Payroll Accountant

Job Title – Payroll Accountant

Compensation – Payroll Accountant

$90,000–$100,000 USD + discretionary bonus

Benefits & Growth – Payroll Accountant

• Comprehensive medical (United), dental (Guardian), and 401k (Fidelity)
• Ability to work one day/week from home after onboarding (typically Fridays)
• Direct involvement with finance leadership and exposure to cross-functional operations

Why This Opportunity Stands Out – Payroll Accountant

• Executive visibility and reporting within Finance— offering hands-on exposure to accounting, reporting, and core finance functions
• Drive process improvements and spearhead workflow modernization
• High-impact, business-critical challenge: break a multi-year pattern of turnover by elevating the position
• Opportunity to shape role scope, optimize payroll and adjacent functions, and take on broader accounting responsibilities

Key Responsibilities – Payroll Accountant

• Deliver accurate, timely bi-weekly payroll processing for approximately 800 employees across nine states, ensuring full compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
• Own end-to-end payroll execution, including new hires, terminations, pay changes, bonuses, deductions, garnishments, and adjustments
• Perform detailed payroll reviews and reconciliations prior to submission to ensure accuracy, completeness, and proper approvals
• Continuously assess payroll workflows, identify inefficiencies, and implement process improvements to enhance accuracy, timeliness, and scalability
• Analyze payroll, tax, and benefit-related data using advanced Excel skills to identify discrepancies, prevent duplicate payments, and strengthen controls
• Partner with Accounting to support payroll-related journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and month-end close activities
• Ensure accurate payroll tax filings, year-end reporting, and compliance deliverables (including W-2s, multi-state filings, and audit support)
• Support and collaborate on benefits administration, 401k processing, workers’ compensation, and audit or reconciliation requests
• Serve as a key liaison with third-party payroll providers, benefits vendors, and internal stakeholders to resolve issues efficiently
• Participate in cross-functional accounting and finance projects as capacity allows, expanding impact beyond payroll

Must-Have Skills/Experience – Payroll Accountant

• Bachelor’s degree (Accounting, Finance, or related field highly preferred)
• Advanced Excel proficiency (pivots, lookups, logical formulas, sorting/filtering)
• Demonstrated experience processing payroll and/or payroll accounting in a high-volume, multi-state environment