About this role
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways: The Senior Specialist, Payroll Accounting is a hands-on role responsible for executing payroll accounting activities across assigned entities. This role prepares journal entries, performs account reconciliations, researches and resolves discrepancies, and completes payroll-related close deliverables accurately and on time. Working closely with Payroll Delivery, Employment Tax, Finance, and other stakeholders, the Senior Specialist applies established controls and procedures in day-to-day work to support compliance, accurate financial reporting, and process efficiency. Payroll Accounting and Close Execution
• Prepare and post payroll-related journal entries, accruals, reclasses, reversals, and adjustments, with complete supporting documentation. • Perform day-to-day payroll accounting activities for assigned entities, recording payroll transactions accurately in the general ledger. • Complete assigned payroll accounting deliverables in line with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close deadlines. • Work directly with Payroll Delivery and related teams to resolve discrepancies and clear reconciling items promptly. • Research reconciling items, out-of-balance conditions, and aged balances, determine root causes, and process the corrections needed to clear them. • Gather and provide documentation in response to internal and external audit requests. General Ledger Reconciliations and Controls
• Prepare and complete reconciliations for payroll and HR-related balance sheet accounts, including payroll clearing, employment tax liabilities, employee benefit accruals, and benefit-related clearing accounts. • Complete reconciliations on time with appropriate supporting documentation and clear variance explanations, in line with established financial control standards. • Review account activity on a recurring basis, flag potential control gaps, and suggest practical process fixes. • Perform new control steps and complete assigned remediation actions resulting from audits, risk assessments, or operational reviews. Reporting, Procedures, and Process Improvement
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports on payroll accounting activities, reconciliations, and close status. • Follow payroll accounting policies and procedures, and help keep desk procedures and process documentation up to date. • Compile key metrics and status updates on reconciliation and close progress for management review. • Complete assigned tasks on special projects, system enhancements, and benefits or compensation-related changes affecting payroll accounting processes, including testing and validation. To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:
• A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is preferred. • 5–8 years of total work experience preferred. • Relevant experience in payroll accounting, general ledger accounting, finance operations, or reconciliation functions preferred. • Experience performing complex account reconciliations, payroll-related accounting controls and researching accounting discrepancies. • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to identify discrepancies and resolve them independently. • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data analysis and financial reporting. • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across payroll, tax, and finance teams. • No direct reports.