Payroll Accountant III, Remote

Florida Blue

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Payroll Accountant III is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and compliance of payroll-related financial processes. This includes preparing and maintaining payroll account reconciliations, supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, and providing support for internal and external audits. The Payroll Accountant will also identify opportunities for process improvements, maintain compliance records, and provide subject matter expertise on key financial/accounting matters.

Requirements

4+ years related work experience.
Related Bachelor's degree required Accounting or Finance
Strong oral and written communication skills
Proficient in Excel
Experience with General Ledger ERP systems

Nice To Haves

Experience with Oracle HCM and ADP
FPC or CPP Certification Preferred

Responsibilities

Prepare and maintain payroll-related account reconciliations including payroll tax accounts and investigate and resolve discrepancies between payroll system records and tax filings.
Prepare and support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities by preparing and ensuring all adjusting and accrual journal entries and entered and posted.
Support internal and external audits by providing payroll documentation, reconcile and validate data, sampling and testing, and analysis.
Identify, recommend and implement quality and productivity improvements. Document tax processes and maintain compliance records for regulatory and audit purposes. Maintain standard operating procedures.
Provide subject matter expertise or recurring and ad hoc reports and analysis on key financial/accounting matters to appropriate leaders and/or areas within the organization.
Maintain accurate tax jurisdiction setup in payroll systems to ensure proper withholding and register for state and local tax accounts.
Apply knowledge of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to accurately calculate employee compensation, including gross-to-net pay, pre-tax and post-tax benefits, and their impact on taxable wages.
Research and resolve payroll tax notices from government agencies and state/local taxing authorities (IRS, Department of Revenue, etc.).
Support quarter-end and year-end payroll tax reporting including W-2 preparation and reconciliation of quarter-to-date and year-to-date payroll wages, taxes, and deductions in the payroll system and ensure totals reconcile with general ledger payroll accounts.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life and global travel health insurance
Income protection benefits: life insurance, short- and long-term disability programs
Leave programs to support personal circumstances
Retirement Savings Plan including employer match
Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays and 2 well-being days
Additional voluntary benefits available
A comprehensive wellness program
Competitive pay
Opportunities for incentive or commission compensation
Regular annual reviews with pay for performance considerations for base pay increases