Job Description
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
- Handle payroll accounting, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and GL entries. Manage PTO/vacation reserve tracking and year-end vacation payouts.
- Process cash clearing transactions and employee stock purchase reconciliations.
- Prepare and post payroll-related journal entries to the general ledger.
- Reconcile payroll accounts, including wages payable, taxes, and benefits.
- Analyze payroll variances and resolve discrepancies. Maintain accurate payroll records for audits and regulatory purposes.
- Monitor and reconcile benefit-related accounts.
- Assist with internal and external audits related to payroll. Provide explanations to cost center owners regarding employee transactions.
- Ensure adherence to internal controls and company policies. Identify and implement improvements to payroll processes.
- Support payroll system upgrades or implementations.
Qualifications:
- Requires completion of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and a minimum of nine (9) months of experience in accounting related roles.
- 1–3 years of accounting experience with exposure to payroll accounting or payroll finance support strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of general ledger accounting, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliation.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA or comparable ERP system preferred.
- Experience with ADP GlobalView and SmartCompliance in a large enterprise payroll environment.
- Blackline reconciliation platform experience strongly preferred.