Payroll Accountant

Halliburton • Houston, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for the right people — people who want to innovate, achieve, grow and lead. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees and empowering them to develop themselves and their careers. Experience the challenges, rewards and opportunity of working for one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the global energy industry.

Halliburton is seeking a Payroll Accountant to support its payroll accounting operations within a large enterprise environment. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate general ledger entries related to payroll, performing balance sheet reconciliations, and ensuring proper accrual accounting for employee compensation, benefits, and stock activity.

Requirements

• Requires completion of a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field and a minimum of nine (9) months of experience in accounting related roles.
• 1–3 years of accounting experience with exposure to payroll accounting or payroll finance support strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of general ledger accounting, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA or comparable ERP system preferred.
• Experience with ADP GlobalView and SmartCompliance in a large enterprise payroll environment.
• Blackline reconciliation platform experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Handle payroll accounting, accruals, balance sheet reconciliations, and GL entries.
• Manage PTO/vacation reserve tracking and year-end vacation payouts.
• Process cash clearing transactions and employee stock purchase reconciliations.
• Prepare and post payroll-related journal entries to the general ledger.
• Reconcile payroll accounts, including wages payable, taxes, and benefits.
• Analyze payroll variances and resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate payroll records for audits and regulatory purposes.
• Monitor and reconcile benefit-related accounts.
• Assist with internal and external audits related to payroll.
• Provide explanations to cost center owners regarding employee transactions.
• Ensure adherence to internal controls and company policies.
• Identify and implement improvements to payroll processes.
• Support payroll system upgrades or implementations.

Benefits

• support for your physical, emotional, financial and parental needs, both now and in the future
• a wide range of resources designed to help you thrive at work and at home

What This Job Offers

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