Commissions & Payroll Accountant

Overview

This role involves managing payroll and commissions accounting functions for a company operating in the distributed energy resources sector. The position reports to the Accounting Manager and is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely payroll processing, commissions calculations, and financial reporting.

The position is fully remote, allowing the candidate to work from their preferred location.

Responsibilities

• Implement, maintain, and review payroll processing systems to ensure timely and accurate salary, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and deductions processing.
• Calculate commissions payments monthly and quarterly according to approved compensation plans.
• Reconcile commissions payouts against bookings and revenue data, resolving any discrepancies.
• Respond to employee and management inquiries regarding commission and payroll calculations, providing supporting documentation.
• Coordinate annual updates to the Commissions Plan as needed.
• Assist in drafting Individual Compensation Plans for sales team members.
• Process payroll updates accurately and promptly, including new hires, terminations, and pay rate changes.
• Prepare and maintain accurate payroll transaction records and reports.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
• Facilitate audits by providing necessary records and documentation.
• Identify and recommend improvements to payroll processing software, systems, and procedures.
• Assist in preparing financial analyses and schedules for audits and coordinate audit requests.
• Support special projects and ad hoc tasks as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in payroll, commissions, or accounting operations.
• Experience processing payroll in multi-state and global environments preferred.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations.
• Goal-oriented with the ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly motivated, organized, adaptable, and detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote setting while collaborating effectively across teams.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Sage Intacct, Rippling, Tipalti, Carta, Salesforce, and Google Sheets.
• Experience in the clean technology industry.

Location

• Remote position; candidate may work from any preferred location.