Job Details

Payroll Accountant (Junior & Senior)
On-Site Role
$70,000–$85,000 per year

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Client is seeking both junior and senior Payroll Accountants to support payroll accounting operations within a large enterprise environment. These roles are responsible for maintaining accurate general ledger entries related to payroll, performing balance sheet reconciliations, and ensuring proper accrual accounting for employee compensation, benefits, and stock activity. The Senior Payroll Accountant will take on greater ownership of complex reconciliations and provide guidance on accounting treatments. Both positions play a key role in supporting payroll system upgrades, ensuring compliance with internal controls and company policies, and maintaining accurate records for audits and regulatory purposes. This opportunity offers professional growth, exposure to complex payroll operations, and a collaborative team environment.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Handle payroll accounting, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and general ledger 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

WHAT YOU BRING

• 1–3 years of accounting experience with exposure to payroll accounting or payroll finance support (Junior); 4+ years with direct payroll accounting responsibilities in a large enterprise (Senior)
• Working knowledge of general ledger accounting, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliation
• Strong command of GL accounting, accruals, reconciliation, and payroll-related accounting treatments
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs (Junior); Advanced Excel skills — pivot tables, Power Query, financial modeling (Senior)
• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA or comparable ERP system preferred (Junior); SAP S/4HANA and Blackline experience required; ADP familiarity a plus (Senior)
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA preferred or actively pursuing (Senior)
• Experience with ADP GlobalView and SmartCompliance in a large enterprise payroll environment preferred
• Blackline reconciliation platform experience strongly preferred
• Ability to maintain accurate payroll records for audits and regulatory purposes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to resolve payroll variances and discrepancies
• Excellent communication skills to provide explanations to cost center owners and support audits
• Demonstrated ability to ensure adherence to internal controls and company policies
• Experience supporting payroll system upgrades or implementations

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• Opportunity to work in a large enterprise environment with exposure to complex payroll accounting operations
• Professional growth and development, including the chance to work on payroll system upgrades and process improvements
• Collaborative team environment with the ability to provide input on best practices and process enhancements
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Equal employment opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion

Eight Eleven Group (DBA Calculated Hire) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, citizenship, disability, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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