Payroll Accountant

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings using

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real content. We need to parse the posting. We have: - Who We Are (Arcadia description) – could be "About the role"? Actually "Who We Are" is company description, not role. The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can map content accordingly. We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. Job title is Multi-State Payroll Accountant. Not to be used as heading. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. We need to preserve all substantive information, no invention. We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. We need to remove "Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion", EEO statements, accommodation request, Data Privacy & California Residents, Automated Screening, etc. Also remove "Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship". Also remove "Target Annual Compensation Range for this role will be $64,000 - $114,000." That's pay info, we need to include Pay section if present. Yes we have compensation range. So we should include a Pay section with that range. Also mention "competitive benefits and bonus component". That's part of benefits maybe. We have Benefits section: list of benefits: Remote first culture, Flexible PTO, 11 annual holidays, 10 days sick leave, Up to 2 weeks bereavement leave, 2 volunteer days off, 2 professional development days off, Parental Leave Benefits for ALL parents, 75-95% employer cost coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents. Also "Remote first" culture - work anywhere in the continental US as long as you have a reliable internet connection. Also "Arcadia is open to fully remote candidates and employees have access to co-working spaces." That's maybe part of Benefits or Work arrangement. We need to include Schedule? Not mentioned. No schedule specifics. So we should not create Schedule section. We need to include Requirements/Qualifications/Skills. The posting has "What Will Help You Succeed" with Must Haves and Nice to Haves. That's qualifications/requirements/skills. We can split into Requirements (must haves) and Skills (nice to haves) or combine. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Must Haves and Nice to Haves under a single "Requirements" or "Qualifications". But we have headings list: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose which to use. We have "What We’re Looking For" describing role overview. That could be About the role. We have "What You'll Do" list of duties – Responsibilities. We have "What Will Help You Succeed" with Must Haves and Nice to Haves – could be Requirements and Skills. We have Benefits. We have Pay (compensation range). We have maybe "Qualifications" could be education etc. But we can combine. We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to output only HTML fragment, no markdown fences. Let's extract content. Company description: "Who We Are Arcadia is the AI-powered energy intelligence platform for businesses. We replace fragmented tools and manual workflows with one platform to pay utility bills, buy energy, and advance sustainability — across every location, at enterprise scale. Trusted by Fortune 2000 companies, Arcadia combines unified data, AI-powered analytics, and expert advisory to help enterprise teams save money, mitigate risk, and cut carbon. We Deliver This Through Three Comprehensive Solutions Utility Bill Management: Automating the entire utility bill lifecycle — from data capture and validation to payment processing and auditing.Energy Procurement Advisory: Bringing together comprehensive data, AI-powered analytics, market expertise, and a strong partner network to make sophisticated procurement options accessible to all. .Sustainability Reporting — Verified emissions data with seamless integration into leading sustainability platforms. Tackling the world's most complex energy challenges requires diverse thinking. We're building teams of people from different backgrounds, industries, and disciplines — united by a belief that energy management should be simple, intelligent, and a genuine driver of business value." We can put that under About the role? Actually About the role should describe the role, not company. But we have no explicit "About the role" besides "What We’re Looking For". That section: "We are seeking a detail-oriented Multi-State Payroll Accountant to manage end-to-end payroll operations across multiple U.S. states. This role ensures accurate, timely, and compliant payroll processing for employees in varying tax jurisdictions, while partnering closely with People Ops to navigate the complexities of multi-state employment law and taxation. Beyond processing payroll, this role owns the accounting side of payroll: preparing and posting payroll journal entries, reconciling payroll-related balance sheet accounts (accrued wages, PTO liability, benefits, garnishments), and ensuring payroll costs are accurately reflected in the general ledger each close cycle. You'll work closely with the broader Accounting team to ensure payroll data ties out cleanly for month-end and year-end reporting. Arcadia is open to fully remote candidates and employees have access to co-working spaces." That seems like About the role (role description). So we can put that under

