Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in payroll accounting, with significant experience in workforce management
• Extensive knowledge of payroll regulations and compliance requirements
• Proficiency in payroll and workforce management in UKG
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills with a focus on team collaboration
• Detail-oriented with a high level of accuracy and integrity in financial reporting

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage end-to-end payroll processing ensuring accuracy and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
• Verify and reconcile payroll data, including salaries, benefits, taxes, and deductions
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation and filing of payroll tax returns
• Review and correct timesheets for hourly employees daily
• Connect with managers of hourly employees to ensure timesheet change requests, PTO requests, and timesheet approvals are completed in a timely manner
• Implement and maintain workforce management systems to optimize employee scheduling, time tracking, and labor costs, across both our employees and off-shore contractor workforce
• Analyze workforce data to provide insights and recommendations for process improvements
• Collaborate with People team and department managers to align workforce management strategies with business objectives
• Prepare and review general ledger entries related to payroll
• Assist in month-end and year-end closing processes, including account reconciliations and financial reporting
• Ability to calculate certain commissionable or variable compensation plans on a monthly basis
• Create and distribute monthly detailed commission statements outlining their performance and corresponding commission payout
• Support internal and external audits related to payroll and workforce management
• Utilize payroll and workforce management software (e.g., UKG, Insightful) efficiently
• Identify and implement system enhancements for increased efficiency and accuracy
• Provide training and support to staff on payroll and workforce management systems and procedures
• Ensure compliance with all payroll-related regulations and company policies
• Prepare and support periodic audits to ensure adherence to standards and accurate reporting
• Reconcile contractor resource billing with reported hours

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.