Payroll Accountant

Ingram Barge Company • La Vergne, TN

1h • Onsite

About The Position

Ingram Industries is seeking a Payroll Accountant to work in their LaVergne, TN office. This position will ensure payroll tax compliance for federal, multi-state, and local regulations for Ingram Distribution Management, LLC and Ingram Marine Management Co. LLC. This position will also support the payroll general ledger accounting activities along with special assignments.

Requirements

• Minimum Associates Degree in Accounting or experience at the equivalent level.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel proficiency required.
• Excellent oral & written communication skills.
• High level of attention to detail and organization.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Capacity to meet tight deadlines and prioritize work to ensure deadlines are met.
• Strong interpersonal skills required to work in team-oriented setting.
• Ability to research tax payments regarding deposits applied incorrectly by the state or local and communicate resolution to supervisor.
• Ability to receive request for a new vendor; research for accuracy and verify request is not a duplicate, set-up and obtain supervisor approval.
• Ability to research discrepancies when reconciling accounts to determine whether tax payments and/or journal entries are needed

Nice To Haves

• 1-3 years’ experience preferred.
• Tax return preparation experience and account reconciliation experience preferred.
• Basic payroll knowledge is a plus.
• PeopleSoft Financial System experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Preparing assigned federal, state, and local tax returns and payment of taxes (filing frequencies: biweekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually), submitting paper returns and electronic returns, and ensuring deadlines are met and no penalties are incurred.
• Responding accordingly to state and local tax notices and inquiries.
• Preparing various monthly payroll account reconciliations.
• Preparing journal entries and submitting to Intermediate Payroll Accountant for review and approval.
• Updating PeopleSoft Financial System with approved journal entries.
• Processing company expenses and liabilities charging client sweep accounts for each payroll.
• Communicating charges to clients with detailed back up.
• Preparing and/or verifying weekly W2 audit to assure year-to-date wages and taxes are in balance.
• Keeping track of any additions or omissions from the tax summary each month and quarter to ensure state and local tax filings are kept current and accurate.
• Completing PeopleSoft set up as directed to add/modify departments, GL set up and state/local tax set up.
• Preparing monthly bank reconciliation.
• Preparing quarterly worksheet listing, State Unemployment Insurance tax payments, and submitting to tax service provider after the close of each quarter filing period.
• Preparing AP vendor set-up in PeopleSoft Financial System.
• Updating changes to existing vendors on a timely basis.
• Assisting with setting up of Payroll Calendars in PeopleSoft.
• Responding to requests and inquiries from clients and the Accounting department.
• Preparing monthly salary and hourly accrual as directed.
• Processing queries in PeopleSoft to ensure State Unemployment Tax rates are current and accurate.
• Assisting with annual Earned Income Credit (EIC) reporting.
• Performing other related duties as assigned or requested.

Benefits

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• Reasonable accommodation or disability assistance in submitting your application.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree