Staff Accountant Payroll Responsibilities

If you are an detail-oriented accountant who enjoys building relationships, aligns with our core values, and appreciates a performance and development-based company culture, this may be the right role for you.

Graham Construction, a 3G Company’s core purpose is to build relationships. Relationships both internally and externally help guide our clients from concept to completion. We operate with 5 core values in mind each day.

• We Live the Graham Mentality
• We Do Whatever it Takes to Get the Job Done
• We Are Professional
• We Are ALL Committed to Safety.

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A day in the life of a staff accountant at Graham Construction, a 3G Company: You’ll play a key role in making sure our employees are paid accurately and on time. Each day includes managing payroll, supporting accounts payable and vendor coordination, and working alongside a collaborative finance team in a supportive work environment.

JOB TITLE:
Staff Accountant I with Payroll

PURPOSE:
The purpose of this job is to serve as a member of the finance team who monitors, inputs, and prepare financial records and multi-state company payroll.

What you’ll do:

• Prepare and input full cycle weekly multi-state payroll
• Process garnishments, taxes, and deductions
• Handle payroll account reconciliations
• Maintain compliance with union, federal, and state labor and tax regulations
• Work closely with HR team to ensure great employee experience as related to pay and benefit practices
• Communicate with employees to help answer questions and resolve payroll issues via phone and email
• Communicate on behalf of Graham’s account payables via phone and email
• Monitor potential fraud issues
• Utilize and maintain accurate information in ERP
• Follow Graham Core Process
• Serve as backup for finance colleagues when required
• All other duties as assigned

What knowledge, skills, and abilities you’ll bring:

• Bachelors’ degree in finance or accounting + 1-3 years of related experience or equivalent experience.
• Preferred but not required construction accounting/cost account experience.
• Union Payroll experience preferred
• High attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and complete duties and projects with little direct supervision.
• Must have excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Advanced Excel Experience required
• Ability to accurately work under pressure in meeting deadlines.
• Must have knowledge of basic accounting principles (i.e. journal entries, debits, credits, etc.) and accounting functions.
• Possess knowledge of acceptable and ethical accounting practices
• Preferred experience 3+ years’ experience of preparing payroll

Legal Requirements:

• Ability to work daily and extended hours (as necessary to meet deadlines)
• Ability to take and pass OSHA 30 certification
• This is an onsite role. Must have ability to report to our office in Des Moines IA, office Monday – Friday
• Ability to pass physical capacity profile

What benefits you’ll enjoy:

• 401K with a 6% immediate vesting match
• Personalized growth opportunities
• Two healthcare plans to choose from
• Paid Time Off
• 9 Company holidays annually

More about Graham Construction, a 3G Company: John Graham, a well-known developer, in the Midwest founded Graham Construction in 1981. John believed in building relationships, always doing the right thing, and looking at each project as a long-term promise; that needed to stand the test of time. More than 40 years later our company still holds these values. Graham Construction, a 3G Company, has grown into a premier Midwest General Contractor and Construction Manager.

The commitment to quality and client satisfaction has led us to a long list of repetitive business, growth into three regions, and a leading employer.