Payroll Accountant

Responsibilities

• Perform Reconciliation of payroll bank accounts to ensure all variances are cleared on a timely basis.
• Manage and maintain the internal payroll system for US & Canada tax controls, systems and processes to ensure ongoing compliance in each jurisdiction.
• Aid in data gathering for various ongoing audits through to completion and suggest and implement any new controls as a result of any completed audits.
• Manage and assist with all US tax multi-state allocations and reportable taxable fringe related to business travel.
• Maintain employment tax accounts in Workday payroll system and payroll tax vendor system by ensuring account numbers are correct, rate updates are timely and providing vendor with requested information.
• Manage end-to-end tax agency inquiry process from opening mail, submission of notice to payroll vendor, track progress of research and ensure satisfactory resolution of issue.
• Answer and support employee tax related queries using the internal ticketing system.
• Support the team on any tax related or other payroll projects.
• Monitor and anticipate changes to federal, state, and local tax requirements to ensure ongoing compliance of firm business operations - this includes interpreting the changes and recommending updates to processes or controls to remain compliant because of the change.
• Work closely with eternal tax advisers, Global Mobility, Corporate Tax to ensure accurate and timely payroll reporting of short-term business travelers and international assignees activities.
• Participation in projects affecting the global payroll function is required.

  Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree, in Accounting, Finance, or Business
  • 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3-4 years of experience in creating journal entry postings for payroll accounts.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is a plus.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of payroll practices as it relates to general ledger accounting, and treasury function.
  • Knowledge and experience of federal, statutory, and local employment withholding tax regulations.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to provide superior customer service to various stakeholder levels within the firm.
  • Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively across different internal teams at various levels within the firm and with external payroll vendors.
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to contribute to continuous process improvement within the global payroll function.
  • Ability to work in a fast paced and highly energetic work environment.
  • Experience Working with ADP Smart Compliance and Workday Payroll for the US and Canada.
  • Experience using ERP systems to process accounting transactions.