Cheri Joseph Blyden

About

I bring 30+ years of experience in payroll operations, payroll tax compliance, and multi-entity oversight, helping organizations maintain accurate payroll, remain audit-ready, and reduce risk during periods of change. My background includes corporate payroll leadership, multi-state compliance, general ledger reconciliation, system migrations, and post-acquisition payroll transitions for multi-million-dollar organizations. Highlights include managing payroll tax closeout and agency filings during acquisitions, resolving complex agency notices, stabilizing multi-state payroll environments, and leading payroll system migrations with first-cycle accuracy validation and staff training. I am most often engaged during audits, payroll tax issues, system corrections, growth, or staffing gaps-when organizations need experienced payroll leadership without adding full-time headcount. Today, I provide contract-based, fractional payroll and payroll tax support for small and mid-size organizations. My work typically includes payroll tax reconciliation, compliance remediation, payroll cleanup, system configuration review, and multi-state payroll stabilization. Engagements are structured, documentation-driven, and scoped through an initial assessment to confirm readiness and requirements. I work directly with business owners, controllers, finance leaders, and HR teams. Communication is conducted through veritied company email only to ensure confidentiality and accuracy. Contract availability: Part-time | Retainer | Project-based Remote support available.

Experience

• Independent Consultant — Fractional Payroll & Compliance Specialist2025-08-01 –

  • Provide payroll tax compliance and audit-readiness services to multi-state employers on a contract basis. • Manage quarterly filings (941/940), W-2/1099 oversight, agency notice resolution, and SUI rate adjustments. • Support transitions, cleanup projects, and new-state registrations. • Leverage ADP SmartCompliance, Dayforce, and Paychex for payroll and GL reconciliation.

• Payroll Tax & GL Specialist · Bluegreen Vacations2022-09-01 – 2025-08-01

  • Directed acquisition-driven closeout: inventoried tax registrations, filed final/short-period returns, and transitioned accounts to Hilton. • Cleared IRS, state, and local notices, working directly with agencies and Ceridian Dayforce. • Validated SUI rates and jurisdiction assignments to prevent misapplied rates during consolidation. • Reconciled payroll-to-GL for final quarters; delivered audit-ready packages for Hilton finance and audit teams. • Authored closeout checklist and SOP covering account terminations, e-services access, POA revocations, and records retention.

• Payroll Team Lead · United Veterinary Care2021-07-01 – 2022-09-01

  • Oversaw multi-state biweekly payroll for W-2 and 1099 staff, auditing deductions and garnishments. • Directed Paychex → Dayforce migration, validating first-cycle accuracy. • Managed off-cycle and termination pay in compliance with state law timelines. • Trained payroll staff and standardized compliance workflows.

• Payroll Service Specialist · Oasis Outsourcing2017-07-01 – 2022-07-01

  • Processed payroll for 90+ multi-state clients on staggered cycles, applying tax updates and deductions. • Standardized payroll-to-GL mapping, strengthening controls in a PEO environment. • Supported policy rollouts and client compliance inquiries.

• A/P & Payroll Relief · Jupiter Medical Center2016-10-01 – 2017-07-01

  • Maintained ADP payroll imports and validated timekeeping. • Ensured on-time payroll during staff transition. • Provided first-line payroll and benefits support.

• Assistant Controller · United Corporation2011-05-01 – 2013-02-01

  • Filed quarterly/annual 941/940/W-2 and state disability for 17 companies. • Reconciled payroll GL (garnishments, 401k, FICA, SUTA/FUTA) and ensured timely filings. • Delivered payroll for 600 employees in compliance with wage laws.

• Payroll Supervisor · KAZI MANAGEMENT ST. CROIX LLC2006-10-01 – 2008-10-01

  • Supervised payroll coordinators and authored company’s first Payroll Processing SOP. • Standardized compliance and confidentiality procedures across entities.

Education

• Morgan State UniversityAssociate's degree, Business Administration and Management, General

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