Accountant, Payroll

Preferred Travel Group • Chicago, IL

4d • $80,000 - $85,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Accountant, Payroll plays a critical role in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant payroll operations across domestic and international populations. This role supports payroll processing, account reconciliations, payroll-related journal entries, tax and audit activities, and employee-facing issue resolution with a high degree of accuracy, confidentiality, and service orientation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of payroll and general accounting experience, with international payroll experience preferred.
• Apply payroll accounting knowledge, including journal entries, account reconciliations, payroll reporting, and ADP payroll systems.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail, accuracy, organization, analytical judgment, and ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple priorities.
• Maintain integrity, professionalism, discretion, accountability, and confidentiality with minimal supervision.
• Communicate effectively and provide responsive customer service in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.
• Use intermediate Excel skills to support payroll reporting, reconciliations, data review, and analysis.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or a comparable enterprise accounting platform.
• Experience with ADP Workforce Now and ADP Celergo.
• Experience supporting external audits, payroll compliance reviews, or year-end reporting processes.
• Hands-on international payroll experience, including coordination with foreign payroll providers.

Responsibilities

• Process domestic and international payroll accurately and on schedule using ADP Comprehensive Services, ADP Celergo, and foreign payroll providers.
• Prepare, review, and audit payroll reporting, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and year-end reports.
• Prepare payroll-related journal entries and reconcile payroll, benefit, insurance, vacation, sick leave, and related liability accounts.
• Maintain accurate payroll records, reconcile payroll registers to the general ledger, and ensure documentation is complete and compliant.
• Administer payroll-related deductions, tax codes, garnishments, retirement plan deductions, FSA funding, Form 5500 reporting, and audit support.
• Monitor timecard compliance, enforce payroll deadlines, communicate follow-up requirements to employees and supervisors, and calculate accurate vacation and time-off accruals.
• Respond to payroll inquiries and coordinate with ADP, foreign payroll providers, and internal partners to resolve issues promptly.
• Support compliance with payroll laws, company policies, and best practices while identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls, and reporting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level