continuous improvement initiatives for payroll and assisted in the RFP process for a global payroll solution. In all my roles, I achieve and encourage best practices within the organization.
Areas of expertise include:
- ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) since 2012
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) since 2001
- Completion of Rutgers/Lockheed Martin Green Belt Certificate Curriculum August 2011.
- 2015 APA Meritorious Service Award and Hall of Fame inductee
- President of North Jersey American Payroll Association Chapter 2008-2016
- Member of American Payroll Association National Speakers Bureau since 2011
- Member of American Payroll Association Best Practices subcommittee since 2013
- Member of American Payroll Association Board of Advisors 2-year term 2015-17
- Speaker at American Payroll Association Congress – Annual conference – since 2013
- Strong leadership and technical skills, excellent math skills, in-depth knowledge of all aspects of payroll
- In-depth experience with ADP Payforce, ADP Reporting and ADP Connection
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access as well as Microsoft Project and Visio