Bernita L. Watkins 0M 2161 Tyson Ave., Philadelphia, Pa 19149 0MHome (215) 831-9370 0MCell (215)501-4503 0MEmail:bw13deef2@westpost.

net SUMMARY: Experienced payroll professional who leads a department of four payroll specialists to provide exceptional internal customer service and accurately compensate over 2,500 employees with less than 1% error rate. Possess a combination of functional experience within the Compensation, HR, Accounting and Tax departments. AREAS OF STRENGTH: * Ability to maximize team efficiency 0M Multi-tasking skills * Strong Analytical skills 0M Problem solving skills * Excellent written/verbal communication skills 0M Goal Oriented and strategic thinking skills * Leadership quality 0M Proficient in MS Office software PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Philadelphia Park Casino (Parx Casino)-Assistant Payroll Manager: 3/10- Present Parx Casino is a thoroughbred horse racetrack and Casino in Bensalem, Pa. It currently has electronic table games such as roulette, blackjack, and poker along with 4,000 slot machines. Table game operations began on July 18, 2010 which will peak with 180 tables. * Responsible for the set up and accurate payment of the employees hired for Table Games Operations. * * * * * * * * * Create new procedure and process manuals Assist manager with the administration of benefits Involved with the testing and implementation of Kronos 6.1 Provide Kronos training as needed Responsible for accurate entry of gaming licenses with the Ceridian Web system Prepare and process tax adjustments as needed to maintain accurate W2 reporting Audit payroll Advice and train payroll specialists as needed. Work closely with HR and accounting to ensure compliance with company policies and accurate general ledger reporting.

NRG Energy-Lead Payroll Specialist (Team Leader): 4/06 - 3/10 NRG Energy, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, owns and operates one of the country's largest and most diverse power generation portfolios. NRG's 50 plants provide approximately 24,000 megawatts of generation capacity enough to power nearly 20 million homes. * Oversee payroll 500 and * Review, and process company-wide multi-state, multi-company utilizing an integrated HR/Payroll system Ceridian Source Kronos, Time and Attendance system. calculate and approve qualified stock options of highly

compensates employees * Works closely with HR and IT to ensure compliance with payroll policies and procedures. * Prepare and balance month-end Payroll reconciliation report and assist in performing payroll accounting tasks to produce accurate information for financial reports * Assist in the integration of ADP to Ceridian and eTIME to Kronos. * Create, maintain queries in Kronos * Conduct Kronos training sessions, create training manuals and quick referral guides * Trouble shoot Kronos and Ceridian related issues and provide appropriate solutions * Audit and process exception hours and generate manual payroll checks as needed. * Assts in the preparation of annual W-2 processing, audits data and issuance of requested W-2c's. NRG Energy-Payroll Specialist: 2/05 - 4/06 * Train employees in Kronos as needed * Maintain employee data in Ceridian HRIS system * Process payments to be paid to outside vendors such as Unions and Credit unions. * Process and calculate payroll transactions, including retroactive pay * Enter hours in the schedule planner of the time and attendance system Kronos and eTIME Enterprise to create pre-populated hours and re-occurring schedules, generate reports, create queries for timekeepers, set up new employee information in Kronos etc. Pep Boys Corporate-Payroll Coordinator: 10/01 - 2/05 * Responsible for the processing of weekly and biweekly payroll for approximately 20,000 employees in over 40 states including Puerto Rico, received letter of recognition from CEO for exceptional service. * Oversee processes and provide instruction as needed to payroll clerks * Work closely with the HR dept. to ensure compliance with payroll policies and procedures. * Maintain Payroll's email database * Review employee's time data for accuracy, contact them for resolutions. * Audit expense reports and provide payroll documentation for Subpoenas * Manually compute light duty and labor hrs for mechanics * Execute payroll deductions for loss prevention dept. * Manually calculate disability payments * Process quarterly tax payments * Reconcile manual check register * Audit reports Pep Boys Corporate-Accts. Receivable/Credit Investigator: 1/00 - 10/01 * Determined credit worthiness and set credit limits for commercial customers. * Process Dun and Bradstreet reports and payment history on

potential customers and also process Tran's Union reports on company officials for commercial credit. * Conduct credit inquiries and create spreadsheets of Trans Union reports * Coordinate transactions between bank and trade references * Update account information and train new employees on various systems EDUCATION: * Holy Family University- MBA expected graduation 5/2012 * Chestnut Hill College-BS in HR Management * Chestnut Hill College-BS in Business Administration CERTIFICATIONS: * American Payroll Association-Fundamentals of Payroll Certification * Ceridian Certifications for course completion OPERATING-SOFTWARE SYSTEMS: * Kronos timekeeping system, Ceridian payroll software, ADP Enterprise HR system, GL Inquiry, JD Edwards, Enterprise Remedy User, Access, PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel, Fleet Database, D&B Risk Manager, Windows 95-98, 2000 and XP, Microsoft Vista, Word Perfect, Trans Union Product, and Lotus Notes Reference: Available Upon Request Page 1 of 2