Karen N. Settembrino

About Karen N. Settembrino

Karen N. Settembrino CPP is a seasoned payroll professional with over 40 years of experience spanning roles as a practitioner, implementation consultant, legislative analyst, system architect, manager, and product director. Her career has been deeply rooted in payroll and tax compliance, with a strong focus on ensuring regulatory accuracy and operational efficiency across diverse industries.Karen spent three years as the U.S. Legislative Analyst for Oracle Cloud Payroll, where she was instrumental in interpreting and implementing compliance rules. She collaborated closely with federal, state, and local government agencies to ensure payroll systems met evolving legislative requirements. Her expertise in Oracle Cloud Payroll is further underscored by her certifications and her recognition as an Oracle ACE Associate in 2023 and Oracle ACE Pro in 2024, with recertification in 2025.A Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) since 1996 and a long-standing member of PayrollOrg (formerly the American Payroll Association), Karen has consistently demonstrated her commitment to excellence in the field. She was honored with the Meritorious Service Award in 2017 for her contributions to the profession.Karen has led numerous successful payroll implementations across a wide range of customer sizes and industries, with a recent concentration in the healthcare sector. Her work with multi-state hospital systems has required deep knowledge of reciprocity agreements, convenience of the employer rules, and the intricacies of Oracle Cloud Payroll’s taxation capabilities.Karen’s blend of technical acumen, regulatory insight, and hands-on implementation experience makes her a trusted leader and advisor in the payroll community.

Experience

1. Product Director, Human Capital Management

   Alithya

   Apr 2023 — Present · US

Skills

• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Erp
• Human Resources
• Data Conversion
• Oracle
• Oab
• Requirements Analysis
• Business Analysis
• Employee Benefits
• Business Process Improvement
• Benefits Administration
• Oracle Applications
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Oracle Standard Benefits (Osb)
• Strategy
• Integration
• Training
• Testing
• Osb
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Business Requirements
• Management
• Vendor Management
• Consulting
• Finance
• Requirements Gathering
• Hris
• Leadership
• Software Project Management
• Project Implementation
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Payroll Taxes
• Oracle Fusion Payroll
• Data Migration
• Payroll
• Analysis
• Human Resources Information Systems (Hris)