Payroll Accountant

 What you will do: 

• Prepares, reviews, and analyzes monthly journal entries and reports. 
• Updates payroll files and general ledger.
• Prepares and files tax and regulatory reports.
• Prepares and maintains accurate records and reports of payroll transactions.
• Reviews weekly and/or monthly payroll ledger, researches exception items, and take corrective action.
• Reviews all tax and unemployment liability accounts to the general ledger and investigates variances.
• Prepares quarterly and annual payroll tax reporting and researches and resolves payroll/tax reporting issues.
• Ensures all payroll accounting procedures are in line with governmental laws and policies.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
• Provides records and documentation to internal and external auditors.
• Analyzes payroll data to identify trends, exceptions, and anomalies.
• Recommends improvements to processes, controls, and procedures.
• Supports the payroll accounting team as needed, including overseeing payroll tax registration and reconciliations, periodic reporting, and other tasks.
• Participates in departmental projects and priorities as needed. Supports development and distribution of project status reports, dashboards, meeting minutes, action item logs, etc. to project stakeholders.
• Acts as a subject matter expert (“SME”) and mentor for less experienced Payroll employees.
• Communicates Company commitment and supports the company’s anti-corruption, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and any other anti-corruption compliance programs throughout the assigned operational areas.
• Demonstrates the Company values: Actively C.A.R.E., Service Attitude, Innovative Spirit, Teamwork and Do the Right Thing.

What you need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required.
• 5+ years of accounting experience.
• Solid understanding of payroll policies and procedures as well as wage and hour laws.
• Solid understanding of proper taxation of employer paid benefits.
• Proficient user of payroll information technology systems. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong research and trend analysis skills.
• Excellent PC-based software application skills: Excel, Word, etc.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to organize and plan multiple activities which require close attention to detail.
• Process-driven and excellent attention to detail.
• Strong work ethic and collaborative team player.
• Able to handle highly confidential information as strict confidentiality is a must.
• Excellent organizational skills to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Able to adhere to tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to make timely and informed recommendations and decisions.

Not a must, but a plus:

• Experience with Workday, Oracle, and Kronos a plus.
• Experience in a multi-state and international payroll environment preferred. 
• CPP or CPA certification preferred but not required.