Payroll Accountant

We are looking to bring a qualified Payroll Professional to our team as soon as possible! The Client and Payroll Accountant is responsible for preparing financial reports for multiple clients, monitoring client assets, liabilities, net asset changes, tax liabilities, and other related financial activities. Furthermore, this role handles and oversees the company's payroll operations, ensuring that payments are processed promptly, accurately, and in line with governmental regulations.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline required.
• At least five to seven years of accounting experience required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of general financial accounting.
• Experience in Full Cycle Payroll
• Experience in HRIS systems
• Understanding of and ability to adhere to generally accepted accounting principles.
• Highly proficient with accounting and payroll software.
• Experience with SL Dynamics and BambooHR software preferred.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including but not limited VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, pivot tables, and auditing formulas required.
• Physical Requirements and Work Environment:
• Regularly sits at a computer station, repetitively enters transactions up to 7 hours per day.
• Typically stands, bends, stoops, and crouches while filing documents manually.
• Must be able to lift objects weighing up to 30 lbs. when moving supplies and records.
• Regularly move about the office to coordinate work.
• Occasional weekend and evening work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accounting Management
• Performs general accounting and other related duties in the accounting department.
• Prepares monthly financial statements including Statement of Financial Position, and Statement of Activities.
• Maintains all general ledger transactions.
• Codes invoices, sets up new accounts, reconciles accounts, and closes the monthly books.
• Reconciles bank accounts at least monthly, verifies deposits, and addresses inquiries from banks.
• Reconciles customer accounts and manages accounts receivable collections.
• Verifies A/P transactions, weekly check run, and responsible for verifying invoices to the appropriate expense accounts.
• Collaborate closely with external auditors to coordinate the information necessary to perform the annual audit.
• Files required tax forms with federal, state, and local government agencies.
• As appropriate, coordinates with software vendor to maintain accounting software system; recommends updates to enhance the accounting software.
• Fiscal Administrative
• Evaluate, develop, and implement effective, efficient, and up-to-date administrative systems and
• processes to best serve the organization’s needs.
• Establish, maintain, and monitor cash control systems for the organization.
• Payroll Management
• Implements, maintains, and reviews payroll processing and accounting systems to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.
• Ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll updates including new hires, terminations, 401(k)
• contributions, deductions, and changes to pay rates.
• Maintain current information in the 401(k) financial processing site.
• Submit 401(k) contribution amounts and 401(k) loan repayments to the Processing Center for each payroll.
• Administration of the HRIS system (BambooHR) functions including but not limited to onboarding, offboarding, auditing of information for accuracy, reporting, and documentation of status changes.
• Prepares and maintains accurate records and reports of payroll transactions.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local payroll, wage, and hour laws and best practices.
• Facilitates audits and census responses by providing accurate records and documentation.
• Identifies and recommends updates to payroll accounting software, systems, and procedures.