Overview
This role is for an experienced Senior Accountant with a strong payroll accounting background. Approximately 50% of the position focuses on payroll processing support, reconciliations, and compliance as it relates to financial reporting. The remaining time supports payment processing backup and contract accounting analysis.
Key responsibilities include ensuring payroll, benefits, taxes, garnishments, wages, and related liabilities are accurately recorded, reconciled, and cleared on time. The role also involves cross-training on payment processing functions, including wires and ACH payments, and assisting with contract analysis in the Sage Intacct Contracts module.
Responsibilities
- Review and reconcile employee and employer payroll-related accounts.
- Create and maintain a year-to-date wage expense schedule that ties to the payroll register.
- Investigate and resolve variances between payroll reports, benefit invoices, tax filings, cash payments, and the general ledger.
- Own month-end close activities related to payroll, benefits, taxes, accrued wages, bonuses, and related payroll expenses.
- Support commission coding being correct and timely (ASC606 commission capitalization familiarity helpful).
- Prepare payroll-related schedules and supporting documentation for internal review, audits, tax filings, and financial reporting.
- Cross-train on payment processing functions, including wires and ACH payments.
- Assist with reviewing and analyzing contracts in the Sage Intacct Contracts module, including contract values, contract lines, billing and revenue schedules, start/end dates, and related revenue recognition data.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 5+ years of accounting experience, with significant experience in payroll accounting or payroll-related reconciliations.
- Strong understanding of payroll taxes, employee deductions, employer benefits, garnishments, wage expense, and payroll liability accounts.
- Experience reconciling payroll reports to the general ledger and bank activity.
- Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and large data analysis.
- Experience with Sage Intacct and Rippling.
- Understanding of payment processing controls, including wires, ACH payments, approvals, and segregation of duties (preferred).
- Strong attention to detail and ability to research and resolve complex reconciliation differences.
- Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in a multi-entity environment.
- Familiarity with payroll accounting for U.S. and Canadian payrolls.
- Experience with Rippling and Sage Intacct, including the Contracts module.
- Experience with payment processing, treasury support, wires, ACH payments, or banking platforms.
- Experience with month-end close, audit support, contract review, and payroll compliance.
- Ability to document processes, cross-train on key accounting functions, and improve reconciliation procedures.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: $80,000 to $95,000.
- Bonus eligibility in accordance with the terms of the organization’s plan.
- Note: The quoted pay range is a general guideline only and not a guarantee. Offer decisions may consider experience (including industry or product-specific experience), education, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, alignment with market data, and/or other applicable laws.
Benefits include:
- Health and Welfare (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transportation and Parking Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts (with company contribution)
- Retirement Planning (401k with matching contribution)
- Legal Benefits
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Wellness Program Offerings
- Paid Time Off, accrued per pay period based on years of service starting at 15 days annually
- 8 paid holidays per year, including 1 floating holiday
Location
Not specified in the provided posting.
Additional Information
- Customer access requirement: This job may require access to customer information, systems, and/or premises. Customer approval for such access may be required as an essential job function.
- Application timeline: Applications may be accepted until October 16, 2026, but interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Equal Opportunity
The employer is committed to fair hiring practices and to providing a welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment, with employment decisions based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications without regard to protected characteristics under applicable laws.