About the role

. Responsibilities: "What You'll Do" list. We need to convert each bullet into

inside

. The bullet list lines start with verbs. We'll capture each line. List: - Process bi-weekly payroll for employees across multiple entities and 30+ states, ensuring accuracy of wages, deductions, garnishments, and tax withholdings - Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local payroll tax regulations, including SUI/SUTA rates, state income tax withholding, and local tax jurisdictions - Register and maintain state and local tax accounts as the company expands into new states - Reconcile payroll tax filings (941, 940, state quarterly returns, W-2s, W-2Cs) and coordinate with third-party tax filing vendors - Reconcile payroll general ledger accounts monthly and resolve discrepancies with the Accounting team - Respond to employee inquiries regarding pay, deductions, and tax withholding across jurisdictions - Manage year-end payroll processes, including W-2 preparation, corrections, and annual reconciliations - Support internal and external payroll audits, providing documentation and variance explanations - Identify and implement process improvements to increase payroll accuracy and efficiency - Stay current on multi-state payroll legislation and proactively flag compliance risks We'll put those in
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. Requirements/Must Haves: list. - Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience) - 3+ years of payroll accounting experience, with at least 2 years processing payroll across multiple states - Strong knowledge of multi-state payroll tax rules, reciprocity agreements, and wage/hour laws - Experience with payroll systems such as Rippling, ADP, Paylocity, UKG, or similar - Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, reconciliations) - Strong understanding of GAAP as it relates to payroll accruals and journal entries - High attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information with discretion - Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines Nice to Haves: - CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) designation - NetSuite accounting software experience We could combine Must Haves as Requirements and Nice to Haves as Skills, or we could have Requirements (must haves) and Skills (nice to haves). Let's do that. Benefits: list. - Remote first culture - work anywhere in the continental US as long as you have a reliable internet connection - Flexible PTO - no accrued hours and no limit on the number of vacation days exempt employees can take each year - 11 annual holidays - 10 days sick leave - Up to 2 weeks bereavement leave - 2 volunteer days off - 2 professional development days off - Parental Leave Benefits for ALL parents - 75-95% employer cost coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents Also "Arcadia is open to fully remote candidates and employees have access to co-working spaces." Already covered in remote first? Could add as separate bullet: employees have access to co-working spaces. But we can incorporate. Pay: "Target Annual Compensation Range for this role will be $64,000 - $114,000. There will also be a competitive benefits and bonus component to the package. The exact compensation at which this job is filled will be determined by the skills, experience, and location of the qualified candidate." We should include that in Pay section. We can mention the range and note competitive benefits and bonus. We should not include visa sponsorship note, EEO, accommodation request, data privacy, automated screening, etc. We also need to remove duplicated lines: there is a duplicate "Sustainability Reporting — Verified emissions data with seamless integration into leading sustainability platforms." Actually appears once with a period before? It's fine. We need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion", EEO statement, etc. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:

About the role

... (the paragraph from What We’re Looking For)

Responsibilities

• ...
...

Requirements

• ...
...

Skills

• CPP (Certified Payroll Professional) designation
• NetSuite accounting software experience

Benefits

• Remote first culture - work anywhere in the continental US as long as you have a reliable internet connection
• Flexible PTO - no accrued hours and no limit on the number of vacation days exempt employees can take each year
• 11 annual holidays
• 10 days sick leave
• Up to 2 weeks bereavement leave
• 2 volunteer days off
• 2 professional development days off
• Parental Leave Benefits for ALL parents
• 75-95% employer cost coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents
• Employees have access to co-working spaces

Pay

Target Annual Compensation Range for this role will be $64,000 - $114,000. There will also be a competitive benefits and bonus component to the package. The exact compensation at which this job is filled will be determined by the skills, experience, and location of the qualified candidate.

We should not include Schedule. Check for any leftover boilerplate: The "Arcadia is open to fully remote candidates and employees have access to co-working spaces." we already included in Benefits as separate bullet. Also we included remote first culture bullet. Make sure we didn't include any duplicated lines like "We Deliver This Through Three Comprehensive Solutions" etc. That was in company description which we omitted because we used About the role only. Did we lose any substantive info about the role? The About the role paragraph we used from What We’re Looking For includes role description. Good. We didn't include the company description (Who We Are). Is that substantive? It describes the company,