John Lawrence

About John Lawrence

Experienced Director of HRIS and Payroll with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Skilled in Workday, Operational Planning, Team Building, Management, and Leadership. Strong payroll professional with a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) focused in Accounting from University of Maryland University College.

Experience

1. Director, Hris & Payroll

   Hendrick Automotive Group

   Apr 2014 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Responsible for managing the Corporate HRIS and Payroll department, comprised of 10 team members, responsible for paying and supporting Hendrick Automotive Group employees. We process an in-house payroll including bi-weekly, weekly, and an end of month commission payroll run. As a team, we are responsible for supporting every aspect of the employment experience for all employees beginning with the job being posted through Workday -> the application process -> the hire transaction -> the employee’s paychecks -> salary increases -> processing year end W-2 and 1095-C documents -> and post-employment vacation payouts. We utilize the Workday electronic timekeeping system, and its Self Service functionality to provide paystubs, W-2s, and 1095-Cs to employees electronically. We provide both standard and custom operational reports to senior management using the Workday report writing tool. This provides valuable statistical information that is used to better the business. Prior to 2014, each of the company’s 90+ individual dealerships were responsible for paying their own employees through a store level Dealership Management System (DMS). I led the project to centralize HRIS and Payroll functions for the entire organization as we transitioned to Workday. This project also included creating a shared service department of skilled individuals that would eventually make up the Corporate HRIS & Payroll team. The transition from the store level DMS to a centralized Workday system took approximately 18 months to complete and was an overwhelming success. At this point, all employees have been live on Workday payroll since July 2016, and we continue to support all of the dealerships on a day-to-day basis.

Education

• East Carolina University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2018 — 2020

• Campbell University

  Associate of Arts (A.A.)

  2000 — 2002

• University of Maryland Global Campus

  Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Accounting

  2003 — 2007